Comparative with -ER and MORE ____

A. Compare the following things. These words only have one syllable.

1.  a hill  a mountain  (big) → A mountain is bigger than a hill.

2.  canned tuna   fresh tuna  (cheap)

3.  summer  fall in the U.S.  (cool) 

4.  speaking English  speaking your native language (hard)

5.  Canada Mexico  (hot)

6.  an hour  a half hour (long)

7.  fake* flowers  fresh flowers  (nice) *not real

B. Compare the following things. These words have two syllables and end with -y.

1.  Queen Elizabeth  Jennifer Lopez  (pretty)

     → Jennifer Lopez is prettier than Queen Elizabeth.
2.  writing in your language   writing in English (easy)

3.  7:00 a.m.  5:00 a.m.  (early)  

4.  concrete  wood  (heavy)

C. Compare the following things. These words have two, three, or more syllables and do not end with -y.

1.  buses at 11:00 a.m.  buses at 7:30 a.m. (crowded)

2.  a Chevrolet   a Mercedes (expensive)

3.  fresh fruit   chocolate cake  (fattening 使人发胖的,que engorda muchísimo, калори́йный)

4.  being a security guard (保安, guarda jurado, охра́нник) being a police officer (dangerous)

D. Compare the following things. These words are irregular. They change completely.

1.  a tornado (龙卷风, смерч)   a thunderstorm (雷暴, tormenta, гроза)   (bad)

2.  failing your test     passing your test  (good)

3.  San Jose   Los Angeles   (far from San Francisco)

A. 1.  A mountain is bigger than a hill.

     2.  Canned tuna is cheaper than fresh tuna.

     3.  Fall in the U.S. is cooler than summer.

     4.  Speaking English is harder than speaking my native language.

     5.  Mexico is hotter than Canada.

     6.  An hour is longer than a half hour.

     7.  Fresh flowers are nicer than fake flowers.

B. 1.  Jennifer Lopez is prettier than Queen Elizabeth.

   2.  Writing in my language is easier than writing in English.

     3.  5:00 a.m. is earlier than 7:00 a.m.

     4.  Concrete is heavier than wood.

C. 1.  Buses at 7:30 a.m. are more crowded than buses at 11:00 a.m.

     2.  A Mercedes is more expensive than a Chevrolet.

     3.  Chocolate cake is more fattening than fresh fruit.

     4.  Being a police officer is more dangerous than being a security guard.