comparative adjective + IER – English Grammar Profiler

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Comparatives adjectives can be used to compare two things. In the English Grammar Profile, A2 point 29 in the category of ADJECTIVES is defined:

form comparative adjectives with adjectives of two syllables ending in ‘-y’ by changing the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ and adding ‘-er’

For example:

easy → easier

I’m asking you to consider making this decision a little easier.

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happy → happier

I‘m fine.
I‘m happier than I‘ve ever been.

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Here is a list of A2 adjectives with example sentences created by AI.  However, many of these are examples of much more complex grammar.

  • Angrier:
    • The child got angrier and angrier as his parents argued.
    • The teacher was angrier than usual today. =  than is usual  = than her usual amount of anger is = than what is usual for her etc.
  • Busier:
    • The city was busier than usual on the day of the parade.
    • The office was busier than ever before. = than it has been ever before
  • Cloudier:
    • The sky was cloudier today than yesterday.
    • The forecast says it will be cloudier tomorrow.
  • Crazier:
    • This day is getting crazier by the minute.
  • Dirtier:
    • The streets were dirtier than usual after the storm.
    • The kitchen was dirtier than I thought it would be.
  • Drier:
    • The weather is drier today than yesterday.
    • The towels are drier than I thought they would be.
  • Earlier:
    • I woke up earlier than usual today.
    • The meeting started earlier than expected.
  • Friendlier:
    • The people in this town are friendlier than in the city.
    • The dog was friendlier than I expected.
  • Healthier:
    • I feel healthier since I started eating better.
    • The baby is healthier now than he was a few weeks ago.
  • Heavier:
    • The new car is heavier than my old one.
    • This backpack is heavier than I thought it would be.
  • Lazier:
    • I’m feeling lazier than usual today.
    • The cat is lazier than ever before.
  • Lovelier:
    • The view from the top of the mountain was lovelier than I imagined.
  • Luckier:
    • I feel luckier than ever since I met you.
  • Noisier:
    • The concert was noisier than I expected.
    • The kids are being noisier than usual today.
  • Prettier:
    • That dress is prettier than the other one.
    • The flowers in the garden are prettier than ever before.
  • Sunnier:
    • The weather is sunnier today than yesterday.
    • The beach is sunnier than I thought it would be.
  • Tidier:
    • The room is tidier now than it was before.
    • The desk is tidier than I thought it would be.
  • Windier:
    • The wind was windier today than yesterday.
    • The forecast says it will be windier tomorrow.

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1 EASIER 1010581
2 EARLIER 431393 3 HEALTHIER 186940 4 HEAVIER 159937 5 HAPPIER 141736 6 DRIER 21493 7 THIER 19909 8 TRICKIER 18511 9 BUSIER 18381 10 PRETTIER 15302 11 OUTLIER 13455 12 WEALTHIER 12983 13 FUNNIER 11585 14 RISKIER 11322 15 PRICIER 11313 16 FRIENDLIER 9650 17 MESSIER 9364 18 STURDIER 9183 19 SCARIER 8573 20 FANCIER 8285 21 TASTIER 7780 22 SEXIER 7516 23 CRAZIER 7128 24 BULKIER 6535 25 SHINIER 5192 26 SPORTIER 5179 27 NOISIER 4748 28 MERRIER 4649 29 HOOSIER 4608 30 RAINIER 4598 31 CREAMIER 4587 32 UGLIER 4568 33 DIRTIER 4323 34 BEEFIER 4284 35 SPEEDIER 4054 36 SUNNIER 4041 37 ANGRIER 3984 38 SKINNIER 3973 39 LUCKIER 3787 40 HUNGRIER 3755 41 EDGIER 3596 42 ROOMIER 3538 43 LIVELIER 3390 44 ZAPIER 3356 45 FRAZIER 3338 46 MIGHTIER 3123 47 COSTLIER 3088 48 LENGTHIER 3070 49 SPICIER 3024 50 STEADIER 2931 51 NASTIER 2929

52 STICKIER 2897

54 CLASSIER 2784 55 CHUNKIER 2729 56 HOLIER 2641 57 DEADLIER 2624 58 HARDIER 2623

59 DRESSIER 2611

61 GRITTIER 2478 62 LIKELIER 2415 63 FLUFFIER 2333 64 BOSSIER 2303 65 SNAPPIER 2265 66 MEATIER 2177 67 LOFTIER 2106 68 SILLIER 2056 69 JUICIER 2024 70 CREEPIER 1982 71 HEFTIER 1980 72 HEARTIER 1968 73 FLASHIER 1934 74 SALTIER 1915 75 CHILLIER 1902 76 LAZIER 1882 77 TIDIER 1863 78 MURKIER 1789 79 TINIER 1752 80 ROSIER 1747 81 WEIGHTIER 1701 82 COZIER 1669

83 CRISPIER 1663

86 TRENDIER 1553 87 BUSTIER 1545

88 GLOSSIER 1502

90 HANDIER 1455 91 LOVELIER 1432 92 PUNCHIER 1428

93 CLOUDIER 1410

95 WINDIER 1331 96 OILIER 1284

97 FUNKIER 1276

99 FUZZIER 1214

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Text inspector doesn’t capture most of these:

A2: angrier, busier, cloudier, crazier, dirtier, drier, earlier, friendlier, healthier, heavier, lazier, lovelier,
luckier, noisier, prettier, sunnier, tidier, windier

B1: juicier, livelier, messier, nastier, scarier, shinier, sillier, spicier, stickier, tastier, tinier, uglier

B2: bossier, deadlier, riskier, saltier, sexier, steadier, trickier, wealthier

C1: bulkier, chillier, holier, sportier

C2: handier, mightier, rosier

There are a few ways to form comparative adjectives in English:

One-Syllable Adjectives: For most one-syllable adjectives, the comparative is formed by adding the suffix “-er” (or just “-r” if the adjective already ends in “e”). For example, “old” becomes “older” and “nice” becomes “nicer”.

Two-Syllable Adjectives Ending in “-y”: If a two-syllable adjective ends in “-y”, we change “-y” to “-i” and add “-er”. For example, “happy” becomes “happier” and “easy” becomes “easier”.

Two-Syllable Adjectives: For most two-syllable adjectives (and all adjectives with three or more syllables), we use “more” before the adjective to form the comparative. For example, “careful” becomes “more careful” and “interesting” becomes “more interesting”. However, with some two-syllable adjectives, you can either add “-er / -r” or use “more”. Examples include “common”, “cruel”, “gentle”, “handsome”, “likely”, “narrow”, “pleasant”, “polite”, “simple”, and “stupid”12.

Irregular Adjectives: Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms. For instance, “good” becomes “better”, “bad” becomes “worse”, and “far” can become either “further” or “farther”.

Remember, when comparing two things, we often use the word “than”. For example, “She is older than me.”

The rule does apply for word that can also be adverbs, two adverbs in particular: easier and earlier

early → earlier

I was in the market earlier today, 

and I saw Gran‘s doctor.
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