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Comparative Adjectives

Positive Comparative Rule
one syllable fast faster + er
large larger + r
two syllables noisy noisier y → ier Tom is taller
modern more modern more + adj than Mary.
three or more syllables expensive more expensive more + adj
than
‘than’ is used to make comparisons: Tom Mary
A house in a city is more
My bag is heavier expensive than a house
than yours. in the countryside.

Complete the following sentences with the
comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Ann is slimmer than Laura. Learning Tip!
(slim) two, and some are more. Try clapping
Some words are one syllable, some are
once for each syllable:
100 m busy (2 syllables)
hot (1 syllable)
40 m beautiful (3 syllables)
Ann Laura

2. This building is 3.
3. The square in
______ than that Ha Noi is ______
building. (tall) 10,000 m 2
than the square
in Hoi An. (big)
20,000 m
2
4. My neighbourhood is ______ than
your neighbourhood. (noisy) 3DODFH
3DODFH
3DODFH
+RWHO
+RWHO
+RWHO
5. The Green Hotel
is ______ than
the Palace Hotel.
*UHHQ +RWHO
(cheap)

Now complete the following sentences with
the comparative form of the long adjectives in
brackets.
1. This house is more modern
than that house. (modern)

80 Unit 4/ My Neighbourhood