Comparison : Superiority

1. Comparison:Superiority

2. TALL BaoXishun He Pingping er than Bao is He. SHORT er He is Bao. than

3. er than Chaves is Dona Clotilde. er than Dona Clotilde is Chaves. YOUNG OLD Dona Clotilde Chaves

4. er than Ricky is John. er than John is Ricky. RICH POOR John Ricky

5. T er The white cat is the yellow cat. than N er than The yellow cat is the white cat. THIN FAT

6. UGLIER Elza Soares is Adriana Lima. than PRETTIER than Adriana Lima is Elza Soares. ElzaSoares Adriana Lima PRETTY UGLY

7. We add “er” at the end of the SHORT adjectives + than. • Eg.: Ricky is richerthan John. • When the adjective ends in consoant-vowel-consonat, we double the last letter + er + than. • Eg.: The white cat is fatterthan the yellow cat. • When the adjective ends in y, we put the letteriin its place + er + than. • Eg.: Adriana Lima is prettierthanElzaSoares.

8. TACKIER than Falcão is James Franco. than James Franco is Falcão. more James Franco Falcão ELEGANT TACKY

9. than Roses are Rafflesias. more BEAUTIFUL Rafflesia Rose

10. Good Joe’s computer William’s computer Joe’s computer is but BETTER than William’s computer is Joe’s computer.

11. Bad John’s cell phone Mary’s cell phone Mary’s cell phone is but John’s cell phone is Mary’s cell phone. than WORSE

12. We add “more” before the LONG adjectives+ than. Eg.: Roses are more beautiful than Rafflesias. • Some adjectives are irregular, such as: • Good = better + than • Bad = worse + than • Far = farther/further + than Eg.: William’s computer is better than Joe’s computer.