COMPARATIVE FORMS

To compare things we use adjectives. (Old, Heavy, Expensive,etc.)

Im 60 years old.

Im 62.

OLD

OLDER

COMPARATIVE FORMS

Older, heavier and more expensive are comparative forms.

The comparative is:

-er or

more

 Shorts words (1 syllable) -er old older nice nicer slow slower Example: Rome is old but Athens is older.

 Irregular Adjectives: Good Better Example:

- A: Do you feel better today? B: No, I feel worse.

Bad Worse

- The weather wasnt very good yesterday but its better today.

If the word ends: consonant-vowel-consonant, then the last consonant is usually doubled in the comparative:

big bigger

hot hotter

thin thinner

Words ending in y ier

Easy easier heavy heavier early earlier

 Long words (2/3/4 syllables) more Dangerous more dangerous Popular more popular Expensive more expensive Example: I dont like my job. I want to do something more interesting.

 Than: We use than after comparatives: Older than / More expensive than Example: Athens is older than Rome.

Its easier to phone than to write a letter.

PRACTICE

2. Bigger 3. Slower 4. More expensive 5. Higher 6. More dangerous

2. Stronger 3. Happier 4. More modern 5. More important 6. Better 7. Large 8. More serious 9. Prettier 10. More crowded

READING

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

More difficult Easier More easy-going Selfish Moody Polite Noisier Younger Brighter Better Good More interested