Comparative adjectives + THAN

Comparative adjectives + THAN

by ANGEL CONTRERAS

Multiple Choice

She is _ him.

• taller than

• tall than

• more tall than

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The brown shoes are _ the black shoes.

• expensive

• expensive than

• more expensive than

​We use THAN after comparatives:

​tall > taller than

​expensive > more expensive than

Multiple Choice

Athens is ... Rome.

• old

• older

• older than

Multiple Choice

Are oranges ... bananas?

• expensive than

• more expensive than

• expensive

Multiple Choice

It's ... to take a taxi ... to take the bus.

• easier / than

• more easy / than

• easy / than

Multiple Choice

A: How are you today?

B: Not bad. _ yesterday.

• Good

• More good than

• Better than

Multiple Choice

The restaurant is _ usual.

• crowded than

• more crowded than

• crowded

​We usually say:

​than

​+

​me

​him

​her

​us

​you

​them

​Examples:

​Usain Bolt can run faster than me,

​Usain Bolt can run faster than him,

​​Usain Bolt can run faster than her,

​Usain Bolt can run faster than us,

​Usain Bolt can run faster than you,

​Usain Bolt can run faster than them,​

(​I)

​(he)

​(she)

(​we)

​(you)

(​they)

Multiple Choice

He isn't very tall. You're _ .

• taller than him.

• taller than her.

• taller than me.

Multiple Choice

She isn't very old. You're _ .

• older than him.

• older than her.

• older than me.

Multiple Choice

I don't work very hard. You work _ .

• harder than him.

• harder than her.

• harder than me.

Multiple Choice

We don't know many people. You know_ .

• more people than us.

• more people than them.

• more people than her.

Multiple Choice

They don't have much money. You have_ .

• more money than us.

• more money than them.

• more money than him.

​We can use MORE THAN to express more quantity.

​​We can use LESS THAN to express less quantity.

40 ​> 39

My camera was expensive.

It cost more than 50 dollars. ($55)

Your camera was cheap.

It cost less than 40 dollars. ($39)

50 ​< 55

Multiple Choice

The film was very short, _ an hour.

• less than

• more than

• than

Multiple Choice

They are a rich family: they have _ money _ they need.

• less / than

• than

• more / than

Multiple Choice

I am not very sociable. I have _ friends _ you.

• than

• less / than

• more / than

Multiple Choice

A: How much did you shoes cost? $50?

B: No, _ that. ($60)

• more than

• less than

• than

Multiple Choice

A: How old is your father? 45?

B: No, _ that. (40)

• more than

• than

• less than

​We use A BIT to express small differences.

​We use MUCH to express big differences.

Example:

Box A is a bit bigger than Box B.

Example:

​Box A is much bigger than Box B.

Multiple Choice

Canada is _ France.

• much bigger than

• a bit bigger than

• big than

Multiple Choice

Sue is _ Joe. She's 25 and he's 24.

• much older than

• a bit older than

• old than

Multiple Choice

I spent a lot of money in my last vacation. The hotel was _ I expected.

• expensive

• expensive than

• much more expensive than

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You are very popular! You have _ friends than me.

• less

• much more

• a bit more