Comparative + Than

Use than with a comparative adjective when comparing two things or people.

In this sentence older is the comparative adjective. She is older than me.

France is bigger than England.
Malta is warmer than Germany.
Use -er with one-syllable words

Girls are more intelligent than boys!
The movie was less interesting than the book.
Use more/less with words that have more than one syllable.

The weather was drier last week than this week.
My car is dirtier than yours.
When the adjective ends in -y, change it to -ier.

The chicken tasted better than the fish.
My English is worse than yours.
Watch out for irregular comparatives! Good becomes better, bad becomes worse.

Now choose the correct comparative adjective sentence:

• 1) Which is correct?
  
  It's colder than yesterday.
  It's colder then yesterday.
  It's more cold than yesterday.
  
  
• 2) Which is correct?
  
  The kitchen needs to be tidy than this.
  The kitchen needs to be tidier than this.
  The kitchen needs to be more tidy than this.
  
  
• 3) Which is correct?
  
  They are cheaper than usual.
  They are cheapier than usual.
  They are more cheap than usual.
  
  
• 4) Which is correct?
  
  Please arrive more early than yesterday.
  Please arrive earlier than yesterday.
  Please arrive earlyer than yesterday.
  
  
• 5) Which is correct?
  
  My brother's coolier than me.
  My brother's cooler than me.
  My brother's more cool than me.
  
  
• 6) Which is correct?
  
  She has a brighest future than she knows.
  She has a more bright future than she knows.
  She has a brighter future than she knows.
  
  
• 7) Which is correct?
  
  I felt more embarrass than ever.
  I felt embarrassed than ever.
  I felt more embarrassed than ever.
  
  
• 8) Which is correct?
  
  My hometown is farer away than yours.
  My hometown is more far away than yours.
  My hometown is further away than yours.
  
  
• 9) Which is correct?
  
  The design is more moderner than before.
  The design is more modern than before.
  The design is moderner than before.
  
  
• 10) Which is correct?
  
  It's cloudier than I thought.
  It's more cloudy than I thought.
  It's cloudy than I thought.