Spelling Rule 6 - Comparatives

Comparatives

A comparative is the form of an adjective used to compare two things

COMPARATIVES

We use COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

to describe or compare two people

or two things.

1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE (cold)

ADJECTIVE+ER

colder (than)

1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE -E (large)

ADJECTIVE+R

WRONG: largeer

RIGHT: larger

1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE -CVC (wet)

ADJECTIVE ENDING IN CONSONANT+VOWEL+CONSONANT=

DOUBLE CONSONANT

WRONG: weter

RIGHT: wetter



Adjective with two syllables ending in "y" change "y" to "i" and add ER

Form: +IER than

Example: Lazy = lazIER than

2 OR MORE SYLLABLES (beautiful)

MORE + ADJECTIVE + (THAN)

more beautiful than

Irregular Comparative adjectives

Multiple Choice

Of course, comedies are .......... (funny) action movies.

• funnyer than

• funnier than

• funny

Multiple Choice

This restaurant is bad, but the restaurant we ate at last week was ....

• bad

• worse

• worse than

Multiple Choice

I think vanilla ice-cream is good, but chocolate ice-cream is ....

• better than

• better

• gooder

Multiple Choice

An elephant is ............................................ (strong) a kangaroo.

• stronger

• strongger than

• stronger than

Multiple Choice

Our teacher is ............................................ (beautiful) that film star.

• beautifuler

• more beautiful

• more beautiful than

Multiple Choice

A school is ............................................ (noisy) a hospital.

• noisyer than

• noisier than

• more noisy than

Multiple Choice

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

• longer than

• longer

• longer

Multiple Choice

John’s work is ............................................ (good) Mary’s.

• gooder

• gooder than

• better than

Multiple Choice

Yesterday was ............................................ (hot) today.

• hoter than

• hotter than

• hotter

Multiple Choice

This book is ............................................ (interesting) that one.

• interestinger

• more interesting

• more interesting than

Multiple Choice

Athletes are usually ............................................ (famous) scientists.

• more famous

• famouser

• more famous than

Multiple Choice

My mom always wakes up _____ than me.

• more patient

• earlier

• cheaper

• thinner

Multiple Choice

Bad

The weather in Russia is __________ than in The USA.

• drier

• worse

• harder

• older

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

The 10th floor is ______ than the 5th floor.

• harder

• higher

• easier

• hotter

Multiple Choice

The small necklace is 50 dollars.

The big necklace is 100 dollars.

The big necklace is ____ than the small necklace.

• more comfortable

• more polluted

• more dangerous

• more expensive

Multiple Select

The winter is ______ than the summer.

• colder

• hotter

• older

• beautiful

Multiple Select

Clowns are _______ than Doctors.

• lazier

• uglier

• funnier

• better