COMPARISON WITH “MORE”
For most adjectives with one or two syllables, add “ER” to make the comparison.
The red car is bigger than the gray car.
The top letters are clearer than the bottom letters.
The left problem is easier than the right problem.
He is shorter than his brother.
For some adjectives with two syllables, and most adjectives with 3 syllables or more, add “MORE” to make the comparison.
Examples: Real, peaceful, pleasant, careful, generous, important, intelligent
It is more peaceful here than in the city.
Be more careful next time!
Stop playing video games, you have more important things to do.
Some adjectives have different words for comparison
Good -> Better
Bad -> Worse
COMPARISON WITH “LESS”
Most long adjectives (two, three or more syllables) use “less” for comparison
It is less noisy here than in the city.
You are less careful than usual.
Playing video games is less important than doing homework.
Most short adjectives (one or two syllables) use “not as…. as”.
The gray car is not as big as the red car.
The bottom line is not as clear as the top line/ less clear than the top line.
The right problem is not as easy as the left problem.
He is not as tall as his brother.
SPECIAL CASES
Adjectives that end with a consonant (b,c,d, etc.) followed by a vowel (a,e,i,o,u), then a consonant: Double the consonant.
Big —> Bigger
Hot —> Hotter
But, no doubling of the consonant after W,X:
Low (lower), new (newer).
No doubling of the consonant for “late”:
late (later) (latter has different meaning).
Adjectives with 2 syllables that end with y: Change y for i:
Hungry —> Hungrier.
Dry ——–> Drier
Real:
The comparison form for Real is “More real” (not realer)
MORE ADJECTIVES
big
clear
close
cold
dark
early
easy
full
great
happy
hard
high
hot
large
late
long
low
new
nice
old
poor
short
small
strong
real
peaceful
pleasant
careful
important
intelligent
EXERCISES
Complete the sentences to make the comparisons.
1 I live 1 km from the school, he lives 5 km from the school. I’m _______ (close) to the school than he is.
2 The ice is ______ (cold) than my hand.
3 Eating a fruit is ________ (pleasant) than taking medicine.
4 This picture is better, it looks _______ (real) than the other picture.
5 He is ______ (happy) since he got a new computer.
6 He has many accidents today, he is ________ (careful) than usual.
7 He can solve problems quicker than other students, he is _______ (intelligent) than others.
8 There is too much noise here, let’s go to the river, it’s quiet there, it’s __________ (pleasant) there.
9 He is very good at football, but his brother is even _______ (good).
10 Her writing is bad, but her friend’s writing is even _________ (bad) than hers, she makes many more mistakes.
11 Write the comparison forms for the following adjectives:
- Fat, big, sad, late, mad, hot, low, wet, clear, great, new, poor.
12 Write the comparison form for the following adjectives:
- Dry, shy, hungry, happy, lazy, fatty.
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LISTENING PRACTICE
ANSWERS
1 I live 1 km from the school, he lives 5 km from the school. I’m CLOSER to the school than he is.
2 The ice is COLDER than my hand.
3 Eating a fruit is MORE PLEASANT than taking medicine.
4 This picture is better, it looks MORE REAL than the other picture.
5 He is HAPPIER since he got a new computer.
6 He has many accidents today, he is MORE CAREFUL than usual.
7 He can solve problems quicker than other students, he is MORE INTELLIGENT than others.
8 There is too much noise here, let’s go to the river, it’s quiet there, it’s MORE PLEASANT there.
9 He is very good at football, but his brother is even BETTER.
10 Her writing is bad, but her friend’s writing is even WORSE than hers, she makes many more mistakes.
11 Write the comparison forms for the following adjectives:
- FatTER, bigGER, sadDER, lateR, madDER, hotTER, lowER, wetTER, clearER, greatER, newER, poorER.
12 Write the comparison form for the following adjectives:
- DrIER, shIER, hungrIER, happIER, lazIER, fattIER.
LISTENING PRACTICE – TEXT
– Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things or people. For example, “She is taller than me” or “This book is more interesting than that one”.
– To form the comparative of most adjectives, you add -er to the end of the adjective. For example, “big” becomes “bigger” and “fast” becomes “faster”. You also need to use the word “than” after the comparative adjective. For example, “He is bigger than his brother” or “She runs faster than him”.
– If the adjective has two or more syllables, you usually use the word “more” before the adjective. For example, “beautiful” becomes “more beautiful” and “difficult” becomes “more difficult”. You also need to use the word “than” after the comparative adjective. For example, “She is more beautiful than her sister” or “This test is more difficult than the last one”.
– Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms that do not follow the rules above. For example, “good” becomes “better” and “bad” becomes “worse”. You also need to use the word “than” after the comparative adjective. For example, “He is better at math than me” or “She feels worse than yesterday”.