Comparativos

Uma sílaba: Adicionamos er para formar o comparativo da maioria dos adjetivos com uma sílaba:

Curitiba is smaller than Sao Paulo.Curitiba é menor que São Paulo.

Clean - cleanerCold - colderTall - taller

Note: Adjetivos como hot, big, fat, sad, wet (isto é, se os verbos forem formados por consoante, vogal, consoante - ou se terminarem com esta sequência), dobramos a consoante final:

Hotter, bigger, fatter, sadder, wetter.

Duas sílabas com 'y' (heavy): Se o adjetivo tiver duas sílabas e terminar em 'y', trocamos o 'y' por 'i' e acrescentamos er:

Is an elephant heavier than a horse?Um elefante é mais pesado que um cavalo?

Busy - busierPretty - prettierNoizy - noisier

Note: Se o adjetivo tiver duas sílabas e não terminar com 'y', seguiremos a regra das três sílabas, como segue abaixo:

Três ou mais sílabas: Usamos more antes de adjetivos com três sílabas ou mais:

This car is more comfortable than that one.Este carro é mais confortável que aquele.

Expensive - more expensiveBeautiful - more beautifulHandsome - more handsomeUpset - more upset (duas sílabas não terminando com 'y')Boring - more boring (duas sílabas não terimando com 'y')

Note: Com alguns adjetivos de duas sílabas como (clever, common, narrow, pleasant, quiet, simple, stupid) podemos usar as duas formas:

Cleverer ou more cleverCommoner ou more common etc

A) Write the comparative form of the words in brackets.

1. Can't you think of anything..................................................(intelligent) to say?

2. Well, the place looks..................................................(clean) now.

3. Janet looks..................................................(thin) than she did.

4. You need to draw it..................................................(carefully).

5. The weather is getting..................................................(bad).

6. The program will be shown at a..................................................(late) date.

7. I can't stay..................................................(long) than half an hour.

8. A mobile phone would be a..................................................(useful) present.

9. I'll try to finish the job..................................................(soon).

10. It was..................................................(busy) than usual in town today.

11. I'll be even..................................................(annoyed) if you do that again.

12. Since the break-in I feel..................................................(nervous).

B) Complete with a comparative adjective and all the necessary words.

1. Snakes are ............................. (fast) snails.

2. London is ............................ (big) Madrid.

3. Snails are ........................... (slow) snakes.

4. My literature book is .................................. (difficult) my English book.

5. Lord of the Rings is ................................... (interesting) Mission Impossible.

C) Make sentences comparing these things, as in the example.

1. English / maths (important) English is more important than maths

2. A tortoise / a cat (slow) ..............................................................

3. My friend / I (handsome) ..............................................................

4. Chocolate milkshakes / lemonade (good) ...........................................................

5. A tiger / a rabbit (dangerous) ...............................................................

6. The North Pole / Africa (cold) ...............................................................

7. Swimming / skating (easy) ...............................................................

8. The Eiffel Tower / my house (big) ...............................................................

9. A stone / a feather (heavy) ...............................................................

10. Planes / cars (fast) ...............................................................

D) Write the comparative form.

1. big .......... 6. good ..........

2. happy .......... 7. easy ..........

3. expensive .......... 8. great ..........

4. intelligent .......... 9. interesting ..........

5. boring .......... 10. bad ..........

E) Complete with the comparative form of the adjectives in the bold.

Far – cold- hot- modern

1. Summer is .......... than spring.

2. Winter is .......... than summer.

3. The Eiffel Tower is .......... than the Coliseum.

4. China is .......... than Italy.

F)Write the comparative form OF THE ADJECTIVES: Write the opposite form of the comparative.

new ________________ younger __________________

long ________________ cleaner __________________

nice ________________ darker __________________

big _________________ more boring ________________

good ________________ hotter __________________

fat __________________ happier __________________

modern ______________ easier __________________

friendly ______________ smaller __________________

famous ______________ cheaper __________________

G)Write comparative sentences using the verbs in brackets

1. My house is (big) _____________than yours.

2. This flower is (beautiful) _________________than that one.

3. A holiday by the sea is (good) ____________than a holiday in the mountains.

4. The weather this summer is even (bad) __________than last summer.

5. I think mathematics is (difficult) _____________than English.

H)Complete the sentences. Use the comparative.

1. Joe’s car isn’t very fast. He wants a __________ one.

2. My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something ___________________

3. The weather isn’t very warm today. Yesterday it was ___________________

4. People aren’t very polite today. In the past they were ___________________

5. This sofa isn’t very comfortable. That one is _____________________

6. This coat is nice, but I think the other one is ______________

I)Write three sentences using comparative adjectives

1. __________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________

J) Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjective in brackets.

1 An elephant is ............................................ (strong) a kangaroo.

2 Our teacher is ............................................ (beautiful) that film star.

3 A school is ............................................ (noisy) a hospital.

4 Jane’s hair is ............................................ (long) yours.

5 John’s work is ............................................ (good) Mary’s.

6 Yesterday was ............................................ (hot) today.

7 This book is ............................................ (interesting) that one.

8 Athletes are usually ............................................ (famous) scientists.

K)Complete the sentences with an adjective below.

difficult ▪ busy ▪ large ▪ expensive ▪ slow ▪ cheap ▪ dry ▪ bad ▪ beautiful

1 A bus is slower than a plane.

2 Australia is ______________________________________________ Germany.

3 Life in a town is __________________________________________ life in a village.

4 Wine is __________________________________________________ champagne.

5 Chinese is _______________________________________________ English.

6 Hamburg is _____________________________________________ Düsseldorf.

7 A Mercedes is ___________________________________________ a Golf.

8 The weather in Africa is _________________________________ in Europe.

L) Comparisons. Match the opposites.

1 high a dry

2 young b bad

3 small c low

4 cheap d slow

5 hot e large

6 wet f cold

7 good g old

8 fast h expensive

M) Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the adjective in brackets and than.

1. This question is________________________(easy) the last one.

2. I'm a good player, but Eric is________________________(good) me.

3. The group's first record was_______________________(successful) their second record.

4. We both played well, but he was________________________(lucky) me.

5. Your car is________________________(powerful) mine.

6. This computer is________________________(useful) that one.

N) Make the comparative form. If it’s possible, use ‘er’. If not, use ‘more’.

1. Dogs are _________________________________ (intelligent) than rabbits.

2. Lucy is _________________________________ (old) than Ellie.

3. Russia is far _________________________________ (large) than the UK.

4. My Latin class is _________________________________ (boring) than my English class.

5. In the UK, the streets are generally _________________________________ (narrow) than

the streets in the USA.

6. London is _________________________________ (busy) than Glasgow.

7. Julie is _________________________________ (quiet) than her sister.

8. Amanda is _________________________________ (ambitious) than her classmates.

9. My garden is a lot _________________________________ (colourful) than this park.

10. His house is a bit _________________________________ (comfortable) than a hotel.

O) COMPARE

1. Mike is________________________(old) than Pete.

2. Pete is___________________________(young) than Kate.

3.Mike is ________________(heavy) than Trig.

4. Kate is __________________(light) than Pete.

5. Kate is _______________________(tall) than Mike.

6. Trig is ___________________________(short) than Pete.