Comparatives

Comparatives

We use comparatives to compare two people, places or things

We use "as ___ as" to say two things have the same characteristic.

Ex.: He is as tall as his father

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​As _____ as

Multiple Choice

The cat is as _____ as the dog

• cute

• small

• big

• tall

Multiple Choice

The rabbit is _________ the dog

• bigger

• as big as

• smaller

• as big than

Multiple Choice

Did you see a movie _______ RRR?

• as good than

• as better as

• as good as

• as better than

Multiple Choice

The dogs run _______ the bikes

• as fast than

• as fast as

• faster

• fast than

We use comparative adjectives or adverbs to express the differences between people, things, etc...

Ex.: He is taller than his parents

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​Comparative adjectives and adverbs

How do we use comparative adjectives?

​ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE (cold)

ADJECTIVE+ER

colder (than)

Multiple Choice

The cat is ______ than the dog

• smaller

• small

• more small

• as small

Multiple Choice

The car is ______ than the limo

• more short

• shorter

• shortter

• short

ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE -E (large)

ADJECTIVE+R

WRONG: largeer

RIGHT: larger

Multiple Choice

The limo is ______ than the other car

• more large

• largeer

• larger

• large

Multiple Choice

The grandfather is ______ than the child

• wiser

• wiseer

• more wise

• wise

ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE -CVC (wet)

ADJECTIVE ENDING IN CONSONANT+VOWEL+CONSONANT=

DOUBLE CONSONANT

WRONG: weter

RIGHT: wetter

Multiple Choice

The second dog is ______ than the first dog

• wetter

• weter

• wet

• more wet

Multiple Choice

A candle is ______ than an ice-cream

• hoter

• hot

• hotter

• more hot

TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE -Y (sunny)

ADJECTIVE+ier

WRONG: sunnyer

RIGHT: sunnier

Multiple Choice

The right picture is ______ than the left picture

• sunny

• sunnier

• sunnyer

• more sunny

Multiple Choice

Cities are ______ than villages

• busy

• busyer

• busier

• more busy

TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES (beautiful)

MORE/LESS + ADJECTIVE + (THAN)

More beautiful than

Less beautiful than

Multiple Choice

The girl's statue is ______ than the gargoyle

• more beautiful

• beautifuller

• beautiful

• as beautiful

Multiple Choice

The woman is ______ than the man

• relaxeder

• relaxed

• as relaxed

• more relaxed

She is a worse dancer than me!

​Bad - Worse

He is a better player than me

​Good - Better

Irregular adjectives

Far - Further

My village is further than yours

Multiple Choice

Your second exam is ______ than the first one

• better

• worser

• good

• bad

Multiple Choice

The sun is ______ than the moon

• far

• further

• farder

• more far

Multiple Choice

The flowers on the left are in ______ condition than the flowers on the right

• worser

• more bad

• worse

• less good

How do we use comparative adverbs?

​ONE SYLLABLE ADVERBS (fast)

ADVERB+ER

faster (than)

Multiple Choice

The ants are working _____ than the lion.

• harder

• more hard

• as hard than

• hard

Multiple Choice

She arrived two hours ____ than she should

• as hard than

• more late

• later

• late

ADVERBS ENDING IN -LY

MORE/LESS ADVERB

more slowly (than)

Multiple Choice

Light travels _______ sound

• more quickly than

• quickly

• quicklier than

• more quick

Multiple Choice

Sound travels _______ light

• slowly

• more slowly than

• slowlier than

• more slow

That guy dances worse than me!

​Badly - Worse

You play tennis better than me

​Well - Better

Irregular adverbs

Far - Further

My village is further than yours

​Little - Less

Water the plants less in winter than in summer

Multiple Choice

He should eat _______ salt

• less chocolate

• as little as

• less chocolate than

• more chocolate

Multiple Choice

She plays _______ her brother

• as better as

• better than

• well

• more well

Multiple Choice

He lives _______ his brother

• as far as

• farest

• further than

• more far