COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (EXPLANATION AND EXERCISE)

RULES OF COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES OF SUPERIORITY. 

Most short adjectives cold	Adjective + er + than colder than
Short adjectives ending in  –e nice	Adjective + r + than nicer than
Short adjectives ending in –y funny	Adjective - y + ier + than funnier than
Short adjectives ending in  –ow narrow	Adjective + er + than OR More + adjective + than narrower than OR more narrow than
Short adjectives ending in –le simple	Adjective + r + than OR More + adjective + than simpler than OR more simple than
Short adjectives ending in –er clever	Adjective + er + than OR More + adjective + than cleverer than OR more clever than
Short adjectives ending in: consonant+vowel+consonant sad	Adjective + last consonant *2 + er + than sadder than
Short adjectives ending in:  – i + a consonant thin	Adjectif + last consonant *2 + er + than thinner than
Most long adjectives creative	More + adjective + than more creative than

- Complete these sentences using the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. (superiority)

1. Playing football is .......................................... (exciting) playing tennis. 

2. He is ............................................... (happy) Tom. 

3. This restaurant is ........................................ (good) any other one.

4. The T-shirt is ........................................ (cheap) the skirt.

5. The skirts is .................................... (expensive) the T-shirt.

6. This film is ................................................. (bad) the one we watched yesterday.

7. The milk is ............................................ (cold) the water.

8, This is book is .......................................... (interesting) the others.