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Comparative adjectives: Older than, more important than, etc.

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Write comparative adjectives using the adjectives in brackets. Includethanwhen necessary

I like the black sofa, but I think the brown sofa is(comfortable).

This bar is(noisy) the bars in my street.

Marseille is much(hot) Paris.

The helicopter was loud, but the ambulance was(loud).

Do you think Manchester United is(good) Manchester City this year?

The novel is much(interesting) the film.

Canadians are(rich) in the past.

This summer was(wet) last summer.

I liked the old version of the game, but the new version is much(exciting).

Sorry, 8 o'clock is very late. Can we meet a bit(early)?

Comparative adjectives

We use more + adjective + than or adjective + -er + than to compare things or people.

My car is more expensive than your car.
I am older than my brother.

In this chart, you can see when we need to use more … than or -er than and the changes in spelling.

Grammar chart showcasing the rules for forming comparative adjectives, including one-syllable words with '-er', two-syllable words ending in '-y' changed to '-ier', and irregular adjective forms.

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Two things

We use the comparative form of an adjective to compare two things.

Luke is taller than Mathew.
This armchair is more comfortable than the sofa.

Less … than

When we compare two things, we can also use the form less + adjective + than (less ≠ more).

Peter is less popular than Marta. (= Marta is more popular than Peter.)

Than me

If we use a personal pronoun after than, we need an object pronoun (me, you, him, etc.).

My sister is taller than me.
His sister is more intelligent than him.

Much/a bit + more

Before the comparative (more or –er), we can use much (=big difference) or a bit (=small difference).

He’s a bit taller than me.
Switzerland is much more expensive than Italy.

Common mistakes!

More or -er

We use more or –er, but we cannot use more + -er.

My brother is more taller than me.
My brother is taller than me.

More than (NOT that)

After a comparative adjective, we use than and NOT ~~that~~.

My brother is taller that me.
My brother is taller than me.

Than + second element of the comparison

We use than + the second thing that we are comparing. When we don’t mention the second element of the comparison, we do NOT use than.

I am tall, but my brother is taller than.
I am tall, but my brother is taller.

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