Comparatives and Superlatives: Comparing people and things

Comparatives and superlatives are used to compare people and things. Comparatives are used to compare two people or things that are different in some way. For short words, you just add 'er' to make the comparative form (e.g. tall becomes taller, thin becomes thinner). Adjectives that end in the sound 'e' spelled with a 'y' add 'ier' (e.g. happy becomes happier, easy becomes easier). Adjectives with two or more syllables, but don't end in 'e' spelled with a 'y', use 'more' (e.g. a tablet is more useful than a laptop, the film of the Hobbit is more exciting than the book).