Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination B1 (Unit 26: Grammar - Comparatives and superlatives))


Comparatives

Use Example
To compare things/ people/ actions that are different My new job is more enjoyable than my old one.
I’d like you to get to the office earlier tomorrow
adjective comparative
one syllable hard + -er harder
one syllable ending in -e late + -r later
one syllable ending in vowel + consonant big double last letter + -er bigger
two syllables ending in -y pretty -y → -ier prettier
two or more syllables interesting more/less + adjective more/less interesting
irregular adjectives / quantifiers good → better
bad → worse
little → less
far → farther/ further
many → more
much → more
adverb comparative
regular adverbs carefully more/less + adverb more/less carefully
irregular adverbs well → better
badly → worse
early → earlier
near → nearer
late → later
fast → faster
far → farther/ further

Helpful hints

The comparative form is often followed by than.
✓ My working day is longer than it used to be



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