This document discusses comparatives and adjectives in English. It explains how to form comparatives for different types of adjectives, including one syllable adjectives, adjectives ending in consonant-vowel-consonant, adjectives ending in 'e', and irregular adjectives. It provides examples for each case, such as "clean cleaner than" and "good better than." The document also includes exercises for learners to practice forming and using comparative adjectives in sentences.

2. COMPARATIVES
ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN
MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN
by Mª Ángeles Palma.
IES Santa Catalina de Siena

3. One syllable
adjectives
adjective + er + than
clean cleaner than
old older than
Córdoba is cleaner than Huelva
The cathedral is older than the museum

4. One syllable adjectives
(consonant + vowel + consonant)
Double the final consonant + er + than
big bigger than
hot hotter than
Madrid is bigger than Salamanca
Córdoba is hotter than Granada

5. One syllable
adjectives
(adjective ending in -e)
adjective + r + than
safe safer than
large larger than
New York is safer than Mexico City
Mexico City is larger than Madrid

6. Two or more syllables adjectives
more + adjective + than
expensive more expensive than
interesting more interesting than
Madrid is more expensive than Cádiz
Barcelona is more interesting tnan Bilbao

7. Adjectives ending in - y
replace –y witn -ier +than
busy busier than
pretty prettier than
New Delhi is busier than Huelva
This building is prettier than the tower

8. Irregular adjectives
good better than
bad worse than
far further than
The weather in Málaga is better than in Burgos
The traffic in Rome is worse than in London

9. DOTA is funnier than Audition!

10. Justin Bieber is
more handsome than
Joe Jonas

11. Adjective form Comparative Superlative
Only one syllable,
ending in E. Examples:
wide, fine, cute
Add -r: wider, finer,
cuter
Add -st: widest, finest,
cutest
Only one syllable, with
one vowel and one
consonant at the end.
Examples: hot, big, fat
Double the consonant,
and add -er: hotter,
bigger, fatter
Double the consonant,
and add -est: hottest,
biggest, fattest
Only one syllable, with
more than one vowel or
more than one
consonant at the end.
Examples: light, neat,
fast
Add -er: lighter,
neater, faster
Add -est: lightest,
neatest, fastest
Two syllables, ending
in Y. Examples: happy,
silly, lonely
Change y to i, then add
-er: happier, sillier,
lonelier
Change y to i, then add
-est: happiest, silliest,
loneliest
Two syllables or more,
not ending in Y.
Examples: modern,
interesting, beautiful
Use “more” before the
adjective: more modern,
more interesting, more
beautiful
Use “most” before the
adjective: most
modern, most
interesting, most
beautiful

12. short - tall - fast - slow - talented - good - handsome - ugly - selfish

13. short - tall - popular - old - young - talented - good - beautiful - glamorous

14. new - old - popular - fun - boring - good - bad - violent - addictive

15. Venus
Sun
Earth
Moon
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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21. Jupiter is _________ than Mars
biger bigger biggest
bigger
Complete the sentence with the right form of the adjective

22. The moon is _________ than Earth
small smaller
smallest
smaller
Complete the sentence with the right form of the adjective

23. Mars is _________ than Earth
cold
colder coldest
colder
Complete the sentence with the right form of the adjective

24. Venus is _________ than Uranus
hottest
hotter hoter
hotter
Complete the sentence with the right form of the adjective

25. What do you think? Answer the
questions.
Who is
smaller?
Jerry is smaller than Tom.

26. What do you think? Answer the
questions.
Who is taller?
Tom is taller than Jerry.

27. What do you think? Answer the
questions.
Who is
bigger?
Shrek is bigger than Donkey.

28. What do you think? Answer the
questions.
Who is more beautiful?
Dragon is more
beautiful than
Donkey.

29. What do you think? Answer the
questions.
Who is hungrier?
Donkey is hungrier than Shrek.

30. What do you think? Answer the
questions.
Who is stronger?
Shrek is stronger than Donkey and Cat.

31. What do you think? Answer the
questions.
Which car brand is more
expensive?
Audi is more expensive than Ford Focus.

32. big the biggest
slower the slowest
interesting more
interesting
hotter
the least
bad
better the best
attentive
the dirtiest
nice
bigger
slow
the most
interesting
hot the hottest
little less
worse the worst
good
more attentive
the most
attentive
dirty dirtier
the nicest
nicer