FORMA

COMPARATIVA
DOS
ADJETIVOS

As formas comparativas dos adjetivos em inglês
possuem 2 formas.

Pineapples are more delicious than oranges, but

oranges are cheaper than pineapples.
(Abacaxis são mais deliciosos que laranjas, mas
laranjas são mais baratas que abacaxis.)

a) quando o adjetivo possuir uma sílaba

acrescentamos -er.

E.g. cheap → cheaper tall → taller short

→ shorter

Mary is a tall woman, but John is
taller than Mary.
(Mary é uma mulher alta, mas John
é mais alto que Mary.)

Se o adjetivo terminar em CVC

(Consoante + Vogal + Consoante) a
última consoante é dobrada:

big → bigger hot → hotter

thin → thinner

Russia is bigger than

Brazil.
(A Rússia é maior que o
Brasil.)

Se o adjetivo acaba em -e só acrescentamos o -r.

large → larger cute → cuter

nice → nicer

Kittens are cute, but puppies are

cuter.
(Gatinhos são fofos, mas
cachorrinhos são mais fofos.)

Se o adjetivo tiver 1 ou 2 sílabas e terminar em –y

trocamos o y por –ier.
dry → drier pretty →
prettier heavy →
heavier

Which are heavier,

elephants or hippos?
(Que são mais pesados,
elefantes ou hipopótamos?)

b) quando o adjetivo possuir 3 ou mais sílabas

usamos “more”.

delicious → more delicious beautiful →

more beautiful expensive → more expensive

Rio is more beautiful than São Paulo.

Whiskey is more expensive than beer
and wine.
(Rio é mais bonito que São Paulo.)
(Uísque é mais caro que cerveja e
vinho.)

Attention!

Alguns adjetivos de 2 sílabas aceitam as 2 formas.

simple → simpler / more simple clever →
cleverer / more clever

I think Math is simpler than Physics. / I think Math is

more simple than Physics.
(Eu penso que matemática é mais simples que física.)

Mas alguns apenas aceitam a forma com “more”.

famous → more famous

careful → more careful
peaceful → more
peaceful

Silvio Santos is more

famous than Gugu Liberato.
(Silvio Santos é mais famoso que Gugu Liberato.)

Irregular Comparative Forms:

good → better bad → worse far →

farther/further

The Beatles are better than The Rolling Stones.

(Os Beatles são melhores que os Rolling Stones.)

Bob’s behavior is worse than Susy’s.

(O comportamento do Bob é pior que o da Susy.)

Japan is farther from Brazil than South Africa.

(Japão é mais longe do Brasil que a África do Sul.)

Less!

Hippos are less heavy

than elephants. They are
less intelligent than
elephants too.
(Hipopótamos são menos
pesados que elefantes.
Eles são menos inteligentes que elefantes também.)

Homework - Comparatives

a) Write the comparative.

1. old – older

2. strong –

3. happy –

4. modern –

5. important –

6. good –

7. large –

8. serious –
9. pretty –

10. crowded –

b) Write the opposite.

1. younger / older

2. colder /

3. cheaper /

4. better /

5. nearer /

6. easier /

c) Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.

1. Pamela's house isn't very big. She wants a

bigger house .
2. My job isn't very challenging. I want to do
something more challenging .

3. You're not very tall. Your sister is

.

4. Bill doesn't work very hard. I work

.
5. My armchair isn't very comfortable. Yours is
.

6. Your suggestion isn't very good. My suggestion is

.

7. These flowers aren't very nice. The yellow ones

are .

8. My suitcase isn't very heavy. Your suitcase is

.

9. I'm not very interested in geography. I'm

in history.

10. It isn't very hot today. It was

yesterday.

11. These tomatoes don't taste very good. Those ones

taste .

12. Spain isn't very big. France is

.

13. Chicago isn't very beautiful. Paris is

.

14. This knife isn't very sharp. Do you have a

one?

15. People today aren't very polite, in the past they

were .

16. The weather isn't too bad today. It is usually

much .


d) Write sentences about Wendy and Matt. Use than.

