comparative form

Comparative forms

• We use adjective (or adverb) + "ER"
• Tall - taller
• Short - shorter
• Long - longer
• Big - bigger
• Hot - hotter
• New - newer ( We don't double

Diapositiva 2

• For two-syllable adjectives, specially those ending in "Y"
• Pretty - prettier
• Lucky - luckier
• Funny - funnier

Diapositiva 3

• For other two -syllable adjectives or longer adjectives and for adverbs which end in "LY":
• Modern - more modern
• Expensive - more expensive
• Interesting - more interesting
• Carefully - more carefully
• slowly - more slowly

Diapositiva 4

• Some adjectives and adverbs have irregular comparative forms:
• Much - more
• Little - less
• Well - better
• Bad - worse
• Far - Further/ Farther

Diapositiva 5

• Comparative forms are usuallly followed by "Than me (you, him, her, us, them), but you can also use "Than I am", "Than you are" "Than you do" " Than you will", etc.
• Mary is taller than me.
• Mary is taller than I am.
• Nobody drives faster than him.
• Nobody drives faster than he does.

Diapositiva 6

• You can use two comparatives in the same sentence:
• Your kind words are making me feel better and better.
• My niece is getting prettier and prettier.
• This book is becoming more and more difficult to understand.

Diapositiva 7

• To say that one thing depends on another thing :
• "The + comparative + ________ + the + comparative + ____________"
• The more you spend, the less you have.
• The earlier you leave, the sooner you'll arrive.
• The more expensive the restaurant is, the better the food and the service are.
• The hotter the weather, the more tired I feel.