Comparative Adjectives: Making Comparisons

• CEFR A2–B1
• Grammar
• Printable
• Answer key

Comparative Adjectives: Making Comparisons is a printable grammar worksheet for English language learners at CEFR level A2–B1. It covers -er / more … than, with 5 exercises and an answer key.

Use comparative adjectives to compare two things.

Short adjectives (1 syllable) take -er + than. Long adjectives (2+ syllables) take more … than.

Some adjectives are irregular: good → better, bad → worse, far → further.

Examples

• My bag is heavier than yours.
• This film is more interesting than that one.
• She is a better player than me.
• Today is colder than yesterday.
• This hotel is more expensive than the other one.
• The city is noisier than the village.
• Flying is faster than driving.
• Your English is getting better every week.

What's in this worksheet

1. Write the comparative form
2. Complete the sentence
3. Correct the mistake
4. Compare two things
5. Write the sentence

Common mistakes

• She is more tall than her sister.  →  She is taller than her sister. 'Tall' is a short adjective — use '-er', not 'more'.
• This is more better than I expected.  →  This is better than I expected. 'Better' is already comparative — never add 'more'.
• It's more hot today than yesterday.  →  It's hotter today than yesterday. 'Hot' is a 1-syllable adjective — double the 't' and add '-er'.
• My phone is expensiver than yours.  →  My phone is more expensive than yours. Long adjectives (3+ syllables) use 'more', not '-er'.

Speaking prompts

• City life vs village life — which is better?
• Learning online vs learning in a classroom — which is more effective?
• Dogs vs cats — which are friendlier?
• Your country vs another country you know — which is more interesting to visit?