Comparison of adjectives
nice nicer
long longer
Add -ER
high higher
small smaller
The elephant is big bigger
The monkey is bigger
double hot hotter
big
consona
nt
thin thinner
happy happier
-y easy easier
-ier busy busier
This clown is funny These monkeys are
funnier Long adjectives
beautiful more beautiful
This giraffe is taller
expensive more
expensive
useful more useful
The giraffe is tall
IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES
good better
bad worse
much more
little less
The son is young
The father is old
We can compare people, things, animals, etc...
comparative adjective + than
John is stronger than Henry
The son is younger than the father
The father is older than the son
WRITE COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
rich
fast12 € A
A B
B
heavy
slow
15 € Which box of
Warm chocolates is
cheaper? ______
cold
Strong
David Linda
Age: 35 Age: 39 Complete with the comparative
adjective
Weight: 76 Kgs Weight: 83 Kgs
1.- Linda is ............ (old) than David.
Height: 1.72 Height: 1.63
2.- David is ............(slim) than Linda.
Money: 2,500€ Money: 3,600€
3.- Linda is ............ (tall) than David.
House: 2 rooms House: 4 rooms
4.- Linda is ………. (rich) than David.
5.- David’s house is ……... (small) than
Linda’s house.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE
1.- Saturn is ……………. (small) than Jupiter.
2.- Today is ……………… (cold) than yesterday.
3.- Martha’s bag is …………………….. (heavy) than Paul.
4.- Frankenstein is ………………..…. (ugly) than an alien.
5.- Your shoes are …………… (clean) than hers.
6.- August is …………………… (hot) than December.
7.- Your schoolbag is ………………. (pretty) than mine.
8.- Bob, my cat is ……………………. (happy) than your dog.
9.- The high school is ……………………. (big) than the bookshop.
10.- Julio is ……………………. (good) than his sister.
11.- Football is ……………………. (easy) than chess.
12.- Tom and Peter are …………………… (tall) than Tommy.
13.- Planes are …………………………. (fast) than trains.
14.- Snails are ………………….. (slow) than dogs.
15.- That garden is ……………………………… (dirty) than Julie’s
garden.
16.- Swimming is …………………………. (good) than running.
17.- Feathers are ………………………… (light) than iron.
18.- This man is ……………… (old) than my father.
19.- That book is …………………… (thick) than this magazine.
20.- The rock is…………………. (hard) than pillow.
