Syllabus topic 28: Comparative adjectives
Comparative adjectives. Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than.
Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than. Good becomes better and bad becomes worse. Do not combine more with an -er comparative. Change consonant + y to -ier.
Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.
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Practice my mistakesBack to my daily planMy bag is ___ than yours.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: heavier
Completed sentence: My bag is heavier than yours. Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than. Good becomes better and bad becomes worse. Do not combine more with an -er comparative. Change consonant + y to -ier.
This road is ___ than that one.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: wider
Completed sentence: This road is wider than that one. Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than. Good becomes better and bad becomes worse. Do not combine more with an -er comparative. Change consonant + y to -ier.
The second film is ___ interesting than the first.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: more
Completed sentence: The second film is more interesting than the first. Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than. Good becomes better and bad becomes worse. Do not combine more with an -er comparative. Change consonant + y to -ier.
Today is ___ than yesterday.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: better
Completed sentence: Today is better than yesterday. Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than. Good becomes better and bad becomes worse. Do not combine more with an -er comparative. Change consonant + y to -ier.
My room is smaller ___ yours.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: than
Completed sentence: My room is smaller than yours. Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than. Good becomes better and bad becomes worse. Do not combine more with an -er comparative. Change consonant + y to -ier.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: heavier
Completed sentence: My bag is heavier than yours. Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than. Good becomes better and bad becomes worse. Do not combine more with an -er comparative. Change consonant + y to -ier.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: wider
Completed sentence: This road is wider than that one. Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than. Good becomes better and bad becomes worse. Do not combine more with an -er comparative. Change consonant + y to -ier.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: more
Completed sentence: The second film is more interesting than the first. Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than. Good becomes better and bad becomes worse. Do not combine more with an -er comparative. Change consonant + y to -ier.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: better
Completed sentence: Today is better than yesterday. Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than. Good becomes better and bad becomes worse. Do not combine more with an -er comparative. Change consonant + y to -ier.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: than
Completed sentence: My room is smaller than yours. Compare two things using adjective + -er or more + longer adjective, followed by than. Good becomes better and bad becomes worse. Do not combine more with an -er comparative. Change consonant + y to -ier.
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