Grammar Level 3- Lesson Six
In this grammar lesson, you learn about Comparatives in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Just follow examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Grammar Recap
In our previous lesson, we covered the Present Perfect Questions If you just landed on this page, we suggest that you complete our previous lesson including its quizzes before continuing on this lesson.
Requirement Lessons
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The Comparative Form for Adjectives
Use “er” at the end of small words. (one syllable)
Use “more” in front of long words (2+ syllables)
A lion is bigger than a cat.
A lion is more dangerous than a cat.
The children playing with the blocks are
younger than the students going to school.
Here are some more examples:
Saving money this year has been more difficult than last year.
Japanese cars are much better than most American cars.
Spanish is an easier language to learn than English.
Note: It’s not always necessary to use “than”
Compared to last year, saving money this year has been more difficult.
Compared to American cars, Japanese cars are much better.
Compared to English, Spanish is an easier language.
The comparative form is used to show the difference between two things or two people, two groups of things, or two groups of people.
There are rules for using the comparative form. The table below will help you.
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The Comparative Form for Adjectives
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One-syllable words
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two-syllable words ending in y
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two syllables or more not ending in y
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add er
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drop the y and add ier
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use more / don’t add er
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big
 bigger |
noisy
noisier |
dangerous
more dangerous |
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old
older |
busy
busier |
expensive
more expensive |
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nice
nicer |
crazy
crazier |
comfortable
more comfortable |
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young
younger |
lazy
lazier |
humid
more humid |
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fast
faster |
funny
funnier |
tired
more tired |
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cheap
cheaper |
dry
drier |
acceptable
more acceptable |
| There are some exceptions: good, bad, far, and fun are adjectives that don’t follow the rules when making the comparative form. | ||
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good
better |
bad
worse |
far
farther |
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fun
more fun |
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Never use two comparatives together on an adjective:
more cheaper
more noisier
more older
Quiz for Comparatives
Now that you learned your new lesson, it is time to go to the Comparatives page and finish your quiz. While working on your quiz, you can always go back to its lesson to refresh your memory.
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