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The document provides instructions and examples for using comparative adjectives in English. It lists rules for forming comparatives from adjectives with one syllable, two or more syllables, and irregular adjectives. Students are given exercises to practice forming comparative adjectives and using them correctly in sentences to compare people, places, things, and experiences.

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Comparetive 1

The document provides instructions and examples for using comparative adjectives in English. It lists rules for forming comparatives from adjectives with one syllable, two or more syllables, and irregular adjectives. Students are given exercises to practice forming comparative adjectives and using them correctly in sentences to compare people, places, things, and experiences.

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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
COMPARATIVES
Adjectives with cold Adjectives with ex-pen-sive
one syllable, add: two or more
‘-er’ or ‘-r’ + ‘than’ “In Canada, syllables, add: “This book is
winter is colder ‘more’ + ‘than’ more expensive Irregular
than summer.” than that book.” Comparative
Adjectives
good – better than

bad – worse than


Adjectives with Adjectives that
hap-py end in a single big far – farther than
two syllables that far – further than
vowel and
end in ‘-y’, “John is consonant:
“Russia is
change ‘-y’ to ‘i’ happier than bigger than
double the final
and add: ‘-er’ + David.” Canada.”
letter before
‘than’ adding ‘than’

 Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the above boxes.

1. I (tall) _____________________________________ my sister.


2. Sarah (busy) _____________________________________ Mary.
3. The sun (hot) _____________________________________ the earth.
4. The earth (large) _____________________________________ the moon.
5. Elephants (big) _____________________________________ horses.
6. Action movies (exciting) _____________________________________ comedies.
7. This restaurant (good) _____________________________________ that restaurant.
8. Salads (healthy) _____________________________________ hamburgers.
9. I think weekends (nice) _____________________________________ weekdays.
10. Lions (dangerous) _____________________________________ rabbits.
11. The sun (far) _____________________________________ the moon.
12. That hotel (bad) _____________________________________ this hotel.
13. Cars (fast) _____________________________________ bicycles.
14. Comedies (funny) _____________________________________ action movies.
15. I (nervous) _____________________________________ my friend.

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Comparative Adjectives

Student’s name: __________________________________ Level: Basic 03

20 kg
50 kg

SLOW SLOWER HEAVY HEAVIER DANGEROUS MORE DANGEROUS

Short words (1 syllable)  - er Long words (2, 3, 4 syllables)  more…

old  older slow  slower dangerous  more dangerous


warm  warmer tall  taller expensive  more expensive
Irregular comparative forms:
big  bigger, hot  hotter good  better, far  further
heavy  heavier, happy  happier bad  worse, little  less

Write the comparative form: Write the opposite.


new ________________ younger __________________
long ________________ cleaner __________________
nice ________________ darker __________________
big _________________ more boring ________________
good ________________ hotter __________________
fat __________________ happier __________________
modern ______________ easier __________________
friendly ______________ smaller __________________
famous ______________ cheaper __________________

Write comparative sentences using the verbs in brackets

1. My house is (big) _____________than yours.


2. This flower is (beautiful) _________________than that one.
3. A holiday by the sea is (good) ____________than a holiday in the mountains.
4. The weather this summer is even (bad) __________than last summer.
5. I think mathematics is (difficult) _____________than English.

Complete the sentences. Use the comparative.

1. Joe’s car isn’t very fast. He wants a __________ one.


2. My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something ___________________
3. The weather isn’t very warm today. Yesterday it was ___________________
4. People aren’t very polite today. In the past they were ___________________
5. This sofa isn’t very comfortable. That one is _____________________
6. This coat is nice, but I think the other one is ______________

Write three sentences using comparative adjectives


1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________

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