Old/ older expensive/ more expensive

A old → older heavy → heavier expensive → more expensive

Older/ heavier/ more expensive are comparative forms.

The comparative is -er (older) or more … (more expensive).

B -er (older/ heavier etc.)

• Rome is old but Athens is older.

• Is it cheaper to go by car or by train?

• Helen wants a bigger car.

• This coat is OK but I think the other one is nicer.

• Don’t write a letter. It’s easier to phone.

far → further:

• “How far is it to the station? A mile?” “No, it’s further. About two miles.”

C more …

• You must be more careful.

• I don’t like my job. I want to do something more interesting.

• Is it more expensive to go by car or by train?

Dgood/ well → better bad → well

• The weather wasn’t very good yesterday but it’s better today.

• “Do you feel better today?” “No, I feel worse,”

• Which is worse – a headache or a toothache?

Exercises.

1. Write the comparative.

1) old ________________ 6) good ______________

2) strong ______________ 7) large _______________

3) happy _______________ 8) serious ______________

4) modern ________________ 9) pretty _________________

5) important _______________ 10) crowded ______________

2. Write the opposite.

1) young _____________ 4) better ____________________

2) colder ______________ 5) nearer __________________

3) cheaper __________________ 6) easier ___________________

3. Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.

1) Helen’s car isn’t very big. She wants a _______ one.

2) My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something ____________________

3) You’re not very tall. Your brother is ___________

4) David doesn’t work very hard. I work ____________

5) My chair isn’t very comfortable. Yours is ________________

6) Your plan isn’t very good. My plan is _____________

7) These flowers aren’t very nice. The blue ones are ______________

8) My bag isn’t very heavy. Your bag is _________________

9) I’m not very interested in art. I’m ____________________ in history.

10) It isn’t very warm today. It was ___________ yesterday.

11) These tomatoes don’t taste very good. The other ones tasted ___________

12) Britain isn’t very big. France is ____________

13) London isn’t very beautiful. Paris is ________________

14) This knife isn’t very sharp. Have you got a _________ one?

15) People today aren’t very polite. In the past they were ___________

older than … more expensive than …

A She’s taller than him. The Europa Hotel is more expensive than the Grand.

We use than after comparatives (older than …/ more expensive than … etc.):

• Athens is older than Rome.

• Are oranges more expensive than bananas.

• It’s easier to phone than to write a letter.

• “How are you today?” “Not bad. Better than yesterday.”

• The restaurant is more crowded than usual.

B We say: than me / than him / than her / than us / than them. You can say:

• I can run faster than him. Or I can run faster than he can.

• You are a better singer than me. Or You are a better singer than I am.

• I got up earlier than her. Or I got up earlier than she did.

C more/ less than …

• A: How much did your shoes cost? £30?

B: No, more than that. (= more than £30)

• The film was very short – less than an hour.

• They’ve got more money than they need,

• You go out more than me.

D a bit older/ much older etc.

• Canada is much bigger than France.

• Jill is a bit older than Gary – she’s 25 and he’s 25.5.

• The hotel was much more expensive than I expected.

• You go out much more than me.

Exercises.

1. Write sentences about Liz and Ben. Use than.

1) I’m 26. 1) I’m 24.

2) I’m not a very good swimmer. 2) I’m a very good swimmer.

3) I’m 1 metre 68 tall. 3) I’m 1 metre 63 tall.

4) I start work at 8 o’clock. 4) I start work at 8.30.

5) I don’t work very hard. 5) I work very hard.

6) I haven’t got much money. 6) I’ve got a lot of money.

7) I’m a very good driver. 7) I’m not a very good driver.

8) I’m not very patient. 8) I’m very patient.

9) I’m not a very good dancer. 9) I’m a good dancer.

10) I’m very intelligent. 10) I’m not very intelligent.

11) I speak French very well. 11) I don’t speak French very well.

12) I don’t go to the cinema very much. 12) I go to the cinema a lot.

1) Liz is older than Ben. 7) Liz is a ____________________

2) Ben is a better swimmer than Liz. 8) Ben _______________________

3) Liz is ________________________ 9) Ben _______________________

4) Liz starts _____________________ 10) Liz ________________________

5) Ben _________________________ 11) Liz ________________________

6) Ben has got ___________________ 12) Ben ________________________

2. Complete the sentences. Use than.

1) He isn’t very tall. You’re taller than him. (or … than he is)

2) She isn’t very old. You’re _________________________

3) I don’t work very hard. You work _______________________

4) He doesn’t watch TV very much. You ____________________________

5) I’m not a very good cook. You ____________________________

6) We don’t know many people. You ____________________________

7) They haven’t got much money. You ____________________________

8) I can’t run very fast. You can _________________________

9) She hasn’t been here very long. You ____________________________

10) They didn’t get up very early. You ____________________________

11) He wasn’t very surprised. You ____________________________

3. Complete the sentences with a bit or much + a comparative (older/ better etc.)

1) Jill is 25. Gary is 24.5.

Jill is a bit older than Gary.

2) Jack’s mother is 54. His father is 69.

Jack’s mother __________________________________________

3) My camera cost £100. Yours cost £96.

My camera ____________________________________________

4) Yesterday I felt terrible. Today I feel OK.

I feel _________________________________________________

5) Today the temperature is 12 degrees. Yesterday it was ten degrees.

It’s ___________________________________________________

6) Ann is an excellent tennis player. I’m not very good.

Ann __________________________________________________

not as … as

A not as …as

• Rome is not as old as Athens. (= Athens is older)

• The Grand Hotel isn’t as expensive as the Europa. (= the Europa is more expensive)

• I don’t play tennis as often as you. (= you play more often)

• The weather is better than it was yesterday, It isn’t as cold. (= as cold as it was yesterday)

B not as much as …/ not as many as …

• I haven’t got as much money as you. (= you’ve got more money)

• I don’t know as many people as you. (= you know more people)

• I don’t go out as much as you. (= you go out more)

C Compare not as … as and than:

D We say: as me / as him / as her etc. You can say:

• She’s not as old as him. Or She’s not as old as he is.

• You don’t work as hard as me. Or You don’t work as hard as I do.

E We say the same as …:

• The weather today is the same as yesterday.

• My hair is the same colour as yours.

• I arrived at the same time as Tim.

Exercises.

1. Write sentences with as … as ….

1) Athens is older than Rome. Rome isn’t as old as Athens.

2) My room is bigger than yours. Your room isn’t __________________

3) You got up earlier than me. I didn’t _________________________

4) We played better than them. They ___________________________

5) I’ve been here longer than you. You ____________________________

6) She’s more nervous than him. He _____________________________

2. Put in as or than.

1) Athens is older _____ Rome. 5) Jim isn’t as clever _____ he thinks.

2) I don’t watch TV as much ___ you. 6) Belgium is smaller ___ Switzerland.

3) You eat more _____ me. 7) Brazil isn’t as big _____ Canada.

4) I feel better ______ I felt yesterday. 8) I can’t wait longer _____ an hour.

3. Use the information to complete the sentences about Julia, Andrew and Caroline. Use the same age/ the same street etc.

Julia: I’m 22. I live in Hill Street. I got up at 7.15. I haven’t got a car.

Andrew: I’m 24. I live in Baker Street. I got up at 7.15. My car is dark blue.

Caroline: I’m 24. I live in Hill Street. I got up at 7.45. I’ve got a car. It’s dark blue.

1) age ___________________________________________________________

2) street __________________________________________________________

3) time ___________________________________________________________

4) colour _________________________________________________________

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