-er or more?
thin
thinner
You need to work more harder if you want to succeed.
You need to work harder if you want to succeed.
Math is ___________ (difficult) _________ English.
Math is more difficult than English.
What are the comparatives of: beautiful, creative?
beautiful: more beautiful
creative: more creative
exciting
more exciting
The weather yesterday was badder than today.
The weather yesterday was worse than today.
She is _______________________ you (fast).
She is faster than you.
Name two irregular comparatives.
- good better
- bad worse
- far farther / further
true
truer
The city is busyier than the countryside.
The city is busier than the countryside.
We ran ____________________ yesterday. (slow)
We ran slower than yesterday.
What is the rule for turning long adjectives into comparatives.
MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN
good
better
Cars are expensive than bikes.
Cars are more expensive than bikes.
Her writing skills are _____________ (good) ___________ his.
Her writing skills are better than his.
Name the rule for turning short adjectives into the comparative.
Add -er at the end of the adjective.
far
farther
My brother is more intelligenter than my sister.
My brother is more intelligent than my sister.
I think the new house is ______ ____ the old one. (bad)
I think the new house is worse than the old one.
What are you comparing with comparatives?
We use the comparatives to compare two nouns (things / people / places).