English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 26
Describing people
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More tall or taller?
- EmmaTell me about your sister, Alex. What is she like?
- AlexShe is very kind. And she is more tall than me.
- EmmaAlmost! With short words, add -er: "taller", not "more tall". Keep "more" for long words.
- AlexI see. My sister is taller than me, and she has long hair.
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Who is this in the photo?
- EmmaWho is this in the photo?
- AlexThis is my friend Jack. He is tall and he has short hair.
- EmmaIs he older than you?
- AlexYes, a little older. He wears glasses and he is very funny.
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- tall
adjectivetall
- short
adjectiveshort
- young
adjectiveyoung
- old
adjectiveold
- beautiful
adjectivebeautiful
- kind
adjectivekind
- funny
adjectivefunny
- hair
nounhair
- eyes
nouneyes
- glasses
nounglasses
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She is taller than me
Explanation
Two verbs describe people. Use "be" + adjective for a quality: She is tall. He is kind. They are funny. Use "have" + a feature: She has long hair. He has blue eyes. I have glasses. To compare two people, add -er to a short adjective and follow with "than": tall → taller, old → older, young → younger. She is taller than me. For longer adjectives, put "more" in front: beautiful → more beautiful. Do not mix the two: say "taller", not "more tall". Many languages mark every comparison with a single word meaning "more", so learners reach for "more tall" — but short English words take -er instead.
Examples
- She is tall and she has long hair.She is tall and she has long hair.
- He has blue eyes and he wears glasses.He has blue eyes and he wears glasses.
- My sister is taller than me.My sister is taller than me.
- This actor is more famous than that one.This actor is more famous than that one.
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