Comparative degree More ... than - Video
WATCH THE VIDEO AND REPEAT:
SUSAN IS FASTER THAN TOM AND SUSAN IS HAPPIER THAN TOM.
SUSAN AND TOM LIKE VIDEO GAMES,
BUT THEY KNOW THAT HOMEWORK IS MORE HELPFUL THAN GAMES."
Caricamento in corso...
Comparative degree More - Than
Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another. Use the structure More + adjective + than to say that a person or thing has more of a particular quality.
Notes
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two people, animals or objects. When one of them has more of a quality than the other, use the structure More + adjective + than.
Table of contents of this lesson: Comparative degree More - Than
More ... than
If we want to compare one thing with another, we use MORE + adjective + THAN when one of them has more of a quality than the other.
Examples:
- Mary is MORE intelligent THAN Tom.
- This book is MORE interesting THAN the other one.
- The blue dress in MORE expensive THAN the red dress.
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Adjective + ER
To form the comparative, we use the -ersuffix with adjectives of one syllable.
Adjective + ER
Examples:
- Tom is tallER than Susan.
- Susan is shortER than Tom.
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Other forms
Two-syllable adjectives ending in Y change y to IER:
- Easy → EasIER
- Dirty → DirtIER
- Happy → HappIER
- Heavy → HeavIER
Adjectives ending in E add R:
- Simple → SimpleR
- Nice → NiceR
Adjectives with one vowel + one consonant double the final consonant and add ER:
- Big → BigGER
- Thin → ThinNER
- Fat → FatTER
Download the worksheet below and learn how to form these comparatives!
Irregular comparatives
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Some one-syllable adjectives have irregular comparative forms:
- Good → Better
- Bad → Worse
- Little → Less
- Far → Farther
Learn how to use More ... than
Learn how to form comparative adjectives and how to use More + adjective + than.
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