How shall we travel? By bus or by plane?
Let´s go by bus. It is cheaper.
Don´t go by plane. It is more expensive.
Cheaper and more expensive are comparative forms.
After comparatives you can use than
It is cheaper to go by car than train
Going by train is more expensive than going by car.
The comparative form is ER- or MORE...
We use -er for short words (one syllable)
cheap - cheaper fast - faster
large - larger thin - thinner
We also use -er for two-syllable words that end in -y (-y - ier)
Lucky - luckier early - earlier
easy - easier pretty - prettier
We use more... for longer words (two syllables or more)
more modern more serious
more quietly more comfortable
You are more patient than me.
These adjectives and adverbs have irregular comparative forms:
good / well - better
I know him well, probably better than anybody else.
bad / badly - worse
He did very badly in the exam, worse than expected.
far - further (or father).
It is long walk from here to the station, further than I thought.
more quietly more comfortable
You are more patient than me.
These adjectives and adverbs have irregular comparative forms:
good / well - better
I know him well, probably better than anybody else.
bad / badly - worse
He did very badly in the exam, worse than expected.
far - further (or father).
It is long walk from here to the station, further than I thought.
ACTIVITIES
1, Complete the sentences using a comparative form (older/ more important, etc)
a) It is noisy here. Can we go somewhere _______________________ ?
b) The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be __________________
c) Your work is not very good. I am sure you can do _____________________
d) Don`t worry, the situation isn`t so bad. It could be ____________________
e) I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be ________________
2, Complete the sentences. Each time use the comparative form of one of the words in the list. Use than where necessary.
a) I was feeling tired last night , so I went to bed ______________________ usual.
b) Unfortunately her illness was ____________________ we thought at first.
c) In some parts of the country, prices are __________________ in others,
d) There were a lot of people on the bus. It was _________________ usual
e) Health and happiness are __________________________ money,
BIG CROWDED EARLY EASILY HIGH
IMPORTANT INTERESTED PEACEFUL RELIABLE
SERIOUS SIMPLE THIN INTERESTING
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