USE: TO COMPARE TWO PEOPLE OR THINGS FORMS: SHORT ADJETIVES: S + VERB + ADJETIVE (–ER) + THAN + S EX: MIRTA LEGRAND IS OLDER THAN SUSANA GIMENEZ. SPELLING RULES: MOST OF THE ADJETIVES: ADD –ER FAST- FASTER OLD – OLDER big- bigGER ENDING IN –Y: CHANGE INTO –I AND ADD –ER FUNNY- FUNIER EASY – EASIER LONG ADJETIVES (3 syllables or more): S + VERB + MORE + ADJETIVE+ THAN + S EX: ARGENTINA IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN CHILE. EXCEPTIONS: GOOD – BETTER FAR – FUTHER BAD - WORSE