| Tove playing computer games Modern machines are smaller than old ones and the games are more exciting, 1 Form To make comparative adjectives: ADJECTIVE = ‘COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE ‘small > smaller, young ~* younger, short shorter, new —* newer adjectives that end in-e add-r late + later, nice — nicer, wide wider adjectives that end in vowel+ add another big bigger, fat — fatter. consonant, €.9.~ig,-at,-of, “in consonant + -er hot hotter, thin—* thinner changeytoi dry drier, easy — easier, and add-er friendly — friendlier most short adjectives (1 syllable) add -er adjectives that end in-y For most adjectives with two syllables we use more + adjective: This new computer is more useful than my old one, My mobile is more modern than Emily's. For adjectives with three or four syllables we always use more + adjective: ‘Modern computer games are more exciting. Gold is more expensive than silver. We don't add -er to these adjectives. X Mobile phones-are-usefiuller-than-cameras. J Mobile phones are more useful than cameras. We don’t use more with an adjective that is already comparative: X Charlottes moretallerthan-Susie. / Charlotte is taller than Susie. Pronunciation > 1.07 > b> 2 Use ‘We use comparative adjectives when we compare two people/things. We usually use than after comparative adjectives: ¥ Modern machines are smaller than old ones. X Moderr-machines-are-smallerokt- ones: X Modern-imachines-are-smallerof-old-ones: We use me, her, etc., not I, she, etc. after than: X Marie-is-taller-than-she- ¥ Maria is taller than her. But we can use J, he, she, etc. if we put amfisjare after the subject pronoun: Maria is taller than she ts. Maria is taller than Anna, 70Practice | Use the information to complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of an adjective from the box. AVERAGE TE Ta recent survey British | STA ia salle Cost of a one night stayin a | people chose their favourite ah, double rootn wath shower: | drink ~56% voted for coffe | THE REGAL HOTEL $350.00 THE PARK HOTEL $85.00 don 17°C eure eu gecy) tral London Noo WRRStira0 Zain 7 eer hr ed Ce eK a5kn Desa Jer expensive erm valuable long popular 0 Madrid ...is.warmer. than, Landon... 1 The Regal Hotel 2 Inthe UK, coffee . 3 Heathrow Airport central London .. Gatwick Airport. 4 The Toyota Prius 5 Sunflowers by Van Gogh | Choose the correct words in italics. Listen and check. 0 My brother is taller that 1 I'meighteen but my best friend is younger than me / I~ she's seventeen. 2 Do you like Lucy? I think Mariela is nicer than she / her. 3 [don’t like horror films; I think action films are more interesting than them / they. 4 Our neighbours are richer than us / we. 5 My uncle is forty-five but my aunt is older than he is / him is. She's forty-seven. | Write the sentences again so they are true. Use a different comparative adjective. Listen and check. 0 It's warmer in London than Madrid. Hts colder in. London. than Madrid. . 1 The mobile phone is a newer invention than the iPod. 2 Acaris faster than a jet plane. 3 Five-star hotels are cheaper than four-star hotels. 4 The Pacific Ocean is smaller than the Atlantic Ocean. 5 It’s wetter in the summer than the winter.| 30 Comparative adjectives (2) | Shopping | wyou | Janie loves shopping. But she doesn’t go to shops, she uses the internet. She thinks the service is better and the prices are cheaper. | | 1 Comparatives without than ‘We can use comparative adjectives without than when it is clear what or who we are talking about: The first exam was easy but the second was more difficult. (more difficult than the first exam) She thinks the service is better and the prices are cheaper. (better and cheaper than shops) Don't take the car. Its quicker to go by train. I'm tall but my brother's taller. 2 Irregular adjectives Some comparative adjectives are irregular: adjective bad good far well (= healthy) comparative adjective worse better further/farther better ‘My exam results are worse than yours. The Chinese restaurant is nice, but I think the food is better in the Italian one. The flight to Seattle is longer because it’s further, Jenny is better than she was before the operation. (healthier) 3 more and less The opposite of more is less. We can use less with adjectives with two or more syllables: Gold is more expensive than silver. (= Silver is less expensive than gold.) Books are less exciting than films. Ad We don't use less with adjectives with only one syllable (e.g. old, tall, nice, young): X My nother i-less-old-than-miy father Y My mother is younger than my father. We can also use not as + adjective + as (e.g. not as old as) (> Unit 32.1). AX We don't use more or less with an adjective that is already a comparative adjective: X Peoplecin-Argentina-are-more-fiendlier than people-here- ¥ People in Argentina are friendlier than people here, Ad We don't use more with inregular adjectives: X Hthink television is more-good-than-radio: ¥ [think television is better than radio. 