Sunday, September 9, 2012

Comparatives - more and less (adjectives)




Adjectives of one syllable: tall -> taller
old -> older

The bottle on the left is taller than the bottle on the right.
The bottle on the left is older than the bottle on the right.



Adjectives that end in "y":
funny -> funnier
dusty -> dustier

The bottle on the left is funnier than the bottle on the right.


Adjectives of 2 or more syllables:
expensive -> more expensive
interesting > more interesting

The bottle on the left is more interesting than the bottle on the right.

LESS
The first bottle is not as old as the second bottle.

The first bottle is less funny than the second bottle.
The first bottle is less expensive
The first bottle is less interesting.