Comparative Adjectives

by Isabella Magalhães

Comparative Adjectives

​How to compare things

• Short adjectives (one syllable): add -er ​to the adjective. Examples: big - bigger; small - smaller; cold - colder; hot - hotter.

• ​Long adjectives (two or more syllables): more + adjective. Examples: interesting- more interesting; expensive - more expensive; dangerous - more dangerous

​How to compare things

• Irregular comparatives: good - better; bad - worse.

• ​Don't forget to use 'than' when making a comparison!

• ​Examples: Belo Horizonte is bigger than Betim; A Ferrari is more expensive than a Fiat Palio.

​Time to practice!

​Complete the sentences with the comparatives of the following adjectives:

big - cheap - difficult - fast - good - hot - long - safe (SB p. 11 ex. 6)

1. The summer in Spain is _______ than in Iceland.

2. ​My journey was _______ than normal because the train was late.

3. Their new house has three bedrooms. It's ​_______ than their old house. It had two.

4. ​When I was a child, the roads were _______ than the roads today. That's because there weren't many cars.

5. ​Call a taxi. It's _______ than walking.

6. ​The questions on the exam this year were _______ than last year. Last year the exam was easy!

7. ​The bus ticket is $10 and the train ticket is $12, so the bus is _______.

8. I go to work by bus. It's _______ than going by car because I can read a book.

1. ​The summer in Spain is hotter than in Iceland.

2. ​My journey was longer than normal because the train was late.

3. Their new house has three bedrooms. It's ​bigger than their old house. It had two.

4. When I was a child, the roads were safer than the roads today. That's because there weren't many cars.

5. ​Call a taxi. It's faster than walking.

6. The questions on the exam this year were more difficult than last year. Last year the exam was easy!

7. The bus ticket is $10 and the train ticket is $12, so the bus is cheaper.

8. I go to work by bus. It's better than going by car because I can read a book.

Multiple Choice

A Jaguar is ______________ than a sloth.

• Faster

• Slower

• ​Christmas x Easter

• ​Rio de Janeiro x Belo Horizonte

• ​Business trip x vacation

• ​Soccer x golf

• ​Cars x motorcycles

• ​The Beatles x The Rolling Stones

• ​Blue x pink

• ​English x Portuguese

​Compare these things:

Thank you!​

See you later!​