EF Pre-intermediate 5A

1. Comparatives
EF Pre-intermediate

2. Comparatives
• Superiority
more + adj./adv.
adj./adv. + -er …. than
Katie is taller than Tom
Katie is better-looking than Tom
Katie is more intelligent than Tom Tom is shorter than Katie

3. Comparatives
Tom is shorter than Katie
Regular comparative
adjectives/adverbs:
• hard > harder – one-syllable adjs. and
advs. add –er
• big > bigger – one-syllable adjs. and
advs. CVC  Cx2 + -er
• easy > easier – two-syllable adjs.
ending in – y = y > i + -er (not true for
adverbs: slowly  more slowly)
• modern > more modern – adjs. and
advs. with more than 2 syllables: more +
adj./adv

4. Comparatives
Bad > Worse
Irregular comparative
adjectives/adverbs:
• good/well> better
• bad/badly > worse
• far > further (farther)

5. Comparatives
• Equality
as + adj./adv. …. as
Pili is as pretty as Mili

6. Comparatives
• Inferiority
less + adj./adv. than
not as adj./adv as
King Juan Carlos is less tall than Romay
King Juan Carlos isn’t as tall as Romay

7. Than … him/he is
After comparative + than or as…as we use:
an object pronoun
Katie is taller than him
Peter runs faster than him
or a subject pronoun + auxiliary
Katie is taller than he is
Peter runs faster than he does