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A old → older heavy → heavier expensive → more expensive

Older/ heavier/ more expensive are comparative forms.

The comparative is -er (older) or more … (more expensive).

 

B -er (older/ heavier etc.)

Short words (1 syllable) → -er: old → older slow → slower cheap → cheaper nice → nicer late → later big → bigger hot → hotter thin → thinner Words ending in -y → -ier: easy → easier heavy → heavier early → earlier

 

• Rome is old but Athens is older.

• Is it cheaper to go by car or by train?

• Helen wants a bigger car.

• This coat is OK but I think the other one is nicer.

• Don’t write a letter. It’s easier to phone.

far → further:

• “How far is it to the station? A mile?” “No, it’s further. About two miles.”

 

C more

Long words (2/3/4 syllables) → more …: careful → more careful polite → more polite expensive → more expensive interesting → more interesting

• You must be more careful.

• I don’t like my job. I want to do something more interesting.

• Is it more expensive to go by car or by train?

 

Dgood/ wellbetter badwell

• The weather wasn’t very good yesterday but it’s better today.

• “Do you feel better today?” “No, I feel worse,”

• Which is worse – a headache or a toothache?

 

Exercises.

1. Write the comparative.

1) old ________________ 6) good ______________

2) strong ______________ 7) large _______________

3) happy _______________ 8) serious ______________

4) modern ________________ 9) pretty _________________

5) important _______________ 10) crowded ______________

 

2. Write the opposite.

1) young _____________ 4) better ____________________

2) colder ______________ 5) nearer __________________

3) cheaper __________________ 6) easier ___________________

 

3. Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.

1) Helen’s car isn’t very big. She wants a _______ one.

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

3) You’re not very tall. Your brother is ___________

4) David doesn’t work very hard. I work ____________

5) My chair isn’t very comfortable. Yours is ________________

6) Your plan isn’t very good. My plan is _____________

7) These flowers aren’t very nice. The blue ones are ______________

8) My bag isn’t very heavy. Your bag is _________________

9) I’m not very interested in art. I’m ____________________ in history.

10) It isn’t very warm today. It was ___________ yesterday.

11) These tomatoes don’t taste very good. The other ones tasted ___________

12) Britain isn’t very big. France is ____________

13) London isn’t very beautiful. Paris is ________________

14) This knife isn’t very sharp. Have you got a _________ one?

15) People today aren’t very polite. In the past they were ___________


older than … more expensive than …

 

A She’s taller than him. The Europa Hotel is more expensive than the Grand.

 

We use than after comparatives (older than …/ more expensive than … etc.):

• Athens is older than Rome.

• Are oranges more expensive than bananas.

• It’s easier to phone than to write a letter.

• “How are you today?” “Not bad. Better than yesterday.”

• The restaurant is more crowded than usual.

 

B We say: than me / than him / than her / than us / than them. You can say:

• I can run faster than him. Or I can run faster than he can.

• You are a better singer than me. Or You are a better singer than I am.

• I got up earlier than her. Or I got up earlier than she did.

 

C more/ less than

• A: How much did your shoes cost? £30?

B: No, more than that. (= more than £30)

• The film was very short – less than an hour.

• They’ve got more money than they need,

• You go out more than me.

 

D a bit older/ much older etc.

 

  a bit much bigger older better more difficult more expensive     than …

 

• Canada is much bigger than France.

• Jill is a bit older than Gary – she’s 25 and he’s 25.5.

• The hotel was much more expensive than I expected.

• You go out much more than me.

 

Exercises.

1. Write sentences about Liz and Ben. Use than.

1) I’m 26. 1) I’m 24.

2) I’m not a very good swimmer. 2) I’m a very good swimmer.

3) I’m 1 metre 68 tall. 3) I’m 1 metre 63 tall.

4) I start work at 8 o’clock. 4) I start work at 8.30.

5) I don’t work very hard. 5) I work very hard.

6) I haven’t got much money. 6) I’ve got a lot of money.

7) I’m a very good driver. 7) I’m not a very good driver.

8) I’m not very patient. 8) I’m very patient.

9) I’m not a very good dancer. 9) I’m a good dancer.

