| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Writing is |
| than you might think. |
| Writing is |
| than you might think. |
| harder |
| harder |
| Writing is harder than you might think. |
| Writing is harder than you might think. |
| "Harder" is used instead of "more hard" because it's a one-syllable adjective, so -er is appended. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Learning an instrument is |
| than you might think. |
| Learning an instrument is |
| than you might think. |
| more challenging |
| more challenging |
| Learning an instrument is more challenging than you might think. |
| Learning an instrument is more challenging than you might think. |
| Because "challenging" is an adjective with more than two syllables, we make the comparative form by adding the word "more" directly before the adjective. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Exercising is |
| than eating healthy. |
| Exercising is |
| than eating healthy. |
| more efficient |
| more efficient |
| Exercising is more efficient than eating healthy. |
| Exercising is more efficient than eating healthy. |
| "Efficient" is a long adjective, so we make it comparative by adding "more." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Driving is |
| than walking. |
| Driving is |
| than walking. |
| faster |
| faster |
| Driving is faster than walking. |
| Driving is faster than walking. |
| "Fast" is a one-syllable adjective, so we make the comparative form with "-er." |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| This |
| This puzzle |
| This puzzle is |
| This puzzle is more |
| This puzzle is more difficult |
| This puzzle is more difficult than |
| This puzzle is more difficult than that |
| This puzzle is more difficult than that one. |
| This puzzle is more difficult than that one. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Playing |
| Playing tennis |
| Playing tennis is |
| Playing tennis is more |
| Playing tennis is more expensive |
| Playing tennis is more expensive than |
| Playing tennis is more expensive than jogging. |
| Playing tennis is more expensive than jogging. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Playing baseball is (more exciting than or more exciting then ) playing basketball.. |
| Playing baseball is (more exciting than or more exciting then ) playing basketball.. |
| more exciting than |
| more exciting than |
| Playing baseball is more exciting than playing basketball. |
| "more exciting than" is used here because "THEN" is used for describing time, not comparisons. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Reading books is (more interesting or interesting) than watching TV.. |
| Reading books is (more interesting or interesting) than watching TV.. |
| more interesting |
| more interesting |
| Reading books is more interesting than watching TV. |
| Without "more," the adjective "interesting" isn't comparative, and so it doesn't work in the sentence. We need to use "more interesting" to form a comparison between "reading books" and "watching TV." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Running in the morning is (healthier or healthyer) than staying in bed.. |
| Running in the morning is (healthier or healthyer) than staying in bed.. |
| healthier |
| healthier |
| Running in the morning is healthier than staying in bed. |
| "Healthier" is used here because when you add -er to an adjective which ends in the letter "y," the "y" becomes the letter "i" instead. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Studying with friends is (easier or more easy) than studying alone.. |
| Studying with friends is (easier or more easy) than studying alone.. |
| easier |
| easier |
| Studying with friends is easier than studying alone. |
| "Easier" is used here because "easy" is a two-syllable adjective ending with "-y", and so it uses "-er" instead of "more." |
| Listen to what I say and match the sentence to the correct answer. |
| What is the correct way to put these adjectives into the comparative form? Is it appending "-er" to the end of the adjective, or placing "more" before the adjective? |
| efficient |
| Listen one more time. |
| efficient |
| Did you say "more"? The correct way to make it a comparative adjective is to say "more efficient." |
| How about...? |
| expensive |
| Let’s listen one more time. |
| expensive |
| Did you say "more"? The correct way to make it a comparative adjective is to say "more expensive." |
| Next... |
| healthy |
| One more time. |
| healthy |
| Did you say "-er"? The correct way to make it a comparative adjective is to say "healthier." |
| Next... |
| easy |
| One more time. |
| easy |
| Did you say "-er"? The correct way to make it a comparative adjective is to say "easier." |
| And... |
| difficult |
| One more time. |
| difficult |
| Did you say "more"? The correct way to make it a comparative adjective is to say "more difficult." |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to use comparatives in English. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on EnglishClass101.com. |
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