Comparative

Form

Is it an
adjective
of 1
syllable?

NO
YES

Does it end Just use the word MORE before the

in 1 adjective Example: beautiful
vowel+1 Veracruz is more beautiful than Omealca
consonant?

YES NO

Double the Consonant and add

-ER
Example: Hot

Veracruz is hotter than Xalapa Does it

end in -
E?

There are 3 irregular forms:

Good----Better
Bad----Worse
Far---Farther

NO YES

Just add -ER to the

adjective. Just add -R to the adjective
Example: Strong Example: Nice
A wrestler is stronger than Xalapa is nicer than Cardel
a dancer.

Done by Pablo A. Montes Hernández in January 2009