1. Unit 5, Different Animals
Lesson 2, Grammar
Comparatives (1)

2. 1-syllable adjectives: add -er to the adjective ending with e add -r
small / smaller
strong / stronger
tall / taller
weak / weaker
close / closer
cute / cuter

3. Consent + vowel + consonant in ending, we often double the consonant, then add -er.
fat / fatter
thin / thinner
big / bigger

4. Exceptions fun → more fun (NOT funner) real → more real (NOT realer)
There are a few adjectives that we have to use 'more' with, even though
they only have one syllable. We CAN'T add 'er' or 'est'.
fun → more fun (NOT funner)
real → more real (NOT realer)
right → more right (NOT righter)
wrong → more wrong (NOT wronger)

5. ending in consonant + y: change the -y to -ier
ugly / uglier
happy / happier
pretty / prettier
easy / easier
ending in vowel + y: add -er to the adjective
gay / gayer (NOT gaier )

6. There are 722 adjectives which are not comparable