comparatives
comparatives?
Short adjectives
Short adjectives
Long adjectives
Long adjectives
Irregular adjectives
adjective = adjective
English is easier than chinese
Chinese is more difficult than English
Practice I
old
comfortable
good
enjoyable
healthy
comfortable
Practice II
important
stressing
good
interesting
exciting
good
bad
terrible
expensive
comfortable
difficult
important
What do you think?
important
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Comparatives

1. comparatives

COMPARATIVES

2. comparatives?

A
is big and B is small
A
is bigger than B
B is smaller than
A

3. Short adjectives

adjective + er + than
shorter than
February is shorter than January

4. Short adjectives

adjective
Tall
Strong
Easy
Big
hot
comparative
Taller
Stronger
Easier
Bigger
hotter

5. Long adjectives

more + adjective + than
Japanese cars are more expensive than Russian
cars.
less+ adjective + than
Russian cars are less expensive than Japanese cars.

6. Long adjectives

adjective
Difficult
Interesting
Creative
reliable
Expensive
experienced
comparative
more difficult than
more interesting than
more creative than
more reliable than
more expensive than
more experienced
than

7. Irregular adjectives

adjective
Good
Bad
Little
far
comparative
Better
Worse
Less
Further/farther

8.

Travelling by car is better than travelling by bus
Living in the city is worse than living in the
country

9. adjective = adjective

as adjective as
Scuba diving is as interesting as surfing.
cigarettes are as dangerous as drugs.

10. English is easier than chinese

11. Chinese is more difficult than English

12. Practice I

Compare the following using the prompts given.

13. old

Renault 4
Ferrari

14.

This Renault 4 is
older than that
Ferrari

15. comfortable

taxi
bus

16.

The taxi is more
comfortable
than the bus

17. good

Having money
Being broke

18.

Having money
is better than
being broke

19. enjoyable

working
holidays

20.

Working is less
enjoyable than
holidays

21. healthy

Organic food
Junk food

22.

Organic food is
healthier than
junk food
healthy
→ healthier

23. comfortable

Travelling by plane
Travelling by car

24.

Travelling by
plane is more
comfortable than
travelling by car

25. Practice II

Compare the following using your own way to
express your own opinions, you can use other
adjectives.

26. important

Having money
Being in good health

27. stressing

Being sick
being broke

28. good

Eating at home
Eating in the office

29. interesting

Watching Tv
reading

30. exciting

Summer
Winter

31. good

Drinking tea
Drinking coffee

32. bad

overeating
oversleeping

33. terrible

Football betting
Playing in the casino

34. expensive

Used cars
New cars

35. comfortable

Living in a villa
Living in a flat

36. difficult

Being married to one woman
Being married to four women

37. important

Having a good neighbour
Being a good neighbour

38. What do you think?

39. important

Working to live
Living to work
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