Wendy

1. I'm 26.

2. I'm not a very good swimmer.

3. I'm 1 meter 68 tall.

4. I start work at 8 o'clock.

5. I don't work very hard.

6. I don’t have much money.

7. I'm a very good driver.

8. I'm not very patient.

9. I'm not a very good dancer.

10. I'm very intelligent.

11. I speak French very well.

 Matt

1. I'm 24.

2. I'm a very good swimmer.

3. I'm 1 meter 63 tall.

4. I start work at 8.30.

5. I work very hard.

6. I have a lot of money.

7. I'm not a very good driver.

8. I'm very patient.

9. I'm a good dancer.

10. I'm not very intelligent.

11. I don't speak French very well.

1. Wendy is older than Matt .

2. Matt is a better swimmer than Wendy .

3. Wendy is
.
4. Wendy starts
.

5. Matt works
.

6. Matt is .

7. Wendy .

8. Matt .

9. Matt .

10. Wendy .

11. Wendy .

e) Complete the sentences. Use than.

1. He isn't very tall. You're taller than him. / You’re

taller 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 cook

 .

6. We don't know many people. You

.

7. They don’t have much money. You

.

8. I can't run very fast. You can

.

9. They don’t get up very early. You

.

10. He isn’t very interested. You

.

Respostas

a) Write the comparative.

1. old – older

2. strong – stronger

3. happy – happier

4. modern – more modern

5. important – more important

6. good – better
7. large – larger

8. serious – more serious

9. pretty – prettier

10. crowded – more crowded

b) Write the opposite.

1. younger / older

2. colder / hotter warmer

3. cheaper / more expensive

4. better / worse

5. nearer / further_more distant

6. easier / more difficult

c) Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.

1. Pamela's house isn't very big. She wants a bigger

house.

2. My job isn't very challenging. I want to do

something more challenging.

3. You're not very tall. Your sister is taller.

4. Bill doesn't work very hard. I work harder.

5. My armchair isn't very comfortable. Yours is more

comfortable.

6. Your suggestion isn't very good. My suggestion is

better.

7. These flowers aren't very nice. The yellow ones

are nicer.

8. My suitcase isn't very heavy. Your suitcase is

heavier.

9. I'm not very interested in geography. I'm more

interested in history.

10. It isn't very hot today. It was hotter yesterday.

11. These tomatoes don't taste very good. Those ones

taste better.

12. Spain isn't very big. France is bigger.

13. Chicago isn't very beautiful. Paris is more

beautiful.

14. This knife isn't very sharp. Do you have a sharper

one?

15. People today aren't very polite, in the past they

were more polite.

16. The weather isn't too bad today. It is usually

much worse.

d) Write sentences about Wendy and Matt. Use than.

Wendy

1. I'm 26.
2. I'm not a very good swimmer.

3. I'm 1 meter 68 tall.

4. I start work at 8 o'clock.

5. I don't work very hard.

6. I don’t have much money.

7. I'm a very good driver.

8. I'm not very patient.

9. I'm not a very good dancer.

10. I'm very intelligent.

11. I speak French very well.

Matt

1. I'm 24.

2. I'm a very good swimmer.

3. I'm 1 meter 63 tall.

4. I start work at 8.30.

5. I work very hard.

6. I have a lot of money.

7. I'm not a very good driver.

8. I'm very patient.

9. I'm a good dancer.

10. I'm not very intelligent.

11. I don't speak French very well.

1. Wendy is older than Matt.

2. Matt is a better swimmer than Wendy.

3. Wendy is taller than Matt.

4. Wendy starts work earlier than Matt.

5. Matt works harder than Wendy.

6. Matt is richer than Wendy.

7. Wendy is a better driver than Matt. / Wendy drives

better than Matt.

8. Matt is more patient than Wendy.

9. Matt is a better dancer than Wendy. / Matt dances

better than Wendy.

10. Wendy is more intelligent than Matt.

11. Wendy speaks French better than Matt.

e) Complete the sentences. Use than.

1. He isn't very tall. You're taller than him. / You’re

taller than he is.

2. She isn't very old. You're older than her. / You’re

older than she is.

3. I don't work very hard. You work harder than me. /

You work harder than I do.

4. He doesn't watch TV very much. You watch tv

more than him./You watch tv more than he does

5. I'm not a very good cook. You cook better than me.
/ You cook better than I do.

6. We don't know many people. You know more

people than us./You know more people than we do

7. They don’t have much money. You have more

money than them./You have more money than they
do

8. I can't run very fast. You can run faster than

me./You can run faster than I do.

9. They don’t get up very early. You get up earlier

than them./You get up earlier than they do

10. He isn’t very interested. You are more interested

than him/You are more interested than he is