1. COMPARATIVES

2. COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
One-syllable adjectives and two-syllable adjectives ending in –y add –er
small
nice
big
warm
hot
pretty
dirty
smaller
nicer
bigger
warmer
hotter
prettier
dirtier

3. COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
We use more with two-syllable adjectives and longer ones
more interesting
more expensive
more dangerous
more common
more comfortable
more boring
interesting
expensive
dangerous
common
comfortable
boring

4. COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
Some adjectives have irregular forms:
good
bad
far
better
worse
farther/further

5. COMPARATIVE PATTERNS
We use as…as to say that two things are equal or unequal.
Our house is as big as yours.
It isn’t as cold as yesterday.
We often use a phrase with than after the comparison.
Fruit is healthier than cakes.
After than we use an object pronoun or a personal pronoun with a verb.
She is younger than me / than I am
He speaks English better than me / than I do.

6. COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
Now let’s practise!
Use the adjectives given to compare the pictures.

7. Practice 1
FRUIT
healthy
expensive
sweet
tasty
CHOCOLATE

8. Practice 2
ENGLISH
FRENCH
difficult
easy
useful
beautiful

9. Practice 3
SPAIN
cold
hot
big
populated
popular with tourists
CANADA

10. Practice 4
COOKING
CLEANING
boring
useful
time-consuming
creative
good

11. Practice 5
A BIKE
AN SUV
slow
cheap
eco-friendly
polluting
comfortable

12. Practice 6
SNOWBOARDING
FOOTBALL
popular
dangerous
expensive
amusing

13. Practice 7
GIJON
cosmopolitan
crowded
polluted
cheap
noisy
TOKYO