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This document provides instruction on forming comparative adjectives in English. It lists rules for making one-syllable adjectives comparative by adding "-er" and multi-syllable adjectives comparative by adding "more." Examples are given of regular comparatives like "slow-slower" and "heavy-heavier" as well as irregular forms like "good-better." Students then practice writing comparative sentences and choosing the comparative form of adjectives in incomplete sentences.

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Comparative PDF

This document provides instruction on forming comparative adjectives in English. It lists rules for making one-syllable adjectives comparative by adding "-er" and multi-syllable adjectives comparative by adding "more." Examples are given of regular comparatives like "slow-slower" and "heavy-heavier" as well as irregular forms like "good-better." Students then practice writing comparative sentences and choosing the comparative form of adjectives in incomplete sentences.

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Comparative Adjectives

Student’s name: __________________________________


Rivera Torrijos Valeria Sofía Level: Basic 03

20 kg
50 kg

SLOW SLOWER HEAVY HEAVIER DANGEROUS MORE DANGEROUS

Short words (1 syllable)  - er Long words (2, 3, 4 syllables)  more…

old  older slow  slower dangerous  more dangerous


warm  warmer tall  taller expensive  more expensive
Irregular comparative forms:
big  bigger, hot  hotter good  better, far  further
heavy  heavier, happy  happier bad  worse, little  less

Write the comparative form: Write the opposite.


new ________________
newer older
younger __________________
longer
long ________________ cleaner __________________
dirtier
nicer
nice ________________ darker brighter
__________________
bigger
big _________________ more interesting
more boring ________________
better
good ________________ hotter colder
__________________
fatter
fat __________________ sadder
happier __________________
more modern
modern ______________ easier more difficult
__________________
more friendly
friendly ______________ smaller bigger
__________________
more famous
famous ______________ more expensive
cheaper __________________

Write comparative sentences using the verbs in brackets

1. bigger
My house is (big) _____________than yours.
2. more beautiful
This flower is (beautiful) _________________than that one.
3. A holiday by the sea is (good) ____________than
better a holiday in the mountains.
4. worse
The weather this summer is even (bad) __________than last summer.
5. more difficult
I think mathematics is (difficult) _____________than English.

Complete the sentences. Use the comparative.

1. Joe’s car isn’t very fast. He wants a __________


faster one.
2. My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something ___________________
more interesting.
3. The weather isn’t very warm today. Yesterday it was ___________________
warmer.
4. People aren’t very polite today. In the past they were ___________________
politer.
5. This sofa isn’t very comfortable. That one is _____________________
more comfortable.
6. nicer.
This coat is nice, but I think the other one is ______________

Write three sentences using comparative adjectives


My car is faster than yours.
1. __________________________________________________________
My computer is the slowest of all !!!
2. __________________________________________________________
I am taller than Luis.
3. __________________________________________________________

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