COMPARATIVES

ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN
MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN

by Mª Ángeles Palma.
IES Santa Catalina de Siena
One syllable adjectives
adjective + er + than
clean cleaner than
old older than
Córdoba is cleaner than Huelva
The cathedral is older than the museum
One syllable adjectives
(consonant + vowel + consonant)
Double the final consonant + er + than
big bigger than
hot hotter than

Madrid is bigger than Salamanca

Córdoba is hotter than Granada
One syllable adjectives
(adjective ending in -e)
adjective + r + than
safe safer than
large larger than

New York is safer than Mexico City

Mexico City is larger than Madrid
Two or more syllables adjectives
more + adjective + than
expensive more expensive than
interesting more interesting than

Madrid is more expensive than Cádiz

Barcelona is more interesting tnan Bilbao
Adjectives ending in - y
replace –y witn -ier +than
busy busier than
pretty prettier than
New Delhi is busier than Huelva
This building is prettier than the tower
 Irregular adjectives
good better than
bad worse than
far further than
The weather in Málaga is better than in Burgos
The traffic in Rome is worse than in London