Making comparisons
Bob:"I prefer sending my messages by e-mail. First, because e-mail is cheaper and faster. In addition, ordinary letters are less convenient than e-mail”.
John:"Personally I prefer to write ordinary letters. E-mails are less personal than letters. Besides, letters are more interesting than e-mails."
Notice Bob and John have opposite views". Both of them have used comparatives to make up their arguments.
We use the comparative when two things are compared.
X is / are + comparative of an adjective+ than Y
Letters are more interesting than e-mails.
E-mail is faster than snai lmail.
Adjectives | Comparatives | Superlatives |
interesting | More interesting than | The most interesting |
Expensive | More expensive than | The most expensive |
Cheap | Cheaper than | The cheapest |
Healthy | Healthier than | The healthiest |
Good (irregular) | Better than | The best |
Bad (irregular) | Worse than | The worst |
Far (irregular) | Farther/further than | The farthest/ the furthest |
Many/much | More....than | The most …. |
Little | Less.…than | The least …… |
- Short adjectives take"er"in the comparative form and"est"in the superlative form.
Spelling tips:
- Short adjectives composed of Consonant + vowel + consonant double the last consonant if we add the suffixes «er» or «est».
- Short adjectives ending in «y» and two-syllable words ending in «y» obey the same rule when we add the suffixes «er» or «est»: the ending «y» becomes «ie».
- hot→hotter – the hottest.
- wet→wetter – the wettest.
- red→redder- the reddest.
- dry → drier –the driest.
- chilly→chillier-the chilliest.
Long adjectives are preceded by"more" in the comparative form and its opposite meaning is"less" comparative of inferiority.
They are preceded by "the most" in the superlative form and its opposite meaning is "the least".
Superior |
Inferior |
more personal than |
less personal than |
more interesting than |
less interesting |
the most personal |
the least personal |
the most interesting |
the least interesting |
- إختبارات
- 10
- الأجوبة الصحيحة
- False
- الأجوبة الخاطئة
- False
- مجموع النقاط
- False
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