The comparative

Read these sentences.

When do we use the comparative?
Look and read…
Some comparatives are irregular…
With the comparative of superiority we use than after
the adjective:
→ old → older than
With the comparative of equality we use as + adjective
+ as (for all adjectives – regular + irregular):
→ old → as old as
→ good → as good as
Adjectives with add -er or -r to the
1 or 2 syllables adjective old → older than
(adjective + -er + than) large → larger than

Adjectives with replace -y with -i and add

2 syllables that -er to the adjective busy → busier than
end in -y (adjective + -ier + than) easy → easier than

Adjectives with put more before the popular → more popular than
2 or more adjective expensive → more expensive
syllables (more + adjective + than) than
Short adjectives ending in
consonant + vowel + consonant
double the final consonant:
→ big → bigger than
→ thin → thinner than
→ fat → fatter than
GRAMMAR
PRACTICE
Now you try…
 COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

1. Read the sentences and complete the

gaps with the comparative of superiority of
the adjective in brackets.
Mr Philips is 80 years old. Harry is 13 years old.
Harry

Mr Philips is older than(old) Harry.

Samantha weighs 47 kg. Barbara weighs 67 kg.

Samantha is thinner than (thin) Barbara.

Ryan is a beginner. He’s Peter has already got a
got na orange belt in judo. black belt in judo.

Peter is better than(good) Ryan.

 We think running We think cycling
is exciting. is boring.

We think running is more exciting than(exciting) cycling.

We think playing the piano We think playing the
is difficult. guitar is easy.

They think playing the piano is more difficult

than(difficult) playing the guitar.
 COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY

2. Read the sentences and complete the

gaps with the comparative of equality of
the adjective in brackets.
Listening to music is fun. Dancing is fun too.

Listening to music is as fun as(fun) dancing.

Mark is 1.80m tall. He has
Mike is 1.80m tall too.
got a twin brother, Mike.

Mark is as tall as(tall) his twin brother Mike.

Maria is very clever. Monica is very clever too.

Maria is __________
as clever as (clever) Monica.
I think Carol is very cute! I think William is very cute too!

I think Carol is as cute as(cute) William.

Camilla is very busy. Daisy is very busy too.

Camilla is as busy as(busy) Daisy.