Compare price, time, size, comfort, convenience, or another relevant quality.
Comparatives with -er and more
Build comparative adjectives with -er or more to compare two real options and explain which one better fits a practical need.
Comparative adjectives with -er and more
UseCompare one quality of two people, places, things, or options.
Core formA + be + comparative adjective + than + B
Form choiceshort adjective + -er · more + longer adjective
RememberUse the comparative form once: cheaper, not more cheaper.
ชื่อไวยากรณ์ภาษาไทย — เปิดเมื่อจำเป็น
Comparative ใช้เปรียบเทียบสองสิ่ง โครงสร้าง A + be + comparative + than + B คำสั้นมักเติม -er ส่วนคำยาวใช้ more และไม่ใช้สองแบบพร้อมกัน
Your goal
By the end of this lesson, you can form common -er and more comparatives, compare two options across three criteria, and justify one choice.
คำอธิบายเป้าหมายภาษาไทย — เปิดเมื่อจำเป็น
บทนี้ฝึก comparative พื้นฐานสำหรับเปรียบเทียบเพียงสองตัวเลือก โดยเลือก -er หรือ more ให้เหมาะกับคำคุณศัพท์ ใช้ than เชื่อม และสรุปว่าตัวเลือกใดเหมาะกับเป้าหมายจริง
Progress focus LCFP
LC · Language Control
Control the target pattern so the intended meaning remains clear.
Control the target pattern so the intended meaning remains clear.
FP · Functional Performance
Complete the lesson’s real communication outcome without teacher-supplied sentences.
Complete the lesson’s real communication outcome without teacher-supplied sentences.
Your grammar path
Build one comparative form and connect the two options with than.
Use three criteria and explain the best fit for a stated need.
30-minute lesson route
3 minTwo-option baseline
5 min-er forms
5 minmore and irregular forms
6 minListen and record
7 minCompare and choose
4 minFeedback and retry
Choose fair comparison criteria
Use two real options and three qualities that apply to both. A useful comparison answers a decision need rather than listing random adjectives.
How to run Stage 1
3 min: Choose two real options and three fair criteria.
Build common -er forms
fast → faster, cheap → cheaper, large → larger, big → bigger, easy → easier. Use than before the second option when it is named.
How to run Stage 2
5 min: Build common -er spelling patterns.
Use more and useful irregular forms
Engduo Audio: Listen for meaning first. Audio never starts automatically.
Listen for three criteria and the reason for the choice.
Track the short, longer, and irregular comparative forms.
Use more with many longer adjectives: more convenient, more comfortable. Learn useful irregular forms as complete items: good → better, bad → worse.
How to run Stage 3
5 min: Add more comparatives and better/worse.
Match each criterion to the winner
Listen to both comparisons. Complete a three-criterion table and identify the final need that determines the choice.
How to run Stage 4
6 min: Play both models and complete the criterion table.
Compare two options and choose
Compare two options across three relevant criteria. Use at least two -er forms, one more form, and one reason explaining which option better fits the stated need.
How to run Stage 5
7 min: Compare three criteria and justify one choice.
Final practice: Compare two options and justify one choice
Task: Compare two options across three criteria using at least two -er forms, one more form, and three than comparisons. Choose one option for a stated need and justify it.
Success: Comparative forms are accurate enough, criteria remain relevant, and the learner makes a clear evidence-based choice independently.
LC · Language Control
0 Frequent form problems obscure the intended meaning.
1 Meaning remains clear with some prompting or self-correction.
2 Controls common -er, more, irregular comparative forms, and than across the comparison.
FP · Functional Performance
0 Does not yet complete the communication outcome.
1 Completes most of the outcome with visible prompts.
2 Completes the three-criterion comparison and justified choice independently.
How to run Stage 6
4 min: Score LC and FP, repair one comparative form, and retry the final decision.
คำอธิบายภาษาไทย — เปิดเมื่อจำเป็นเท่านั้น
เลือกเกณฑ์ที่ใช้กับทั้งสองตัวเลือกแล้วสร้าง comparative เพียงรูปเดียว เช่น cheaper หรือ more convenient ไม่ใช้ more cheaper ใช้ than เมื่อกล่าวถึงสิ่งที่นำมาเปรียบเทียบ
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Teaching references
CEFR Companion Volume — used for communication outcomes and observable progress.
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