UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL ALTIPLANO”

ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE INGENIERÍA METALURGICA

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WORKSHOP
Comparisons with adjectives and adverbs.

1. Use comparative adjectives to compare PEOPLE and THINGS. Examples:

- My brother is taller “than” John tall than

- My brother is more intelligent than John
- The programs today are more sophisticated “ than” in the past.

2. Use comparative adverbs to compare ACTIONS (movements), and FUNCTIONS.

Examples:
- Luis drives more slowly “than” my father
- That report was written much more recently than this one. This one / that one

Spelling rules: Comparative Adjectives.

Adjectives Comparative Spelling

Fast Faster One syllable adjectives, add “…
Tall Taller er” 1
Safe Safer One syllable adjectives, ending in
“…e”, add”…r” 2
Easy Easier Two syllable adjectives, ending in
Heavy Heavier “y”, change “y” to “i” and add
“…er” 3
Realistic More realistic Adjectives with two or more
Expensive More expensive syllables, write “more” before
Intelligent More intelligent adjectives. 4
Big Bigger One syllable adjectives, one
vowel and one consonant, double
the consonant, then add “…er” 5
Good Better Irregular adjectives, write
Bad Worse different to compare. 6
Far Farther-further

 When we compare two people, things or situations directly, we use the comparative “
than”. Example:

The programs today are more sophisticated than in the past.

This book is newer than that one

 My brother is more realistic than my father……..…………………….

 China is bigger than Italy……………………………………………….
 Peru is bigger than Russia.........
  My sister is taller than me
 The tiger is bigger than a rabbit
 My room is smaller than my father`s room
 My room is bigger than my brother`s room
 My friend is taller than me.
 The pencil is bigger than a pen
 Brenda is shorter than me

 The speakers are comparing how things are now with how they were before.
Example:

My sales are much worse than last year.

My studies now are better than I expected
The house where he lived was bigger than now.......……
My work now is much worse than last month ……………………
My dog is thinner than last week

Spelling rules: Comparative Adverbs.

 Some adverbs are the same as adjectives. For example:

. Early = earlier . Fast = faster

. High = higher . late = later

Adverbs Comparative Spelling

*Fast Faster Adverbs with same forms
adjectives, add “…er”  W
*Late Later Adverbs ending in “…e”, add”… it
r” h
*Early Earlier Adverbs, ending in “y”, change
“y” to “i” and add “…er”
Slowly More slowly Adverbs ending in “…ly”, write
“more” before adverbs.
Well Better Irregular adverbs, write different
Badly worse to compare.
Little less
Far Farther-further
More More most
adverbs ending “…ly “ we use MORE and LESS. We can add “much“ to emphasize the
comparison. Example: With a computer I can work more efficiently and much faster.

 We can use LESS with adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables to mean the
opposite of MORE. Example.: computers were less powerful in the past. They worked less
efficiently.

 We can add MUCH before comparative adjectives and adverbs to suggest (opinion) a
stronger comparison. Example.: These sales figures much worse than I expected. That
report was written much more recently than this one.

Exercise: Fill the gaps to compare computers now and ten years ago. Use the adjectives in brackets.
Computers to day are …more powerful… (powerful). They operate …faster…(fast) and they have

much……larger……..(large) memories. Because they contain more electronics, the cases have become…

bigger……. (big) but the flat-screen monitors are……LESS heavy… (heavy) and fit into……smaller……

(small) space on your desk.

Computers are also…cheaper…(cheap). The price is …lower… (low) now than in the past. The programs

too are…better… (good). They are …more sophisticated…(sophisticated) and you can work much……

more efficiently… (efficiently).