Comparatifs en Anglais (-er/more) | Cours Complet pour Seconde

Utilise "as...as" pour montrer que deux éléments sont égaux.

Exemple : John is as tall as Peter.

Utilise "-er" ou "more" pour montrer qu'un élément est supérieur.

Exemple : Mary is taller than John.

Utilise "less...than" ou "not as...as" pour montrer qu'un élément est inférieur.

Exemple : Tom is less intelligent than his brother.

Ajoutez "-er" à la fin de l'adjectif.

Exemples : tall → taller, big → bigger, fast → faster

Structure : S + V + adjective + er + than + noun/pronoun

Changez le -y en -i et ajoutez -er.

Exemples : happy → happier, easy → easier, busy → busier

Dupliquez la dernière consonne et ajoutez -er.

Exemples : big → bigger, hot → hotter, thin → thinner

Utilisez "more" avant l'adjectif.

Exemples : beautiful → more beautiful, interesting → more interesting, difficult → more difficult

Structure : S + V + more + adjective + than + noun/pronoun

Utilisez toujours "more" même s'ils ont seulement deux syllabes.

Exemples : careful → more careful, famous → more famous, dangerous → more dangerous

Certains adjectifs courts ont des formes comparatives irrégulières.

Exemples : good → better, bad → worse, far → farther/further

Utilisez "more" avant l'adverbe.

Exemples : carefully → more carefully, quickly → more quickly, slowly → more slowly

Structure : S + V + more + adverb + than + noun/pronoun

Ajoutez "-er" à la fin de l'adverbe.

Exemples : fast → faster, early → earlier, hard → harder

Certains adverbes ont des formes comparatives irrégulières.

Exemples : well → better, badly → worse, far → farther/further

S + V + adjective/adverb + er + than + noun/pronoun

S + V + more + adjective/adverb + than + noun/pronoun

Exemples : She is taller than her sister., This movie is more interesting than the other one.

S + V + less + adjective/adverb + than + noun/pronoun

Exemple : He is less patient than his brother.

S + V + as + adjective/adverb + as + noun/pronoun

Exemple : She is as smart as her friend.

S + V + comparative + and + comparative

Exemple : It's getting warmer and warmer.

Certains adjectifs à deux syllabes peuvent prendre -er OU more.

Exemples : clever → cleverer/more clever, quiet → quieter/more quiet, simple → simpler/more simple

En général, -er est plus courant pour les adjectifs familiers.

Utilisez "more" pour les adjectifs composés.

Exemples : more good-looking, more long-lasting, more easy-going

Utilisez "more" pour les deux types.

Exemples : more interested/more interesting, more excited/more exciting

Vous pouvez comparer avec des phrases complètes.

Exemple : She is taller than I expected.

1. This book is _______ (interesting) than the last one.

2. My car is _______ (expensive) than yours.

3. She runs _______ (fast) than her brother.

4. This exercise is _______ (difficult) than the previous one.

5. He is _______ (tall) than his father.

1. This book is more interesting than the last one.

2. My car is more expensive than yours.

3. She runs faster than her brother.

4. This exercise is more difficult than the previous one.

5. He is taller than his father.

1. Tom is young. His brother is younger. (Use "than")

2. This movie is good. That movie is better. (Use "than")

3. Mary is intelligent. Her sister is more intelligent. (Use "than")

4. This car is fast. That car is faster. (Use "than")

5. This book is boring. That book is less boring. (Use "than")

1. Tom's brother is younger than him.

2. That movie is better than this one.

3. Mary's sister is more intelligent than her.

4. That car is faster than this one.

5. That book is less boring than this one.

1. This book is more interestinger than the last one.

2. She is more tall than her sister.

3. This movie is more beautifully than the other one.

4. He runs more fast than his friend.

5. This exercise is more difficult than the most difficult one.

1. This book is more interesting than the last one. (Supprimez "er" après "more")

2. She is taller than her sister. (Utilisez "-er" pour les adjectifs courts)

3. This movie is more beautiful than the other one. (Beautiful est un adjectif, pas un adverbe)

4. He runs faster than his friend. (Fast est un adverbe court, utilisez "-er")

5. This exercise is more difficult than the other one. (Ne mélangez pas comparatif et superlatif)

1. Comparez deux villes françaises en termes de population, de beauté et de coût de la vie.

2. Comparez deux films en termes d'originalité, de divertissement et de durée.

3. Comparez deux sports en termes de difficulté, de popularité et de dangerosité.

Paris est plus peuplée que Lyon.

Lyon est plus belle que Marseille.

Marseille est moins chère que Paris.

Le film d'action est plus divertissant que le documentaire.

Le football est plus populaire que le rugby.

Erreur: This is more taller than that.

Correct: This is taller than that. / This is more interesting than that.

Erreur: She is more cleverer than him.

Correct: She is cleverer than him. / She is more clever than him.

Erreur: He is more better than before.

Correct: He is better than before.

Erreur: He is taller than himself.

Correct: He is taller than he was before.

Structure: Subject + verb + adjective + er + than + object

Exemple: She is taller than her sister.

Structure: Subject + verb + more + adjective + than + object

Exemple: This movie is more interesting than the other one.

Structure: Subject + verb + less + adjective + than + object

Exemple: He is less patient than his brother.

Structure: Subject + verb + as + adjective + as + object

Exemple: She is as smart as her friend.

Comment forme-t-on le comparatif de "beautiful" ?

Réponse: more beautiful (car c'est un adjectif long avec 3 syllabes)

Quelle est la forme correcte : "He is more taller" ou "He is taller" ?

Réponse: He is taller (on n'utilise pas "more" avec les adjectifs courts)

Complétez: "She runs _______ (fast) than her friend."

Réponse: faster (car "fast" est un adverbe court)

Quelle est la forme comparatif de "good" ?

Réponse: better (forme irrégulière)

Exemple: Our new product is more efficient than the previous version.

Exemple: She works harder than most of her colleagues.

Exemple: This novel is more captivating than the author's previous work.

Exemple: The protagonist is braver than the hero in the first book.

Exemple: The results show that Method A is more accurate than Method B.

Exemple: Students performed better in the experimental group than in the control group.

Un syllabe → "-er", Deux syllabes ou plus → "more"

Exception : Les adjectifs à deux syllabes se terminant par -ful, -less, -ous prennent "more"

Good → Better, Bad → Worse, Far → Farther/Further, Little → Less, Much → More

N'utilisez jamais "-er" et "more" ensemble (ex: "more taller" est incorrect)

Comparez des objets, des personnes ou des situations dans votre vie quotidienne en anglais.

Créez des phrases comparatives avec des adjectifs que vous connaissez.