COMPARATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES

Comparative Adjective are used to compare the differences between 2

nouns.

RULES FOR FORMING COMPARATIVES:

One syllable words form the comparative by adding -er and -est:

brave braver

bravest

small smaller

smallest

dark darker

darkest.

Two-syllable words that end in -y, -le, and -er form the comparative by
adding -er and -est:

happy happier

noble nobler

noblest

clever cleverer

cleverest

happiest

Words of more than two syllables form the comparative with more and most:

beautiful

more beautiful

most beautiful.

resonant

more resonant

most resonant

Past participles used as adjectives form the comparative

with moreand most:
crooked

broken

damaged

defeated

Predicate adjectives (adjectives used to describe the subject of a sentence)

form the comparative with more and most: afraid, mute, certain, alone,
silent, etc.

She is afraid

He is more afraid

They are the most afraid of them all

So far, so good, but when it comes to two-syllable words other than the ones
covered by Rule 2, the writer must consider custom and ease of
pronunciation.
Usually, two syllable words that have the accent on the first syllable form
the comparative by adding -er and -est.

common

cruel

pleasant

quiet

Often times in writing we wish to compare a noun to another noun. In order

to do that we need to use a special form of adjective called a comparative
adjective. Consider how the following sentence shows degrees of comparison.

Chicago is a big city, but Los Angeles is bigger than Chicago, and
New York City is the biggest city in the United States.

Fill in the spaces with the correct comparative adjectives

Principio del formulario

1. The red jacket is ________(cheap) than the blue jacket.
2. The shoes are ________ (nice) than the boots.
3. The pink socks are ________ (expensive) than the white socks.
4. The brown sweater is ________ (good) than the blue sweater.
5. The chocolate looks ________ (bad) than the candy.
6. The radio is ________ (new) than the DVD player.
7. The Cds are ________ (old) than the DVDs.
8. These apples are ________ (bright) than those apples.
9. This dress is ________ (beautiful) than that dress.
10. Those green tomatoes are ________ (sweet) than the red tomatoes.

Choose the correct response: If both options can be used, choose

"BOTH ARE OK":
1. Things are ________ now than they used to be.
A. BOTH ARE OK
B. Busier
C. more busy
2. He is ________ about this than I am.
A. more nervous
B. nervouser

C. BOTH ARE OK
3. I liked this movie, although I found it a bit ________ than his last film.
A. Duller
B. more dull
C. BOTH ARE OK
4. Mary wears her white skirt ________ than (she wears) her blue one.
A. Oftener
B. more often
C. BOTH ARE OK
5. This test is ________ than the last one.
A. Simpler
B. more simple
C. BOTH ARE OK
6. Which one is ________ ?
A. Better
B. more good
C. BOTH ARE OK
7. This is much ________.
A. more important
B. importanter
C. BOTH ARE OK
8. My brother is ________ than I am.
A. more wealthy
B. wealthier
C. BOTH ARE OK
9. This sounds a bit ________.
A. Naturaler

B. BOTH ARE OK
C. more natural
10. This trip was ________ than the last one.
A. more fun
B. funner
C. BOTH ARE OK

Use the comparison of the following adjectives to complete the sentences below.
Use each word only once.
tall

large

light

beautiful

big

cold

dangerous

dark

entertaining

intelli
gent

long

old

short

weak

hot

small

ugly

rich

pretty

stron
g

1. An elephant is ________ than a mouse.

2. Montreal is ________ than New York.
3. The Nile River is ________ than the Hudson River.
4. A Cadillac is ________ than a Hyundai.
5. An apple tree is ________ in the spring than in the winter.
6. A duck is ________ than a swan.
7. Hercules was ________ than any other men.
8. American coffee is ________ than Turkish coffee.
9. Bogot is usually ________ than London.
10. Anchorage, Alaska, is usually ________ than Rome.
11. My room is ________ at night than during the day.
12. A lion is a ________ color than a monkey.
13. A giraffe is ________ than a lion.
14. The days are ________ in the winter than in the summer.
15. Most people think that horses are ________ than chickens.
16. Some people find comedies ________ than dramas.
17. Bill Gates is ________ than most people.
18. I think that a summer sunset is ________ than a winter sunset.
19. SCUBA diving is ________ than playing baseball.
20. My father is ________ than my brother