Comparative of

Adjectives
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We use the comparative of adjectives

to compare
two people or things
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Read the sentences.

Ethel runs fast.

BUT

William runs faster than Ethel.

fast + er than
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One syllable adjectives

fast faster than

Other examples.

Goats are taller than rabbits. tall taller than

Helen is shorter than me. short shorter than

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Now pay attention to this adjective.

My house is big but your house is bigger than mine.

Short adjectives ending in

consonant + vowel + consonant

big bigger than

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Other examples.

My friend Joe is nicer than your brother.

Adjectives ending in -e

nice nicer than

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At this school kids are happier

than at other schools.

Short adjectives ending in consonant + -y

happy happier than

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Irregular adjectives

Mary is better than Tess at playing rugby.

Carl is worse than his brother at football.

good better than

bad worse than

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Complete
Complete with
with the
the comparative
comparative of
of the
the adjectives
adjectives in
in brackets.
brackets.

fatter than
1. Mr Robinson, the maths teacher is _____________ (fat)
the history teacher.
funnier than (funny) Alan.
2. Bertie, the goat is ______________
better than (good) yours at
3. Tracy: My dog is ______________
worse than (bad) at being obedient.
running but he’s _____________
smaller than (small) mine.
4. Olivia’s backpack is ______________
thinner than (thin) Peter.
5. David is _______________
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Read the sentence.

I like reading.
In my opinion reading is
more interesting than
playing chess.
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Long adjectives (2 or more syllables)

interesting more interesting than

Other example.

Skateboards are more expensive than rollerskates.

expensive more expensive than

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Complete
Complete with
with the
the comparative
comparative of
of the
the adjectives
adjectives in
in brackets.
brackets.

more difficult than (difficult) running.

1. Surfing is ___________________
more intelligent than (intelligent) Alan.
2. Maya is ______________________
more responsible than (responsible) David?
3. Is Jack ______________________
more hard-working than
4. Olivia and Ann are __________________________(hard-
working) Joshua.
more delicious than
5. My mother’s chocolate cake is _____________________
(delicious) my aunt’s yoghurt cake.