Comparative Adjectives adverbs in English

Adjectives to compare things

Adjectives are used to make comparisons between two things

Sentences using comparatives

I am taller than my brother.

But we can use it to compare more than two things.

I am taller than my brother and my sister.

We can also use the comparative without stating the other thing if it's understood.

I feel better (than I did before).

The people in the room

Make as many true sentences as you can comparing yourself to other students in the room. You can use these phrases.

  1. lives close to school
  2. has big family
  3. young
  1. has been learning English long
  2. gets up early
  3. goes to bed late

Now read out some of your sentences. E.g. Thomás lives closer to school than Béla and Attila.

My family
Secretly choose five of the following categories and write a name for each one on a piece of paper.

  1. The oldest person in my family
  2. The youngest person in my family
  3. The friendliest person in my family
  4. The funniest person in my family
  5. The nicest person in my family
  6. The meanest person in my family
Can you think of another?

In pairs ask questions about the other's list of names and ask follow up questions to find out more information.

Is Jánós the oldest person in your family?
No, he isn't. He's the youngest!
How old is he?
He's my nephew. He's only two years old.

Life in the capital

Work in pairs, A and B. The A's live in the capital of their country and think it's far superior to life outside the capital. The B's think the opposite. Give them time to prepare several reasons and then tell them to compare. Who has the most convincing arguments? You can then develop this into a whole class discussion.

Mobile phones

Work in small groups. Take out your mobile phones to present your mobile phones to each other.

  1. When did you buy it?
  2. How much did it cost?
  3. Is it your first phone?
  4. What do you like about it?
  5. What don't you like about it?

Make comparisons of the mobile phones. Write 5 sentences comparing the different phones. For example:

  1. Suzy's phone is bigger than mine.
  2. Tanya's phone was cheaper than Suzy's.
  3. Enzo's phone is more interesting than Giovanni's.

The coldest place I've been to

The superlative goes well with the present perfect (as in The best film I've ever seen was). use this sentence stem to make a questionnaire. Here are some examples based on the weather.

  1. The coldest place I've been to was
  2. The hottest place I've ever visited was
  3. The worst storm I've ever seen was in
  4. The strangest weather I've ever experienced was

In pairs prepare questions and then interview your partner. Eg. What's the worst storm you've ever seen? Ask follow-up questions to find out more information. Remember the best answers and tell the whole class afterwards.