10) I’m very intelligent. 10) I’m not very intelligent.

11) I speak French very well. 11) I don’t speak French very well.

12) I don’t go to the cinema very much. 12) I go to the cinema a lot.

 

1) Liz is older than Ben. 7) Liz is a ____________________

2) Ben is a better swimmer than Liz. 8) Ben _______________________

3) Liz is ________________________ 9) Ben _______________________

4) Liz starts _____________________ 10) Liz ________________________

5) Ben _________________________ 11) Liz ________________________

6) Ben has got ___________________ 12) Ben ________________________

 

2. Complete the sentences. Use than.

1) He isn’t very tall. You’re taller than him. (or … than he is)

2) She isn’t very old. You’re _________________________

3) I don’t work very hard. You work _______________________

4) He doesn’t watch TV very much. You ____________________________

5) I’m not a very good cook. You ____________________________

6) We don’t know many people. You ____________________________

7) They haven’t got much money. You ____________________________

8) I can’t run very fast. You can _________________________

9) She hasn’t been here very long. You ____________________________

10) They didn’t get up very early. You ____________________________

11) He wasn’t very surprised. You ____________________________

 

3. Complete the sentences with a bit or much + a comparative (older/ better etc.)

1) Jill is 25. Gary is 24.5.

Jill is a bit older than Gary.

2) Jack’s mother is 54. His father is 69.

Jack’s mother __________________________________________

3) My camera cost £100. Yours cost £96.

My camera ____________________________________________

4) Yesterday I felt terrible. Today I feel OK.

I feel _________________________________________________

5) Today the temperature is 12 degrees. Yesterday it was ten degrees.

It’s ___________________________________________________

6) Ann is an excellent tennis player. I’m not very good.

Ann __________________________________________________


not as … as

 

A not as …as

• Rome is not as old as Athens. (= Athens is older)

• The Grand Hotel isn’t as expensive as the Europa. (= the Europa is more expensive)

• I don’t play tennis as often as you. (= you play more often)

• The weather is better than it was yesterday, It isn’t as cold. (= as cold as it was yesterday)

 

B not as much as …/ not as many as …

• I haven’t got as much money as you. (= you’ve got more money)

• I don’t know as many people as you. (= you know more people)

• I don’t go out as much as you. (= you go out more)

 

C Compare not as … as and than:

• Rome is not as old as Athens. Athens is older than Rome. • Tennis isn’t as popular as football. Football is more popular than tennis. • I don’t go out as much as you. You go out more than me.

 

D We say: as me / as him / as her etc. You can say:

• She’s not as old as him. Or She’s not as old as he is.

• You don’t work as hard as me. Or You don’t work as hard as I do.

 

E We say the same as …:

• The weather today is the same as yesterday.

• My hair is the same colour as yours.

• I arrived at the same time as Tim.

 

Exercises.

1. Write sentences with asas ….

1) Athens is older than Rome. Rome isn’t as old as Athens.

2) My room is bigger than yours. Your room isn’t __________________

3) You got up earlier than me. I didn’t _________________________

4) We played better than them. They ___________________________

5) I’ve been here longer than you. You ____________________________

6) She’s more nervous than him. He _____________________________

 

2. Put in as or than.

1) Athens is older _____ Rome. 5) Jim isn’t as clever _____ he thinks.

2) I don’t watch TV as much ___ you. 6) Belgium is smaller ___ Switzerland.

3) You eat more _____ me. 7) Brazil isn’t as big _____ Canada.

4) I feel better ______ I felt yesterday. 8) I can’t wait longer _____ an hour.

 

3. Use the information to complete the sentences about Julia, Andrew and Caroline. Use the same age/ the same street etc.

Julia: I’m 22. I live in Hill Street. I got up at 7.15. I haven’t got a car.

Andrew: I’m 24. I live in Baker Street. I got up at 7.15. My car is dark blue.

Caroline: I’m 24. I live in Hill Street. I got up at 7.45. I’ve got a car. It’s dark blue.

 

1) age ___________________________________________________________

2) street __________________________________________________________

3) time ___________________________________________________________

4) colour _________________________________________________________

 

 


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