Comparative Adjectives

Student’s name: DAYANA BETANCUR Level: Basic 03

PART 1

20 kg
50 kg

SLOW SLOWER HEAVY HEAVIER DANGEROUS MORE DANGEROUS

Short words (1 syllable) Long words (2, 3, 4 syllables)  more…

 - er

old  older slow  slower dangerous  more dangerous

warm  warmer tall  taller expensive  more expensive
Irregular comparative for ms:
big  bigger, hot  hotter heavy good  better, far  further
 heavier, happy  happier bad  worse, little  less

Write the comparative form: Write the opposite.

new newer younger older
long longer cleaner dirtier
nice nicer darker lightter
big bigger more boring funnier
good better hotter colder
fat fatter happier sadder
modern more modern easier harder
friendly friendlier smaller bigger
famous more famous cheaper more expensive

Write comparative sentences using the verbs in brackets

1. My house is (big) bigger than yours.

2. This flower is (beautiful) more beautiful than that one.
3. A holiday by the sea is (good) better than a holiday in the mountains.
4. The weather this summer is even (bad) worse than last summer.
5. I think mathematics is (difficult) more difficult than English.

Complete the sentences. Use the comparative.

1. Joe’s car isn’t very fast. He wants a faster one.

2. My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something more interesting
3. The weather isn’t very warm today. Yesterday it was colder

Write three sentences using comparative adjectives

1. she _
2. _
3. _
 PART 2

Listening Activity

Listen to six people deciding what to buy. Circle the choice each speaker makes. Then write the reason for each
decision. Use comparative adjective or adverbs

Speaker´s Choice Reason for Decision

Speaker 1 blue coat / green coat
Speaker 2 sports car / family car
Speaker 3 yellow roses / family car
Speaker 4 downtown / suburbs
Speaker 5 brown boots / black
Speaker 6 Big TV / small TV

PART 3

Speaking cards

FOOD 
 Are apricots sweeter than pineapples?

 Is pizza tastier than a hamburger?
 Is ice cream more delicious than

a chocolate cake?

SCHOOL 
 Are Math teach
 ers stricter than English Language 
teachers?
 Is History less interesting 
than Literature?
 Are exams harder now?

YOUR CITY 
 Is air cleaner now than before in your
city? 
 Does your city become more
beautiful every year?

 Is traffic worse in your city
now?