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    heavier expensive more expensive old older heavy Older / heavier / more expensive are comparative forms. The comparative is -er (older) or more ... (more expensive) older/heavier etc. Short words (1 syllable) > -er: old + older slow > slower cheap + cheaper nice > nicer late + later big > bigger Spelling (> Appendix 5): big = bigger hot — hotter thin — thinner Words ending in -y — ier: casy > easier heavy > heavier early —> earlier A Rome is old, but Athens is older. (not more old) Is it cheaper to go by car or by train? (nor more cheap) 1 Helen wants a bigger car. a This coat is OK, but | think the other one is nicer. 1 Don't take the bus. It’s easier to take a taxi, (not more easy) far > further: 1 ‘How far is it to the station? A mile? ‘No, its farther. About two miles.” more Long words (2/3/4 syllables) —> more . careful > more careful polite + more polite expensive > more expensive interesting > more interesting 1 You must be more carefiul [3 \ don’t like my job. | want to do something more interesting, Is it more expensive to go by car or by train? good/well > better bad ~» worse ca The weather wasnt very good yesterday, but it better today. 41 ‘Do you feel better today?” ‘No, | feel worse? 1 Which is worse — a headache or a toothache? older than... /more expensive than .. > Unit 88 the oldest / the most expensive —> Unit 90 Exercises Unit 87 87.1 87.2 873 87.4 Look at the pictures and write the comparative (older / more interesting ete,). 3 slow on snail ortoise

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