In this ESL grammar exercise, students practice writing comparative sentences using either “as adjective as” or “more adjective than” / “adjective + -er + than.”
ESL Grammar: What are Comparative Adjectives?
Comparative adjectives are used to compare two nouns, showing how one differs from the other in terms of a particular quality. They help us express how one thing is more or less of a quality compared to another.
Structure of Comparative Adjectives:
- Adjective + -er + than (for shorter adjectives)
- Example: Tall → Taller: The building is taller than the house.
- More + Adjective + than (for longer adjectives)
- Example: Beautiful → More beautiful: The sunset is more beautiful than the sunrise.
- As + Adjective + as
- Example: New → As new as: My phone is as new as your phone.
The English grammar lesson below reviews the comparative adjective structures taught thus far in a clear and simple manner that is easy for beginner or intermediate English learners to understand. Our series of ESL grammar lessons on subjects and verbs introduce these concepts and reinforce them through helpful and instructive exercises.
This lesson is available for free download, and you can download many more English grammar lessons focusing on all different parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and lots more!) in our comprehensive, beginner-level ESL grammar textbook Great, Great Grammar! (Book 1: Parts of Speech).
