the comparative of majority

add -er to the end of the adjective

hard= harder

in adjectives with a single syllable, the last consonant is doubled and -er to the end of the adjective

big= bigger


when the adjective ends with -y preceded by a consonant, the y is raised and -ier is added

happy= happier

more is prefixed to all adjectives with more syllables

beautiful= more beautiful

some adjectives ending in -er or -ow can have both forms

clever

Cleverer

more clever


some adjectives have irregular forms

good= best

bad= worse

the second term of comparison is introduced by then

Marco is toller then Daniele

when there is a comparison between adjectives, more is put

I am more intelligent then nice