Grammar Comparative Adjectives of Inferiority   The Comparative Adjective of Inferiority is used to show that one thing or people are inferior to another. The rule is the same for short or long adjectives: just put "less" before it. It is not common to use it with one-syllable adjectives.   John is less tall than Michael Mary is less blond than Jane   Jane is less beautiful than Mary Mike is less intelligent than Paul   Now, observe and analyze the examples below. Listen to them.   Short Adjectives   Adjective Comparative Examples 01 Difficult less difficult than The English language is less difficult than Mandarin 02 Easy less easy than Learning German is less easy than learning English 03 Famous less famous than Chinese chocolates are less famous than Swiss chocolates 04 Honest less honest than They say politicians are less honest than other people 05 Important less important than Do you think money is less important than love? 06 Popular less popular than Do you agree that Justin Bieber is less popular than Michael Jackson? 07 Modern less modern than Do you remember the walkman? It is less modern than the iPod, don´t you think? 08 Responsible less responsible than Teenagers are less responsible than adults 09 Terrible less terrible than Headache is less terrible than migraine 10 Urgent less urgent than Playing and having fun are less urgent than studying and working           Practice Write 10 phrases using Comparative of Inferiority as the adjectives given below:   01 Beautiful _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 02 Busy _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 03 Clean _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 04 Fierce _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 05 Fresh _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 06 Green _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 07 Happy _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 08 Heavy _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 09 Independent _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10 Necessary _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________   Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved