making comparisons ‘Use comparative forms of adfnctives ‘© te compare two things with than, People are bigger than snakes ‘© to compare twa things without than. Which are Bigger, people or snakes? — Reople ave bigger © to compare twe things with than, repeating be, or the availiary from the verb. re raller than you are. You look shovter than I da © with a than-clause, This book is mare interesting than Fexpected spelling rules = one-syllable words add-er long - longer ‘ane-sylable words ending vawol « consonant. double the consonant her = hotter swords ending in -y change -y to 4 and add er = two-syllable words ending -y change + to -i and adid er angry-angrier ——hapay-hapaier lucky luckier some two-sylable adjectives use er or more, Use.more if you are in doubt, more commen /commoner mere narrow nerramver ‘more pleasant fpleasanter mare polite /pollter more simple / simpler = most twa and three syloble words put more in front more moder — moreexpensive more comfortable = regular adjectives 00d better —bad-worse far - fertheror Yurther Make comparisons with © a comparative form + than, he bite ofan Egyptian Cobra is more poisonous than the bite ofan indian Cobra. Jess + aclestive + than, not as + adjective + a5 The bite of an Indian Cota os less poisonous than the Bite ofan Eoyptian Cabs Thebite of an incion Cobra is not as poisonous as the bite of an Egyptian Coby © Gust) 25 ¢ adjective + as when two things compare equally. |'don't cave which one is more poisonous, 'n Gust) as scared of them both, comparative adjective + comparative adjective Use two comparative adjectives joined by and for a changing situation. Leaming ets harder and herder os people grow ober Use the- comparative, the + comparatve fo the same meaning, The alder peonie get, the harder learning &. intensifiers se intensifier: much, aJotete © to say how great the compartion is. irsaot hatter than yesterday: This chai is much more comfortable1 Write » comparative sentence using the Information end an adjective from the list, Make any necessary changes, leaving out any unnecessary detak deep dry high large tong low = old small 2 The River Mackenzie, Canada: 4,240 km ‘The River Niger, Africa: 4,170 km The. River Mackensie. 16 louger than Hie. River Niger. b Lake Victoria, Afticu: 69,484 bi Lake Michigan, North America: 57,757 km? The Marianas Trench, Pacific Ooeun: 10,900 m ‘The Japan Trencls, Northern Pacitle: 9,000 m Mont Blanc, France: 4.807 an ‘Mount Elloras, Russla: §,642:m © Arica, Chile: average rainfall 0.76 mn per year The Libyan Sahara Desert; average rainfall, less than 18 ram per year {The oldest rocks in Scotland. Vive aldlest rocks inv Canadas billion years old lion years ok 9 The lowest recorded temperature In Finjanal: -$7°C ‘The lowest recorded temperature in Sweden: =52°C. b The sland state of Nauru, South Pocitie: 21 km* Monaco: 1,6 km 2 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence, using the adjective in capitals. 8 The first question in tie test was easier than the second ane. DIFFICULT The second question in the test was __more. difficult thom the Sirst ome. b I think my sweets taste better than yours. ‘TASTY I think my sweets — - € Staying at home for a holiday is cheaper than tavelling abwoad. EXPENSIVE Travelling abroad for a holiday d The Royal Hotel is more old-fashioned than the [olton Hotel. MODERN ‘The Holton Hotel € Vhis chair as comfortable as the x0 (COMFORTABL The sofa 4 Tthink water refreshes me more than milk does, REFRESHING I think water is g Romantic filtns interest me more than war films. INTERESTING: Iifind nee — - ~ hy fim’s suitcase was lighter than Jack's suitcase. HEAVY Jim's suitcase © making comparisons3 Complete the sentence with one-word, 8 Lexpected my exams results to be better £ [thought the station was nearer My exam results were OPEL than ‘The station was than J thought. expected, 9) Maths lessons. Jou’ seca as short as Erliste b Harry davsn’t look so clever, lessons. ‘than he looks Maths lessons seem than « sma tham gins Jensen ‘The brown coat ts than the bh Fim sure this year Is colder than last yar, black one. fm sure last year was @ Helen’s brother is older than her. than this year Helen is than her bother 4 Fm nat as happy as 1 sed te be © Jimn Cacrey’s previous film wasn't as funy &> Huved to be. than Lum nom, his latest one, | The weather yesterday was worse. Jinw Carrey’s latest fil is than ‘The weather today is than it the previous ene oats pester, 4 Revive the frst sentence so that it contains the word or words in capitals. a This book ism't as interesting as that one. LESS This book is less interesting than that ont. b A bike is lew expensive than a scooter, MORE ¢ You're taller than am. as The first explanation ts unlikely, and se ts the second, Just e Carnal thought the accident was fess serious than it was. MORE ff My arm Isn't as palaful as [t was, THAN 5 Complete the text with an adjective fram the list, using # comparative form where necessary. cheap clever ailffcu cosy fast ‘importer uptodate: essemtiel Nowadays using compaten is more and more a 28Setial . We can't do withaut them, seid you don't have to be an expert to use one, as using a computer Is b and -~alll the tine, You don’t need t0 be rich either, as computers are also becoming ¢ and as time goes on, Abo, if you are studying, the Intemet is becoming more and mote a 5.4 place to find information, ‘This wed to take a long tine, but the latest machines area gowat improvement, The e ‘the computer, the In works. However, protecting computers fram viruses is, becoming mtore and more { asthe people who invent viruses ate becoming ¢ nc The Internet has become a dangerous place, so it is more and more to be very careful when we use computers.