COMPARATIVES

1- Short adjectives add –er + than:Tall – taller than old-older than

2- Short adejectives ending in a vowel + a consontant double the last consonant and add –er + than:Big- bigger than fit- fitter than

3- Short adjectives ending in –y , add –ier + than:Funny- funnier than happy-happier than

4- Longer adjectives add more + adjective + than:More comfortable than more talkative than

5- Irregular adjectives:Good-better Bad-worse

*Exercices:

-I’m______________than my brother. (old)-I think my sister is__________________than me. (talkative)-I think my brother is ________________than me. (friendly)-My sisiter is _______________________than me. (funny)-I’m _____________________than my brother. (tall)-Are motorbikes____________than cars? (noisy)-Sue is____________________than Tina. (short)-The Sahara Desert is_____________than the Gobi Desert. (wide)-Is Paris __________________than Comillas? (big)-Rome is__________________than Prague. (hot)-John is __________________at maths than me. (good)-Is Tom__________________than Michael? (heavy)-Germany is______________than Frange. (large)-A tortoise is_____________than a snail (fast)-A cobra is______________than a scorpion. (dangerous)-A dog is______________than a mouse (intelligent)-A camel is ____________stronger than a horse. (strong)

*Make sentences comparing things with the following adjectives:

-big, small, old, new, fast, slow, good, bad, cheap, expensive, long, short, tall, short.