High School

Make the comparative form.

1) Dogs are _______ (intelligent) than rabbits.

2) Lucy is _______ (old) than Ellie.

3) Russia is far _______ (large) than the UK.

4) My Latin class is _______ (boring) than my English class.

5) In the UK, the streets are generally _______ (narrow) than the streets in the USA.

Answer :

To form the comparative form of adjectives, we usually add '-er' to the adjective if it is a one-syllable word, or use 'more' if the adjective is longer. Here, we'll make the comparative form for each word:

  1. Dogs are more intelligent than rabbits.

    • 'Intelligent' is a multi-syllable adjective, so we use 'more' before it.
  2. Lucy is older than Ellie.

    • 'Old' is a one-syllable adjective, so we add '-er' to make it 'older'.
  3. Russia is far larger than the UK.

    • 'Large' is a one-syllable adjective, so we add '-er' to make it 'larger'.
  4. My Latin class is more boring than my English class.

    • 'Boring' is a multi-syllable adjective, so we use 'more' before it.
  5. In the UK, the streets are generally narrower than the streets in the USA.

    • 'Narrow' is a two-syllable adjective ending in '-ow', so we add '-er' to make it 'narrower'.

Understanding how to form comparatives is important for comparing and contrasting different things, which can help in describing observations more accurately in both writing and speaking.