Introduction
We use more + adjective + than or adjective + -er + than to compare things or people.
- My car is more expensive than your car.
- I am older than my brother.
Two things
We use the comparative form of an adjective to compare two things.
- Luke is taller than Mathew.
- This armchair is more comfortable than the sofa.
Less … than
When we compare two things, we can also use the form less + adjective + than (less ≠ more).
- Peter is less popular than Marta. (= Marta is more popular than Peter.)
Than me
If we use a personal pronoun after than, we need an object pronoun (me, you, him, etc.).
- My sister is taller than me.
- His sister is more intelligent than him.
Much/a bit + more
Before the comparative (more or –er), we can use much (=big difference) or a bit (=small difference).
- He’s a bit taller than me.
- Switzerland is much more expensive than Italy.
Common mistakes!
More or -er
We use more or –er, but we cannot use more + -er.
- My brother is more taller than me.
- My brother is taller than me.
More than (NOT that)
After a comparative adjective, we use than and NOT that.
- My brother is taller that me.
- My brother is taller than me.
Task
Task 1.
Write the opposite of these adjectives. Use the comparative form of adjectives in the box below.
| bad – big – difficult – expensive – far – fat – happy – hot – old – short |
1. younger ⇒
2. colder ⇒
3. better ⇒
4. thinner ⇒
5. cheaper ⇒
6. nearer ⇒
7. sadder ⇒
8. smaller ⇒
9. easier ⇒
10. taller ⇒
Task 2.
Choose the correct comparative adjectives to complete these sentences.
1. My brother is older than _____.
a.me
b.mine
c.my
2. We are better _____.
a.than them
b.than their
c.that them
3. Travelling by bus is _____ travelling by car.
a.comfortabler than
b.more comfortable that
c.more comfortable than
4. The last test was more difficult than this test. This test is _____.
a.less difficult
b.dificultless
c.less difficult than
5. This exam was _____ the last one.
a.more easy
b.easier than
c.more easier than
6. Robert is _____ than his opponent.
a.very stronger
b.much strong
c.much stronger
7. Kevin is funny, but George is ____.
a.more funny than
b.funnier
c.funnier than
8. Your house is far, but my house is _____.
a.more far
b.farer
c.further
9. Kate is _____ than her sister.
a.friendly
b.friendlier
c.more friendlier
10. Everybody hates him. He really thinks that women are _____ men.
a.intelligentless than
b.less intelligent that
c.less intelligent than