Comparatives

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comparatives

Presentation

start

• You are going to learn how to use comparatives.
• What do you think a comparative is?

Adjectives

• What do you think an adjective is?

Adjectives

An adjective is a describing word-

• big
• small
• old

Big

Small

Tall

Short

Young

Old

We can compare two things by adding the letters er onto the end of

adjectives. This makes them comparatives.

• tall  taller
• small  smaller
• old  older

Bigger

Smaller

Taller

Shorter

Younger

Older

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

• We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things.

small smaller

hOW DO WE BUILT?

There are some exceptions

Long Adjectives

Silver

Gold

expensive

• Gold is more expensive than Silver.

The Mobile

The Telephone

OLd

• The Telephone is older than the Mobile.

The Earth

The Moon

small

• The Moon is smaller than the Earth.

Junk food

Organic Food

healthy

• Organic food is healthier than junk food
• healthy → healthier

We have to write our sentences like this;

• THE MAN IS OLDER THAN THE GIRL.
• ELEPHANTS ARE BIGGER THAN MICE.
• I AM TALLER THAN YOU.

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