1. COMPARATIVES

2. comparatives?
A is big and B is small
A is bigger than B
B is smaller than A

3. Short adjectives

adjective + er + than
shorter than
 February is shorter than January

4. Short adjectives
adjective comparative
 Tall  Taller
 Strong  Stronger
 Easy  Easier
 Big  Bigger
 hot  hotter

5. Long adjectives

more + adjective + than
 Japanese products are more expensive than
chinese ones.

less+ adjective + than
 Chinese products are less expensive than
Japanese ones.

6. Long adjectives
adjective comparative
 Difficult  more difficult than
 Interesting  more interesting
than
 Creative  more creative than
 reliable  more reliable than
 Expensive  more expensive
 experienced than
 more experienced
than

7. Irregular adjectives
adjective comparative
 Good  Better
 Bad  Worse
 Little  Less
 far  Further/farther

8.  Travelling by car is better than travelling by
bus
 Living in the city is worse than living in the
country

9. adjective = adjective
 as adjective as
 Scuba diving is as interesting as surfing.
 cigarettes are as dangerous as drugs.

10. English is easier than chinese

11. Chinese is more difficult than
English

12. Practice I
 Compare the following using the prompts
given.

13. expensive
Samsung Galaxsy S III Nokia C3

14. Samsung GSIII is
more expensive
than nokia C3

15. old
Renault 4 Ferrari

16. 
This Renault 4 is
older than that
Ferrari

17. small
Jadida Casablanca

18. Jadida is
smaller than
casablanca

19. comfortable
taxi bus

20. The taxi is more
comfortable
than the bus

21. good
Having money Being broke

22. Having money
is better than
being broke

23. enjoyable
working holidays

24. Working is less

enjoyable than
holidays

25. healthy
Organic food Junk food

26.  Organic food is
healthier than
junk food

healthy → healthier

27. comfortable
Travelling by plane Travelling by car

28. Travelling by

plane is more
comfortable than
travelling by car

29. Practice II
 Compare the following using your own way to
express your own opinions, you can use other
adjectives.

30. important
Having money Being in good health

31. stressing
Being sick being broke

32. good
Eating at home Eating in the office

33. interesting
Watching Tv reading

34. exciting
Summer Winter

35. good
Drinking tea Drinking coffee

36. bad
overeating oversleeping

37. terrible
Football betting Playing in the casino

38. expensive
Used cars New cars

39. comfortable
Living in a villa Living in a flat

40. difficult
Being married to one woman Being married to four women

41. important
Have a good neighbour Be a good neighbour

42. What do you think?

43. important
Work to live Live to work