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Comparison

• Comparison of equality: 'as' + adjective + 'as'

=> His neighbours are as noisy as mine. 

• Comparison of inferiority: 'less' + adjective + 'than'

=> She is less clever than her sister.

• Comparison or adjective of inferiority :

Short adjective: adjective + 'er' +'than'

=> It is darker than outside! 

Long adjective:  'more' + adjective + 'than'

=> You should be more careful than that!

  Irregular:

   Ending in -'y' => -ier :

     Short vowel between 2 consonants:

Exercise : 

examples :  It was less easy than I thought.  (easy  - )                 

                 His horse is faster than mine.  (fast  + )                

                 She is as clever as his brother. (clever  = ) 

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1. My friends are (nice +) yours who are not very polite.

2. Your pizza is (good =) mine but I prefer mine.

3. Your CDs are (expensive +) theirs.

4. Our fridge is much (big +) yours and it is a new one.

5. Your chair is (comfortable -) your armchair.

6. They are (intelligent, =) their brothers.

7. I think the film is (good +) the book.

8. Our car is (fast -) hers.

9. My little sister is (beautiful =) an angel.

10. Their bikes were (expensive -) yours.