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COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES 
LIKE OLDER , BETTER AND MORE INTERESTING?
Look at these examples to see how we use comparative adjectives.
The city is more interesting than the countryside.
This house is older than my house.
She's better at cooking now than before.
ADJECTIVES WITH ONE SYLLABLE
To make comparative forms with one-syllable adjectives, we usually
add -er:
old → older
clean → cleaner
slow → slower
If an adjective ends in -e, we add -r:
safe → safer
nice → nicer
If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we usually double
the consonant:
big → bigger
hot → hotter
ADJECTIVES WITH TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES
If a two-syllable adjective ends in a consonant and -y, we change -
y to -i and add -er:
noisy → noisier
happy → happier
easy → easier
We use more to make comparative forms for most other two-
syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:
crowded → more crowded
stressful → more stressful
EXCEPTION
You can either add -er/-r or use more with some two-syllable
adjectives, such as:
Common, cruel, gentle, handsome, likely, narrow, pleasant, polite, simple and
stupid.
I think life in the countryside is simpler than in the city.
It's more simple to live in the city because everything you need is there.
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparative forms:
good → better
bad → worse
far → further/farther
THAN
When we want to say which person or thing we are comparing with, 
we can use than:
Their house is cleaner than ours.
Traffic is slower in the city than in the countryside.
After the race I was more tired than Anne.
1.Ariel moved to the countryside because he wanted a _____ life.
A) peacefuller
B) more peaceful
2. She is _____ in the city because she has a lot of friends there.
A) more happy
B) happier
3. I feel _____ if I go for a walk in the forest with my dog.
A) more relaxed
B) relaxeder
4. It's _____ in the mountains than at the seaside.
A) colder
B) more cold
5. He says that famous people are _____ than his family, but I think he's wrong!
A) interestinger
B) more interesting
6.The vegetables from my garden are _____ than the ones in the supermarket.
A) tastier
B) more tastier
7.The noise from the traffic is _____ if you live near a busy road.
A) badder
B) worse
8.Thank you for cleaning the kitchen! It's much _____ now.
A) cleaner
B) more cleaner
9. Their car is nicer _____ ours.
A) than
B) that
10. I like to go to work early because the bus is _____ after 8.
A) crowdeder
B) more crowded
11. Flying is _____ than driving.
A) more safer
B) safer
12.He's _____ at football than me.
A) better
B) gooder
13. We're going to move to the city when our children are _____.
A) bigger
B) more big
14. She thinks her job is _____ because she works with difficult people.
A) more stressful
B) more stressfuller
15. This town is _____ than my hometown. There's a lot of traffic.
A) more noisier
B) noisier
16. Her mark in the exam was _____ than mine.
A) badder
B) worse
LISTENING
• https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Listening_Lab/Listening_Lab_Exe
rcise_30_comparative_adjectives.html
https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Listening_Lab/Listening_Lab_Exercise_30_comparative_adjectives.html
https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Listening_Lab/Listening_Lab_Exercise_30_comparative_adjectives.html
1. This is __________ __________ that one.
2. Their house is _________ __________ _________ ours.
3. He’s __________ ___________ you are.
4. A Mercedes is __________ ___________ __________ a Honda.
5. Our teacher is __________ ___________ yours.
6. The weather today is __________ ____________ what it was yesterday.
7. The house looks ___________ ___________ after the housekeepers did their work.
8. We’re looking for a _________ ___________neighborhood.
9. Compared to our last experience, this was ________ _________.
10. It’s a lot __________ today ___________ it was yesterday.
ANSWERS
1. This is better than that one.
2. Their house is more comfortable than ours.
3. He’s taller than you are.
4. A Mercedes is more luxurious than a Honda.
5. Our teacher is easier than yours.
6. The weather today is colder than what it was yesterday.
7. The house looks much cleaner after the housekeepers did their work.
8. We’re looking for a more convenient neighborhood.
9. Compared to our last experience, this was much better.
10. It’s a lot windier today than it was yesterday.
LISTENING PT 2
• https://soundgrammar.com/learn/L3-CEFR-A2/L3-09-Comparatives.htm
SCRIPT 
1) Comparing People
My mother and father are very different. My mom is older than my dad, but my dad looks older than my 
mom. My dad is more active because he plays sports. My mom is more talkative. She loves to talk with 
people. My dad is taller than my mom. My mom is shorter than my dad.
2) Comparing Places
Los Angeles and San Francisco are both in California but they are very different. San Francisco is smaller 
than Los Angeles. It is also colder. Los Angeles is bigger than San Francisco, but San Francisco is more 
expensive. It is harder to find housing in San Francisco. I think San Francisco is a better place to live.
SCRIPT
3) Comparing Movies
I think the old Star Wars movies are better than the new Star Wars movies. In the old movies, the 
characters were more interesting, and the story was faster. The new stories are more difficult to follow. I 
felt happier watching the old movies.
4) Comparing Food
I like Japanese food more than American food because it is healthier. Japanese meals are smaller and fresher 
than American meals. American food is more international though, so I like that about it. Still, I think 
Japanese food tastes better.
	Slide 1: Comparative adjective
	Slide 2: Do you know how to use comparative adjectives like older, better and more interesting?
	Slide 3: Adjectives with one syllable
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	Slide 5: Adjectives with two or more syllables
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	Slide 7: EXCEPTION
	Slide 8: Irregular adjectives
	Slide 9: Than
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	Slide 14: LISTENING
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	Slide 16: ANSWERS
	Slide 17: Listening pt 2
	Slide 18: Script 
	Slide 19: SCRIPT