Long Comparatives (more + adjective) Exercises

When an adjective has two or more syllables, we do not add -er. Instead, we put more before the adjective: "This restaurant is more expensive than that one." This rule applies to adjectives like beautiful, interesting, important, comfortable, expensive and difficult. The word than connects the two things you are comparing, just like with short comparatives. The adjective itself does not change — only "more" is added before it.

For negative comparisons, use less + adjective + than, or the more common form not as + adjective + as: "This film is less interesting than the book" or "This film isn't as interesting as the book." A very common mistake is adding -er to long adjectives: "expensiver" and "beautifuller" are always wrong. Mixing both forms — "more beautifuller" — is a double comparative and is never correct. For questions, keep the same word order: "Is this hotel more comfortable than the other one?" Long comparatives are tested in all Cambridge examinations from A2 Key onwards.