Comparatives – The Friend Page

Do you have a friend who is older than you?
Do you have a friend who is a lot older than you?
Do you have a friend who is younger than you?
Do you have a friend who is a lot younger than you?

Age Differences

Look at these scales:

a lot older
older
a little older

a lot younger
younger
a little younger

Comparative Forms

Do you have a friend who is more active than you?

less active than you
more active than you

Do you enjoy physical activity or do you prefer to sit and read or do mental things?

more serious than you
less serious than you

If you are too serious, people will be afraid of you.

more sentimental than you
less sentimental than you

If you are too sentimental, you will get a broken heart.

more creative than you
less creative than you

Everybody is creative! Everybody is an artist.

fussier than you
less fussy than you

Are you fussy about what you eat?

more indecisive than you
less indecisive than you

more balanced than you
less balanced than you

more emotional than you
less emotional than you

What is the difference between thoughts and emotions?

more courageous than you
less courageous than you

more practical than you
less practical than you

It is important to be practical.

more idealistic than you
less idealistic than you

Is idealism important nowadays?

more naive than you
less naive than you

more compassionate than you
less compassionate than you

Link to more conversation about friends:

Relative Clauses – Friends
Tell us about your friend, but don’t use his name. We don’t want to invade his privacy.

Link to the Tense Page – verbs and tenses
Link to Universal City
Link to World English Course
Link to Real Conversations
Link to Dialogues
Link to Lessons

World English Course

There are lots of things you can learn in the World English Course. There is a place where you can talk about work and there is also a place where you can find a job and a place where you can find staff. There is a place where you can have fun and there is a place where you can talk about food or family. There is also a place where you can talk about money or love or philosophy. You can study anything you want anytime you want. You can do it once a week or every day or any time you like. Have fun! Work hard! Tell your friends and family members! Enjoy!