Comparatives

​Comparatives

​Comparatives

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​Are used to compare two or more nouns.

​Janet is taller than Laura.

Janet is heavier than Laura.

Janet is older than Laura.

Laura is shorter than Janet.

Laura is slimmer than Janet.

Laura is younger than Janet.

​Comparatives

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​Short Adjectives

​are the adjectives that have 2 or 3 syllables maximum.

For these, we usually add an -er at the end of it.

​Fast

Young

Small

Cold

Light

Short

Faster

Younger

Smaller

Colder

Lighter

Shorter

​adjective

+ er

Multiple Choice

The donkey is ............ than the horse.

• A. fast

• B. faster

• C. slower

Multiple Choice

The boy is ........ than the girl.

• A. taller

• B. shorter

• C. faster

Multiple Choice

Fill in the gap: The teacher is ____________ than the student.

• old

• older

• young

• younger.

Multiple Choice

Jane’s hair is ............................................ (long) than yours.

• longer

• longger

• longier

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​Short Adjectives

​are the adjectives that have 2 or 3 syllables maximum.

For these, we usually add an -er at the end of it.

​Fast

Young

Small

Cold

Light

Short

Faster

Younger

Smaller

Colder

Lighter

Shorter

​adjective

+ er

​If the adjective ends in -e, we only add -r.

Wider

Finer

Braver

Cuter

Wiser

Larger

Wide

Fine

Brave

Cute

Wise

Large

​adjective

+ r

Multiple Select

The winter is ______ than the summer.

• colder

• hotter

• older

• beautiful

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She is ​

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than her sister when it comes to trying new things.

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braver

braveer

bravier

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Cakes are ​

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than cupcakes.

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larger

large

largeer

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Cars are ​

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than motorbikes.

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safer

safe

safeer

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​Short Adjectives

​are the adjectives that have 2 or 3 syllables maximum.

For these, we usually add an -er at the end of it.

​If the adjective ends in -y, we remove the -y and add -ier.

Happy

Angry

Funny

Silly

Lazy

Crazy

​adjectivy

+ ier

Happier

Angrier

Funnier

Sillier

Lazier

Crazier

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Dresses are ​

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than skirts.

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prettier

prettyer

pretter

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Icy roads are ​

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than dry roads.

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slipperier

slippery

slypperer

slypperyed

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Her hair is ​

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than his.

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curlier

curly

curlyer

curler

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His homework is ​

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than hers.

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messier

messy

messyer

messer

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Stormy weather is ​

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than calm weather.

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windier

windy

windyer

winder

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​Short Adjectives

​are the adjectives that have 2 or 3 syllables maximum.

For these, we usually add an -er at the end of it.

And for those ending in CVC, we double the last consonant.

Hot

Big

Sad

wet

Fat

Mad

​adjective

+ er

Hotter

Bigger

Sadder

wetter

Fatter

Madder

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The coffee is ​

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than the tea.

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hotter

hoter

hott

hotier

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The elephant is ​

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than the lion.

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bigger

biger

bigg

bigier

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The girl is ​

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than the boy.

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sadder

sader

sad

bigier

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The rain is ​

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than the snow.

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wetter

weter

wet

wetier

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She is ​

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than he is

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madder

mader

mad

madier

Irregular Adjectives

have unique forms in the comparative form and do not follow the standard pattern.

Good > Better

Bad > worse

Far > Farther/Further

Little > Less

Much/Many > More

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There are ​

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apples than oranges in the basket.

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more

many

much

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The weather today is​

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than yesterday.

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worse

badder

bader

bad

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He lives ​

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away than I thought.

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farther/further

farer

farier

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The book is ​

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than the movie.

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better

gooder

goodder

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He has ​

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toys than his friend.

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more

many

much

​Word Order

​When using comparatives, we usually compare a noun to another.

So before the auxiliary verb, we need the first noun.

​Word Order

​When using comparatives, we usually compare a noun to another.

After it, there is the auxiliary verb ( it may appear in the negative form ).

​Word Order

​When using comparatives, we usually compare a noun to another.

The adjective correctly modified.

​Word Order

​When using comparatives, we usually compare a noun to another.

Than shows us that coming next is the other one we are comparing to.

​Word Order

​When using comparatives, we usually compare a noun to another.

And lastly, the subject that is being compared to.

more less

​Long Adjectives

​What happens to those adjectives that have more than 3 syllables?

They would be awkward to pronounce, so we put more or less behind them.

Beautiful

Intelligent

Interesting

Dangerous

Difficult

Important

more

less

Boring

Expensive

Exciting

Relaxing

Sophisticated

Helpfull

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The book I'm reading now is ​

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than the one I read last week.

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more boring

boringer

boringger

more boringer

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The moon is ​

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than the sun.

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less beautiful

beautifuler

beautifuller

less beautifuller

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This watch is ​

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than Juliana's.

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more expensive

expensiver

expensivier

more expensiver

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John is ​

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than his classmates.

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less intelligent

intelligenter

intelligentier

less intelligenter

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This road is ​

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than the street.

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less dangerous

dangerouser

dangerousier

less dangerouser

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The roller coaster ride was ​

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than I expected

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more exciting

excitinger

excitingger

more excitinger

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I find listening to classical music ​

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than rock music.

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more relaxing

relaxinger

relaxingger

more relaxinger

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My teacher is ​

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than any other teacher I've had before.

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more helpful

helpfuler

helpfuller

more helpfuler

​Word Order

​Short adjectives word order:

Long adjectives word order:

It is basically the same, but the adjective stays the same and it is followed by more or less.

Reorder

Reorder the sentence.

• The book

• is

• more

• interesting

• than the movie.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the sentence.

• Smartphones

• are

• less

• sophisticated

• than laptops.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• The picnic

• was

• more

• delightful

• than the movies.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the sentence.

• Intelligence

• is

• more

• important

• than looks.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5