7th Grades:Comparative-Adjectives-PowerPoint-Lesson

Comparative Adjectives

What are Comparative Adjectives?

Comparative adjectives are words used to compare the difference between 2 things.

What are Comparative Adjectives?

Example

Comparative adjectives are words used to compare the difference between 2 things.

bigger

smaller

Making Comparative Words

Example

To make a comparative word you must change the adjective to the comparative form.

small

smaller

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Rules

Example

With regular one syllable adjectives, we add -er to make the comparative form.

fast

faster

Example

With regular one and two syllable adjectives that end in y, we remove the y and add -ier to make the comparative form.

happy

happier

Example

With adjectives that end with a single vowel followed by a single consonant, the consonant is doubled and -er is added.

big

bigger

Example

With two syllable adjectives that don't end in -y, and all three syllable adjectives we add more before the adjective.

beautiful

more beautiful

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Irregular

Irregular Adjectives

Irregular adjectives don't follow these rules. So, you must memorize them.

good

better

bad

worse

far

further

well

better

much

more

many

more

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Let's Practice

young

young

younger

old

old

older

strong

strong

stronger

big

big

bigger

happy

happy

happier

tall

tall

taller

short

short

shorter

handsome

handsome

more handsome

intelligent

intelligent

more intelligent

Good Job!

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