COMPARATIVE

• We use the comparative form of an adjective

to compare two people, things, animals,
places.

• To give emphasis, we can also use MUCH/

A LOT before comparative adjectives.
A plane is much/a lot faster than a car.

by Mª Ángeles Palma.
IES Santa Catalina de Siena
COMPARATIVES
ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN
MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN
One, two syllables
adjectives
adjective + er + than
clean cleaner than
old older than
Bucharest is cleaner than Rome.
The church is older than the museum
One syllable adjectives
(consonant + vowel + consonant)
Double the final consonant + er + than
big bigger than
hot hotter than

Rome is bigger than Bucharest.

Rome is hotter than Bucharest.
One syllable adjectives
(adjective ending in -e)
adjective + r + than
safe safer than
large larger than

New York is safer than Mexico City.

Mexico City is larger than Madrid.
Two or more syllables adjectives
more + adjective + than
expensive more expensive than
interesting more interesting than

Madrid is more expensive than Cádiz

Barcelona is more interesting tnan Bilbao
Adjectives ending in - y
replace –y witn -ier +than
busy busier than
pretty prettier than
New Delhi is busier than Huelva
This building is prettier than the tower
 Irregular adjectives
good better than
bad worse than
far further than
Much/many more
The weather in Málaga is better than in Burgos.
The traffic in Rome is worse than in London.
• We use (not) as+adjectives+as to compare
two people/things/place/etc.
• Ann is not as calm as Lena.

by Mª Ángeles Palma.
IES Santa Catalina de Siena