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Comparative degree

One-syllable adjectives and adverbs, as well as the two-syllable ones ending in -er, -ow, -y, -le, form their comparative degree by addition of the suffix -er to their main (positive) form: long> longer; big> bigger (one-syllables with a short vowel double the last consonant); clever> cleverer; narrow> narrower; happy> happier (-y after a consonant changes to -i); simple> simpler (a mute -e is dropped). All other English adjectives and adverbs form their comparative degree with the help of the word 'more' or 'less'

Example

Sensitive> more sensitive
 interesting> more interesting
 difficult> more difficult
 passive> less passive, etc

When forming the comparative degree of English adjectives and adverbs, one has to remember the following exceptions from the rules stated above

Exceptions

good, well > better

bad, badly > worse

 many (or 'much' for uncountable nouns, see> more

 little > less; far > farther (distance) or further (distance or time)

( late > later (time) or latter (order); old >older (age) or elder (seniority)

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