When we compare things, people or even ideas we look at what makes them different from each other.

Comparative adjectives are used to show what quality one thing has more or less than the other. They normally come before any other adjectives.

!Tip - It's a good idea to learn opposites (antonyms) when learning adjectives.

!Note - Have you noticed that when we are comparing two things like this we put than between the adjective and the thing being compared.

For example:

The way you form the comparative from an adjective depends – on the number of syllables and the spelling of the adjective.

!Warning - For every rule, there is at least one exception and there are also irregular adjectives that you need to memorise as you come across them.

For example:-

!Warning - A lot of people write "then" instead of "than"- avoid it as it's simply not correct, and let's face it, you would be marked down in a test or exam.

here is an exercise

1. The weather wasn't good yesterday but it's   today, the sun is shining.

2. Which is   , a headache or a toothache? Both are bad for me.

3. My bag isn't very heavy. Your bag is  

4. London isn't very beautiful. Paris is  

5. It's  to phone than to write a letter, I'm lazy.

6. This church is very old. It is  building in the town

7. The film was very bad. It's  film I've ever seen

8. What is  river in the world? the Nile I think.

9. Money is important but isn't  thing in life

10. It's a very pretty village. It's  village I've ever seen