1. Who is older, her mom or her dad?

a) Her mom b) Her dad

2. Which city is more expensive? a) San Francisco b) Los Angeles
3. What movies make her happier? a) New movies b) Old movies
4. Which food tastes better to her? a) Japanese Food b) American Food

C) Classify the adjectives in exercise A) and B) according to the number of syllables.

One syllable Two or more syllables

COMPARATIVE - RULES
older than more difficult than
taller than more interesting than Adj. with 1 syllable
shorter than more expensive than
harder than more active than Adj + - er + than
bigger than more talkative than
smaller than more international than
fresher than Adj. with 2 or more syllables
colder than
faster than More + Adj. + than

Exceptions: *Good – better *bad – worse *far (distance) – farther

*little – less

D) Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives.

more modern than
1. Our new flat is ________________________________________ the old one. (modern)
bigger than
2. An elephant is ________________________________________ a tiger (big)
more crowded than
3. China is ________________________________________ Mexico. (crowded)
more beautiful than
4. Scarlett Johansson is ________________________________________ Margot Robbie (beautiful)
more comfortable than
5. Travelling by plane is ________________________________________ travelling by bus. (comfortable)
fresher than
6. These tomatoes are ________________________________________ those onions. (fresh)
safer than
7. living in Europe is ________________________________________ living in a country in South America.
(safe)
fatter
8. Erin weights 2 more kilos than me. she’s ________________________________________ (fat)
more delicious than
9. Cheesecake is ________________________________________ chocolate cake. (delicious)
hotter than
10. Chihuahua is ________________________________________ Guadalajara. (hot)

E) Can you think about other comparisons? Give other examples using different
adjectives.
EXAMPLE: Queen is better than the Rolling Stones.