COMPARATIVES

COMPARATIVES

COMPARATIVES

ADJECTIVES USED FOR COMPARING TWO PEOPLE, TWO ANIMALS, TWO THINGS OR TWO GROUPS, ETC

COMPARATIVES OF EQUALITY

AS + adjectives + AS

e.g.: I'm as tall as you. A = B

COMPARATIVES OF MINORITY

LESS + adjective + THAN

e.g. This topic is less easy than the previous grammar topic. A - B

COMPARATIVES OFMAJORITY

There is an important distinctionbetween "short" adjectives and "long" adjectives

SHORT ADJECTIVEone syllable + ER + THAN

OLD - OLDERFAST - FASTER

e.g. My company is older than your company.

aDJECTIVES ENDING IN -E ADD -R

WIDE - WIDERRARE - RARER

e.g. This office is wider than your office.

aDJECTIVES ENDING IN consonant + vowel + consonant double final consonant + -eR

BIG - BIGGERHOT - HOTTER

e.g. Today is hotter than yesterday.

SHORT aDJECTIVES ENDING IN -y change -y to -i + eR

EASY - EASIEREARLY - EARLIER

e.g. English is easier than Chinese

LONG ADJECTIVES 2 or more syllables MORE + adjective + THAN

EXPENSIVE - MORE EXPENSIVE

e.g. This product is more beautiful than that product!

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES

GOOD - BETTERBAD - WORSE FAR - FURTHER /FARTHER

IMPORTANT: Use than after the adjective!

I'm taller than you

I'm taller than youThis is more difficult than that.

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