-er or more or both?
thin
thinner
You need to work more harder if you want to succeed.
You need to work harder if you want to succeed.
Mathematics is ___________ (difficult) _________ English.
Mathematics is more difficult than English.
Name two irregular comparatives.
- good better
- bad worse
boring
more boring
The weather yesterday was badder than today.
The weather yesterday was worse than today.
She was _____________ (fast) __________ you.
She was faster than you.
What are the comparatives of: beautiful, creative?
beautiful: more beautiful
creative: more creative
true
truer
The countryside is not noisier the city.
The countryside is not noisier than the city.
My writing skills _____________ (good) ___________ yours.
My writing skills are better than yours.
How do we show a difference in a comparison when we have small adjectives?
We use -er, -r, -ier after the adjectives.
gentle
more gentle
Cars are far expensive than bikes.
Cars are more expensive than bikes.
There are _____________ people in the office today _______ yesterday. (many)
There are more people in the office today than yesterday.
How do we show a difference in a comparison when we have long adjective?
We use more before the adjective.
Good - Bad
better - worse
My brother is most intelligenter than my sister.
My brother is more intelligent than my sister.
I think the earth is ______ ____ jupiter. (big)
I think the earth is bigger than jupiter.
What is the difference between comparatives and superlatives?
we use the comparatives to compare two objects/people/etc.
We use the superlatives to highlight something.
Comparatives: er/more
Superlatives: the ...est/ the most ...