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a cLOsER LOOk 2 Grammar

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.

1 complete the following sentences with the
comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.

Learning Tip!
1. Ann is slimmer than Laura.
(slim) Some words are one syllable, some are

two, and some are more. Try clapping
once for each syllable:
100 m hot (1 syllable)
busy (2 syllables)
40 m Ann Laura beautiful (3 syllables)

2. This building is
______ than that 3. The square in
building. (tall) 10,000 m 2 Ha Noi is ______
than the square
20,000 m
2
in Hoi An. (big)

4. My neighbourhood is ______ than
your neighbourhood. (noisy) Palace
Palace
Hotel
Hotel
5. The Green Hotel
is ______ than
the Palace Hotel.
Green Hotel
(cheap)

2 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)

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