Level 06 – Step 10 : Comparison with than (She is faster than me. He is stronger than before.)
/Level 06 – Step 10 : Comparison with than (She is faster than me. He is stronger than before.)
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to use “than” to compare things and people.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to use “than” to compare things and people.
🐧Igupen: I hear “than” in many sentences.
/🐧Igupen: I hear “than” in many sentences.
🐧Igupen: Is it easy?
/🐧Igupen: Is it easy?
🦉Professor Owl: Ho ho.
/🦉Professor Owl: Ho ho.
🦉Professor Owl: Yes — “than” connects the two things we compare.
/🦉Professor Owl: Yes — “than” connects the two things we compare.
🦉Professor Owl: Listen to examples and try making comparisons yourself.
/🦉Professor Owl: Listen to examples and try making comparisons yourself.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What does “than” do?
/What does “than” do?
We use “than” after comparative adjectives (faster, stronger, bigger, smaller) to show one thing is different or more or less in that quality than another.
/We use “than” after comparative adjectives (faster, stronger, bigger, smaller) to show one thing is different or more or less in that quality than another.
Structure: Subject + be (or verb) + comparative adjective + than + object or phrase.
/Structure: Subject + be (or verb) + comparative adjective + than + object or phrase.
Example: She is faster than me.
/Example: She is faster than me.
“Than” can compare people, things, times, or states: He is stronger than before (compares now with before).
/”Than” can compare people, things, times, or states: He is stronger than before (compares now with before).
Use correct comparative forms: short adjectives add -er (fast → faster), long adjectives use “more” (beautiful → more beautiful).
/Use correct comparative forms: short adjectives add -er (fast → faster), long adjectives use “more” (beautiful → more beautiful).
For pronouns after “than,” in everyday speech we often say “than me,” but in formal writing some prefer “than I (am).”
/For pronouns after “than,” in everyday speech we often say “than me,” but in formal writing some prefer “than I (am).”
Quick checks inside the lesson
/Quick checks inside the lesson
She is faster than me → She runs faster than I do (informal: than me).
/She is faster than me → She runs faster than I do (informal: than me).
He is stronger than before → He is stronger now compared with before.
/He is stronger than before → He is stronger now compared with before.
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
If you can add the missing words after the comparison, the sentence will be clearer: “She is faster than me” → “She is faster than me (at running)” or “She is faster than I am.”
/If you can add the missing words after the comparison, the sentence will be clearer: “She is faster than me” → “She is faster than me (at running)” or “She is faster than I am.”
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
No.01 She is faster than me.
/No.01 She is faster than me.
No.02 He is stronger than before.
/No.02 He is stronger than before.
No.03 This car is more expensive than that one.
/No.03 This car is more expensive than that one.
No.04 My house is bigger than yours.
/No.04 My house is bigger than yours.
No.05 Today is colder than yesterday.
/No.05 Today is colder than yesterday.
No.06 Tom reads more quickly than Sam.
/No.06 Tom reads more quickly than Sam.
No.07 The red apple is sweeter than the green one.
/No.07 The red apple is sweeter than the green one.
No.08 I am taller than my sister.
/No.08 I am taller than my sister.
No.09 That movie is more interesting than the last film.
/No.09 That movie is more interesting than the last film.
No.10 Your bag is lighter than mine.
/No.10 Your bag is lighter than mine.
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Choose the correct sentence: A) She is more faster than me. B) She is faster than me.
/Q1: Choose the correct sentence: A) She is more faster than me. B) She is faster than me.
Q2: Fill in the blank: This test is _____ than the last test. (easy)
/Q2: Fill in the blank: This test is _____ than the last test. (easy)
Q3: True or False: “He is stronger than before” compares now with the past.
/Q3: True or False: “He is stronger than before” compares now with the past.
Q4: Make a sentence: Compare two cars using “more expensive” and “than that one.”
/Q4: Make a sentence: Compare two cars using “more expensive” and “than that one.”
Q5: Which is correct in casual speech? A) He is faster than I. B) He is faster than me.
/Q5: Which is correct in casual speech? A) He is faster than I. B) He is faster than me.
Q6: Fill in the blank with comparative form: My brother is _____ than me. (tall)
/Q6: Fill in the blank with comparative form: My brother is _____ than me. (tall)
Q7: Rewrite adding the missing idea: She is faster than me → She is faster than me _____ (run).
/Q7: Rewrite adding the missing idea: She is faster than me → She is faster than me _____ (run).
Q8: Choose the correct comparative: A) This book is more interesting than that one. B) This book is interestinger than that one.
/Q8: Choose the correct comparative: A) This book is more interesting than that one. B) This book is interestinger than that one.
Q9: Fill in the blank: The blue shirt is _____ than the red one. (cheap)
/Q9: Fill in the blank: The blue shirt is _____ than the red one. (cheap)
Q10: Identify what is being compared: Tom studies more than Anna.
/Q10: Identify what is being compared: Tom studies more than Anna.
◆ Answers
/◆ Answers
A1: B is correct: She is faster than me.
/A1: B is correct: She is faster than me.
A2: easier → This test is easier than the last test.
/A2: easier → This test is easier than the last test.
A3: True — it compares now with before (the past).
/A3: True — it compares now with before (the past).
A4: This car is more expensive than that one.
/A4: This car is more expensive than that one.
A5: B is correct in casual speech: He is faster than me.
/A5: B is correct in casual speech: He is faster than me.
A6: taller → My brother is taller than me.
/A6: taller → My brother is taller than me.
A7: at running → She is faster than me at running.
/A7: at running → She is faster than me at running.
A8: A is correct: This book is more interesting than that one.
/A8: A is correct: This book is more interesting than that one.
A9: cheaper → The blue shirt is cheaper than the red one.
/A9: cheaper → The blue shirt is cheaper than the red one.
A10: Amount of study or study time is being compared: Tom studies more than Anna.
/A10: Amount of study or study time is being compared: Tom studies more than Anna.
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Good work today.
/🦉Professor Owl: Good work today.
🦉Professor Owl: Remember: use comparative forms plus “than” to show one thing is more or less than another.
/🦉Professor Owl: Remember: use comparative forms plus “than” to show one thing is more or less than another.
🐧Igupen: I’ll try comparing my family and my friends this afternoon.
/🐧Igupen: I’ll try comparing my family and my friends this afternoon.
🦉Professor Owl: Excellent.
/🦉Professor Owl: Excellent.
🦉Professor Owl: Practice with real things you see and the comparisons will become natural and quick.
/🦉Professor Owl: Practice with real things you see and the comparisons will become natural and quick.
