The Comparative

SHORT ADJECTIVES: -ER	ADJECTIVES ENDING -Y: -IER	LONG ADJECTIVES: MORE	IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
tall - taller hot - hotter (one syllable adjectives ending in consonant - vowel - consonant: double the last consonant) short - long - big -	happy - happier  ugly - uglier  friendly - dirty -	intelligent - more intelligent  beautiful - more beautiful  expensive -  modern -  sensible -	good - better  bad - worse  far - farther / further

 

a) A Ferrari is  (fast) than a motorbike.

b) I think Anne's sister is  (friendly) than her brother.

c) James is  (tall) than his brother, but his brother is  (attractive) than he is.

d) This activity is  (difficult) than the one we did yesterday. Yesterday's activity was  (easy).

e) That red sweater is  (cheap) than the blue one. The blue one is  (expensive).

f) Our street is  (clean) than yours. Your street is  (dirty).

g) Jane and her sister Anne are very different. Jane is  (quieter) and  (sensible) than her sister. Anne's  (noisy) and  (crazy) than Jane.

h) These buildings are  (modern) than the ones in High Street. In High Street, the buildings are  (old) and  (beautiful).

i) Elena is  (intelligent) than her classmates. She always has  (good) marks than the rest of them.

 

 

  

                                                                              Peter Wilson                         Joe Cooper

                                                                              Age: 45 years old                  Age: 58 years old

                                                                              1.78 cm tall                           1.70 cm tall

                                                                              109 kg                                  68 kg

                                                                              sociable, friendly                   good at maths, clever

1. Joe is more old than PeterJoe is older than PeterJoe is oldder than Peter        2. Peter is younger than JoePeter is more young than JoePeter is youngier than Joe       3. Peter is taller than JoePeter is more tall than JoePeter is more taller than Joe      4.  Joe is more shorter than PeterJoe is shortier than PeterJoe is shorter than Peter

 

5. Peter is heavyier than JoePeter is heavier than JoePeter is more heavy than Joe    6. Joe is more light than PeterJoe is lightter than PeterJoe is lighter than Peter         7. Peter is more sociable than JoePeter is sociabler than JoePete is more sociabler than Joe  8. Joe is more cleverer than PeterJoe is clever than PeterJoe is cleverer than Peter

 

9. Peter is friendly than JoePeter is friendlier than JoePeter is more friendly than Joe 10. Joe is better at maths than PeterJoe is gooder at maths than PeterJoe is more good at maths than Peter 11. Joe is thinner than PeterJoe is more thin than PeterJoe is thiner than Peter 12. Peter is fater than JoePeter is fatter than JoePeter is more fat than Joe

 

  

                                                             Willy                             Charlie

a) Willy . (ugly)
b) Charlie . (more attractive)
c) Willy . (good at maths)
d) Charlie . (bad at sport)
e) Willy . (successful with girls)
f) Willy and Charlie (friendly) than their classmates.
g) Charlie . (fast)
h) Willy . (creative)
i) Willy . (young)
j) Charlie . (popular)
k) Willy and Charlie (good at maths) than the rest of their classmates.
l) Willy . (noisy)
m) Charlie . (quiet)