Comparative adjectives – older than, more important than, etc.

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    Comparative adjectives – older than, more important than, etc.

    Exercise 3

    Write comparative adjectives using the adjectives in brackets. Include than when necessary

    1 I like the black sofa, but I think the brown sofa is (comfortable).

    2 This bar is (noisy) the bars in my street.

    3 Marseille is much (hot) Paris.

    4 The helicopter was loud, but the ambulance was (loud).

    5 Do you think Manchester United is (good) Manchester City this year?

    6 The novel is much (interesting) the film.

    7 Canadians are (rich) in the past.

    8 This summer was (wet) last summer.

    9 I liked the old version of the game, but the new version is much (exciting).

    10 Sorry, 8 o'clock is very late. Can we meet a bit (early)?


     

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  • Comparative adjectives

    We use more + adjective + than or adjective + -er + than to compare things or people.

    • My car is more expensive than your car. 
    • I am older than my brother. 

    In this chart, you can see when we need to use more … than or -er than and the changes in spelling.

    Grammar chart showcasing the rules for forming comparative adjectives, including one-syllable words with '-er', two-syllable words ending in '-y' changed to '-ier', and irregular adjective forms.

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    Two things

    We use the comparative form of an adjective to compare two things.

    • Luke is taller than Mathew.
    • This armchair is more comfortable than the sofa.

    Less … than

    When we compare two things, we can also use the form less + adjective + than (less ≠ more).

    • Peter is less popular than Marta. (= Marta is more popular than Peter.)

    Than me

    If we use a personal pronoun after than, we need an object pronoun (me, you, him, etc.).

    • My sister is taller than me.
    • His sister is more intelligent than him.

    Much/a bit + more

    Before the comparative (more or –er), we can use much (=big difference) or a bit (=small difference).

    • He’s a bit taller than me.
    • Switzerland is much more expensive than Italy.

     

    Common mistakes!

    More or -er

    We use more or –er, but we cannot use more + -er.

    • My brother is more taller than me. blank
    • My brother is taller than me. blank

    More than (NOT that)

    After a comparative adjective, we use than and NOT that.

    • My brother is taller that me. blank
    • My brother is taller than me. blank

    Than + second element of the comparison

    We use than + the second thing that we are comparing. When we don’t mention the second element of the comparison, we do NOT use than.

    • I am tall, but my brother is taller than. blank
    • I am tall, but my brother is taller. blank

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