Comparatives are used to compare differences between two objects (larger, smaller, faster, higher).
One Syllable / -er
small – smaller
cold – colder
young – younger
One Syllable ends in /e/ -r
safe – safer
nice – nicer
close – closer
Consonant + vowel + Consonant -(x)er
hot – hotter
big – bigger
fat – fatter
Two Syllable ends in /y/ -ier
happy – happier
angry – angrier
hungry – hungrier
Two or More Syllables >> more –
dangerous – more dangerous
expensive – more expensive
difficult – more difficult
Irregular
good – better
bad – worse
Read the dialog and look for the comparatives.
Aimee: So Todd, you said before, that your mom is from San Francisco.
Todd: No, my dad is from San Francisco.
Aimee: So, your dad is from San Francisco and your mom is from Los Angeles.
Todd: Yes, that’s right.
Aimee: Okay, so which city is better?
Todd: Ooh, wow. They both are great American cities! They are very, very different. I think San Francisco is better, but some people think LA is better.
Aimee: So, is LA bigger than San Francisco?
Todd: Yes, it is much, much bigger. LA is huge. It is about 10 million people, maybe more.
Aimee: That is huge.
Todd: Yeah. San Francisco has only one million people.
Aimee: Oh, that’s tiny.
Todd: Yeah, it’s much smaller than LA.
Aimee: Okay.
Todd: Yeah, much smaller.
Aimee: And is LA more expensive than San Francisco?
Todd: I don’t think so. LA is expensive but San Francisco is more expensive. San Francisco is maybe the most expensive city in the US. Because of Google, Yahoo, Apple, all these famous companies.
Aimee: Right, okay. And so about the weather? Is LA warmer than San Francisco?
Todd: Yeah, it’s much warmer. It’s much, much warmer. LA has beautiful weather so most days it’s warm, no clouds, maybe 25 degrees Celsius.
Aimee: What about the looks? Is LA prettier than San Francisco?
Todd: No, not at all.
Aimee: No?
Todd: Which city sounds more interesting to you, Aimee?
Aimee: I want to go to both but I think I would prefer to go to San Francisco.
Todd: Great! Let’s visit together!.
Source: https://elllo.org/english/grammar/L3-09-Comparatives.htm
