COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

• We use comparatives to compare two places, people or

things:

Adana is hotter than Ankara.

• When we compare to things in the same sentence, we use

‘than’ after the comparative.
The Sels Hotel is smaller than Shokran Hotel.

type of adjective spelling rule comparative

Most 1-syllable adjectives add -er smaller

older
1-syllable adj. ending in -e add -r safer
nicer
1-syllable adj. ending in double the last hotter
consonant + vowel + consonant consonant and bigger
add -er But! new ->newer
2-syllable adjectives ending in -y -y -> -i and noisier
add -er happier
2-syllable adjectives not ending put more before more crowded
in -y the adjective more common
more selfish
adjective with 3 syllables or more put more before more expensive
the adjective more interesting

Irregular adjectives good better

bad worse
far farther / further
 TIPS : The opposite of more is less:

İstanbul is more expensive than Bursa.

Bursa is less expensive than İstanbul.

EXAMPLES

Antalya is hotter than Ankara.

Messi is shorter than Ronaldinho.

Ajda Pekkan is older than Hadise.

Cedi Osman is taller than Murat Dalkılıç.

English is more interesting than History.

I’m not a good student. My sister is a better student.

It’s sunny today. Yesterday was colder.

HOMEWORK

1. I think İstanbul is ............... than New York. (good)

2. Are you .............. than your brother? (old)
3. My dad’s ............... than your dad! (funny)
4. Crocodiles are ........................... than dolphins. (dangerous)
5. Math is ...................... than Geography. (difficult)
6. Cars are ....................... than motorbikes. (slow)
7. Tokyo is ....................... than Muğla. (expensive)
8. Çağla is .................... than Emre. (young)
9. Bağcılar is ...................... than Büyükçekmece. (noisy)
10. Adana is ............... than Erzurum. (hot)