En bref
Supériorité : adjectif court + -er + than / more + adjectif long + than Infériorité : less + adjectif + than / not as + adjectif + as Égalité : as + adjectif + as Adjectifs courts : 1 syllabe ou 2 syllabes en -y | Adjectifs longs : 2 syllabes ou plusDistinction adjectifs courts et longs
Adjectifs courts : composés d’une syllabe (tall, big, fast) ou de deux syllabes se terminant par -y (happy, easy, crazy) Adjectifs longs : composés de deux syllabes ou plus (expensive, intelligent, beautiful)1. Comparatif de supériorité
Avec les adjectifs courts
Structure : Sujet + verbe + adjectif + -er + than + complément- tall → taller : She is taller than her brother.
- fast → faster : This car is faster than mine.
- old → older : My father is older than my mother.
Avec les adjectifs longs
Structure : Sujet + verbe + more + adjectif + than + complément- expensive : This phone is more expensive than that one.
- interesting : The book is more interesting than the film.
- beautiful : Paris is more beautiful than London.
Règles orthographiques particulières
Adjectifs en -y : remplacer -y par -ier- easy → easier : English is easier than Chinese.
- happy → happier : He is happier than before.
- big → bigger : The elephant is bigger than the horse.
- fat → fatter : This cat is fatter than mine.
- sad → sadder : She was sadder than him.
2. Comparatif d’infériorité
Avec « less… than »
Structure : Sujet + verbe + less + adjectif + than + complément- This exercise is less difficult than the previous one.
- He is less tall than his sister.
- The red dress is less expensive than the blue one.
Avec « not as… as »
Structure : Sujet + verbe + not as + adjectif + as + complément- This car is not as fast as the old one.
- Tom is not as intelligent as Mary.
- The weather is not as cold as yesterday.
3. Comparatif d’égalité
Structure : Sujet + verbe + as + adjectif + as + complément- I am as tall as my mother.
- This book is as interesting as that one.
- She is as clever as her brother.
- My car is as fast as his.
Adjectifs irréguliers
Certains adjectifs ne suivent pas les règles habituelles et ont des formes comparatives irrégulières :| Adjectif | Comparatif | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| good (bon) | better (meilleur) | This pizza is better than the other one. |
| bad (mauvais) | worse (pire) | The weather is worse than yesterday. |
| far (loin) | farther / further (plus loin) | London is farther than Oxford. |
| little (peu) | less (moins) | I have less money than you. |
| much / many (beaucoup) | more (plus) | She has more experience than him. |
Exercice pratique
Complétez les phrases avec la forme comparative appropriée de l’adjectif entre parenthèses :
1. My house is (big) than yours.
2. This book is (interesting) than the movie.
3. She runs (fast) than her sister.
4. Today is (bad) than yesterday.
5. My car is (expensive) than his.
6. English is (easy) than German.
7. This coffee is (good) than the other one.
8. The tiger is (dangerous) than the cat.
9. He is (tall) than me.
10. This exercise is (difficult) than the previous one.
