comparatives

This is a short review of how to compare two different things in English. A very common mistake is to use ‘more’ everywhere it’s more easy! It’s easier. Here are the rules:

short adjectives like big, small, old, young – you simply add ‘er’ to the end. Note that the final consonant doubles where there is only one big – bigger, sad – sadder

New York is Bigger than Paris

Adjectives that end in ‘-y’ change to ‘ier’.

I’m happier now than last year (happy)

Long adjectives take ‘more’:

Paris is more interesting than Paris

Exercise: Fill the gaps by changing the adjective given to make a comparative

1. John is ___________ than Mary (old)
2. The Taj Mahal is _______________ than Big Ben (beautiful)
3. Charlie Chaplin was __________ than Laurel and Hardy (funny)
4. French grammar is _____________ than English (complicated)
5. Mount Everest is _____________ than Mont Blanc (tall)
6. A Ferrari is ____________ than a Mini (fast)
7. A Gorilla is ____________ than a human (hairy)
8. It’s ____________ in Marseille than in Paris (sunny)
9. It’s _______________ to find a job in Marseille than in Paris (difficult)
10. I arrived on time, but Jim came 10 minutes __________ than me (late).

Don’t forget that all this is in the printable ‘Free English Grammar’, my free e-book. You can download it here

answers:
1. older
2. more beautiful
3. funnier
4. more complicated
5. taller
6. faster
7. hairier
8. sunnier
9. more difficult
10. later

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