72Practice (QMS Complete the conversation with the correct words and phrases from the box. (EERE Listen and check. TERI easier further more expensive nicer worse ‘A. Where shall we eat tonight? The Indian restaurant? B No, I think the Chinese place ts (0) ......bedtéet A I'm not sure. It’s (1) and I haven't got much money. B A B Well, we can try the Italian place. It isn’t expensive, and it’s very nice. Yes, I know it’s nice, but the Indian restaurant Is (2) os But it’s not very close to us. It's (3). _. than the Italian restaurant ~ on the other side of town. What about the burger place near the library? A Oh, no. That place is terrible. It’s (4) than the others in every way! B It's really difficult to decide! I know ~ let’s stay at home and phone for a pizza. A Great. That's (5) watch a DVD. than going out. We can eat in front of the TV and Choose the correct words in italics in the email. Optron Computers Dear Mr Danby Thank you for your email asking for information on our two new laptop computers, the Optron X1 and the Optron X23. ‘The X23 is £1,350, so it is (0) expensiver, in the Optron X1, but it (1) powerfuller more powerful - its (2) faster [more fast and it has a (3) farger | more large memory. | know that you want to carry the laptop with you ‘when you travel soa light machine is (4) more good / better than a heavy one. The X1 is less (5) heavy f heavier than the X23, in fact it only welghs two kilos. You asked about the size of the screen. The X23's screen is (6) biger / bigger soit will give a (7) better | gooder picture if you want to play computer games, and the games will be (8) excitinger / more exciting. The X1 is less (9) expensive / expensiver, but | think the X23 is (10) more good / better value for money. 3 Find the grammar mistakes in each sentence and correct them. Listen and check. 0. New York is bigger ef Rome thar. ‘The River Nile is more long than the River Thames. ‘Meat is less healthier than vegetables. Which is more worse ~ cold weather or rainy weather? Leather shoes are more good than plastic shoes. It's more warmer in Spain than in England. Life in the countryside is less excitinger than life in the city. People say TV programmes are badder than they used to be. I think Sally is more nicer than her husband. Which is more far from London ~ Moscow or New York? . | 10 Harry took some medicine so he feels weller now, Pocooetrmoenecce Ro Gr ey cn eo31 Superlative adjectives rea * Silver Star USA ; frre eee s i bem eet eee aE) Lots of people enjoy going on roller coaster. Kingda Ka is the highest and the fastest. But many people think Eejanaika is the most exciting roller coaster in the world 1 Form ‘To make superlative adjectives: ‘ADJECTIVE = SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE small — smallest, young —* youngest, high — highest, fast ~ fastest adjectives that end in-e add -st late — latest, nice + nicest, wide —- widest adjectives that end in vowel+ add another —_big — biggest, fat > fattest, consonant, e.g, -ig, at, ot, “in consonant +-est hot hottest, thin — thinnest changeytoi dry—* driest, happy + happiest, andadd-est early earliest most short adjectives (1 syllable) add -est adjectives that end in -y Spelling rules > page 317 Pronunciation > 1.08 For most adjectives with two ot more syllables (e.g. useful, difficult, expensive) we use the most + adjective: Eejanaika is the most exciting rollercoaster. My mobile phone is the most useful thing I own. The opposite of the mast is the least. We usually use the least with adjectives with two or more syllables: Excuse me, Which is the least expensive phone you sell? AX These adjectives have irregular superlative forms: bad worst, good =» best, far ~ farthest/furthest X Hetsthemost good-studentin-the-class. J He's the best student in the class. 2 Use ‘We use superlative adjectives when we compare one person/thing with several others. ‘We use the before superlative adjectives: (X Kingda Ke-isfastestroler-coaster, J ‘Kingda Ka is the fastest roller coaster. AX iter superlative adjectives we use in before the names of places and groups: ee ere ay V Eejanaika is the most exciting roller coaster in the world. We can also use my/your/his, etc. before superlative adjectives: Jenny is my oldest friend. What is your happiest memory? We often use superlative adjectives + I've ever ..., you've ever ..., etc. to talk about ur experiences: That was the best book I’ve ever read. What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought? 74Practice Write the 1g words in the box. Then complete the sentences below. Use some of the words from the box. {EXE Listen and check. adjective | fast | friendly | happy ate | ay bad | far superlative | fastest nicest best Complete these sentences. 0 That was the .,..worvt...... meal I’ve ever eaten. It was disgusting! 1 July is usually the... month in my country. It never rains then. 2 Milo is the student in my class. He talks to everybody. 3. Neptune is the planet from the sun. 4 The time you can arrive is six o’clock. We close the doors after that. Read the information about three British castles. Complete the questions with a superlative form of the adjectives in brackets (). Then answer the questions. Dover Castle Edinburgh Castle Windsor Castle 150 600. 1070 175,000 sqm 140,000 sqm 45,000 sqm 301,000 900,000 0. Which is the. most expensive. (expensive) castle to visit? Windear. Cactle 1 Which is sso (Old) castle? 2 Which castle is... ose (popular)? 3. Which castle is (small)? 4 Which castle is (big)? 5. Which castle has (low) entrance charge? Choose the correct words in italics in the conversation. (EEG Listen and check. Lou's So, Carol. Did you enjoy your holiday? carol Yes. It was the (0) better /(besi)holiday I've ever had! Louis Really? What was the (1) most good / best part? CAROL Well, the hotel was fantastic, but the coast was really beautiful. Louis And what was the (2) mast beautiful | beautifulest place? caoL Definitely the beach. It was the (3) most warm / warmest water I've ever swum in, And there were some good restaurants in the town. The Thai restaurant was (4) nicest | the nicest one, although it was the (5) furthest / most far from the hotel. Louis Was that the best one (6) in / of the town? CAROL Yes, and it was the (7) less / least expensive one there! The Italian restaurant was the (8) most / more expensive one, but it wasn't very nice.