Comparative Adjectives

Comparative Adjectives

Introduction

When we talk about two things, we can "compare" them. We can see if they are the same or different. Perhaps they are the same in some ways and different in other ways. We can use comparative adjectives to describe the differences.

Use of Comparative Adjectives

There are two ways to make or to "form" a comparative adjective:

short adjectives: add "-er" long adjectives: use "more"

Use of Comparative Adjectives

We use comparative adjectives when talking "about 2 things" (not 3 or 10 or 1,000,000 things, only 2 things).

Often, the comparative adjective is followed by "than".

Example

Jack is taller than Mike

Gorilla is bigger than monkey

English is easier than Chinese

My car is more expensive than yours

Multiple Choice

Summer is _______ than winter.

• cold

• hot

• hotter

Multiple Choice

Pizza is ___________________ (delicious) than vegetables.

• deliciouses

• deliciouser

• much delicious

• more delicious

Multiple Choice

A rock is _____________ (heavy) than a feather.

• more heavier

• more heavy

• heavier

• heavyer

Multiple Choice

Ice cream is __________(sweet) than broccoli.

• sweeter

• sweetter

• sweetier

• more sweet

Multiple Choice

Do you think Math and Science are _________________ (difficult) than English?

• more difficult

• more difficulter

• is difficulter

• are difficulter

Multiple Choice

Sleeping is good for health. It's ________________ (good) than playing games.

• betterer

• gooder

• better

• more better

Multiple Choice

A turtle is ______ than a rabbit.

• slower

• slowest

• faster

• fastest