COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES EXERCISE 2 (ESL)
A1–A2 · BeginnerA second exercise on comparative adjectives, with more adjectives involving spelling changes — doubling, y → ier, and drop-the-e patterns — as well as the two most important irregular forms. If you haven’t done exercise 1 yet, start there for the core rules.
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Write the comparative form of each adjective.
Example: fast → faster
1. young → ✓
2. bad → ✓
3. easy → ✓
4. strong → ✓
5. cloudy → ✓
6. short → ✓
7. silly → ✓
8. fat → ✓
9. big → ✓
10. angry → ✓
11. smart → ✓
12. thin → ✓
13. happy → ✓
14. tall → ✓
15. old → ✓
16. healthy → ✓
17. long → ✓
18. bright → ✓
19. good → ✓
20. thick → ✓
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Grammar review
Comparative adjectives — spelling patterns and irregular forms
This second exercise tests a wider range of adjectives, including several with tricky spelling changes. The core rule: add -er to short adjectives; use more with longer ones.
The three spelling traps for short adjectives:
1. One vowel + one consonant at the end? Double that consonant:
wet → wetter sad → sadder red → redder
2. Ends in -y → change to -ier:
Any adjective ending in -y drops the y and adds -ier. No exceptions.
lucky → luckier dirty → dirtier busy → busier noisy → noisier
3. Ends in -e → just add -r:
cute → cuter rude → ruder brave → braver wise → wiser
Irregular forms:
Two very common adjectives don't follow any of these rules at all. If you don't know them yet, this is a good chance to learn them, since they come up all the time.
Two-syllable adjectives ending in -er, -ow, -le, -y usually take -er:
clever → cleverer narrow → narrower simple → simpler
This second exercise tests a wider range of adjectives, including several with tricky spelling changes. The core rule: add -er to short adjectives; use more with longer ones.
The three spelling traps for short adjectives:
1. One vowel + one consonant at the end? Double that consonant:
wet → wetter sad → sadder red → redder
2. Ends in -y → change to -ier:
Any adjective ending in -y drops the y and adds -ier. No exceptions.
lucky → luckier dirty → dirtier busy → busier noisy → noisier
3. Ends in -e → just add -r:
cute → cuter rude → ruder brave → braver wise → wiser
Irregular forms:
Two very common adjectives don't follow any of these rules at all. If you don't know them yet, this is a good chance to learn them, since they come up all the time.
Two-syllable adjectives ending in -er, -ow, -le, -y usually take -er:
clever → cleverer narrow → narrower simple → simpler
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