REMEMBER
WE USE COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES WHEN
WE COMPARE 2 THINGS, ANIMALS OR PEOPLE.
FOR EXAMPLE: Peter is taller than Jack.
Jack is more intelligent than Peter.
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However, with these common two-syllable adjectives, you can either add –er/–r and –est/–st or use more and most:
| common cruel gentle handsome likely | narrow pleasant polite simple stupid |
He is certainly handsomer than his brother.
His brother is handsome, but he is more handsome.
She is one of the politest people I have ever met.
She is the most polite person I have ever met.
