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The Comparative Formula in English

Comparative forms in English are used to compare two or more people, objects, events, qualities, etc., to indicate differences in degree, quantity, quality, etc., between them.

The general structure for comparatives:

With short adjectives/adverbs:

S + V + adj/adv + -er + than + N/pronoun

Example: She is taller than me.
(She is taller than I am.)

He runs faster than John.
(He runs faster than John.)

With long adjectives/adverbs:

S + V + more + adj/adv + than + N/pronoun

Example: This book is more interesting than that one.
(This book is more interesting than that one.)

She is more beautiful than her sister.
(She is more beautiful than her sister.)

Some notes:

Short adjectives/adverbs: These are words with one syllable or two syllables ending with a consonant + vowel + consonant.

Long adjectives/adverbs: These are words with two or more syllables or two syllable words ending with a vowel or consonant.

Some special cases:

Irregular adjectives/adverbs: Some adjectives/adverbs have special comparative forms, not following the common rule. Example: good - better, bad - worse, far - farther/further.

Comparatives with "less": Used to indicate a lesser degree. Example: He is less intelligent than her.
(He is less intelligent than her.)

Illustrative examples:

My car is faster than your car.
(My car is faster than yours.)

This cake is more delicious than that one.
(This cake is more delicious than that one.)

She is less careful than him.
(She is less careful than he is.)

Practicing exercises:

Complete the following sentences using comparatives:

My house is _____ than yours. (big)

She is _____ than her sister. (beautiful)

This book is _____ than that one. (interesting)

He runs _____ than John. (fast)

The weather today is _____ than yesterday. (cold)

Answers:

bigger

more beautiful

more interesting

faster

colder

Exercise 3: Arrange the words to form a complete sentence:

than / is / He / stronger / me.

faster / My car / your car / is / than.

more expensive / This phone / that phone / is / than.

better / She sings / than / her friend.

Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer:

This movie is _____ than the one we watched last night. a. more funnier b. funnier c. more funny

She is _____ student in my class. a. the most intelligent b. more intelligent c. intelligentest

The weather today is _____ than yesterday. a. hotter b. more hot c. hotest

Exercise 5: Write a short paragraph (about 5 sentences) about the differences between two of your friends using comparatives.

Suggested answers:

Exercise 1: more interesting, taller, hotter, more beautifully, more carefully.

Exercise 2:

My house is not as big as your house.

That book is more interesting than this book.

Her sister is taller than she is.

Exercise 3:

He is stronger than me.

My car is faster than your car.

This phone is more expensive than that phone.

She sings better than her friend.

Exercise 4:

c. more funny

a. the most intelligent

a. hotter

Exercise 5: (Example)

My best friend, Anna, is taller and more outgoing than me. She loves playing sports, while I prefer reading books. Anna is also more creative than me; she can draw beautiful pictures and write amazing stories.