Tema 5 A (GRAMMAR)

Comparatives

To compare two….. people, places, things or action use:

1.Comparative adjectives.

2.Comparative adverbs (for actions)

3.Less+ adjective or adverb

4.(not) as + adjective/ adverb + as

Comparative adjectives: regular

Adjective	comparative
short	shorter	One syllable add -er
big	bigger	One vowel+ one consonant= double final consonant
busy	busier	Consonant + y = ier
happy	happier
relaxed	more relaxed	Two or more syllables: more + adjective

Comparative adjectives: irregular

Adjective	comparative		Adjective	comparative
good	Better		Stressed	More stressed
bad	Worse		Tired	More tired
far	further		bored	More bored
little	less
much	more

Comparative adverbs: regular

Adverbs	comparative
quickly	More quickly
slowly	More slowly

Comparative adverbs: irregular

Adverbs	comparative
hard	harder
well	better
badly	worse
much	more

Comparative with pronouns: After comparative + than or as ….. as, we use an object pronoun ( me, him, her, etc.) or a subject pronoun + auxiliary verb. E.g. My brother’s taller than me. My brother’s taller than I am He´s not as intelligent as her.  He´s not as intelligent as she is.