Comparative Adjectives

Comparative adjectives

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Comparative Structure

Comparative Adjective

Subject

Subject

THAN

Verb TO BE

are

smaller

Children

than

Adults.

A Dog

is

more

intelligent

than

a Rat.

Comparative Structure

is

bigger

than

Scotland.

France

than

are

Giraffes

taller

Zebras.

Germany.

Tanzania

more

is

dangerous

than

are

Series

more

interesting

newspapers.

than

Formation

Short adjectives

Long adjectives

ADD MORE

ADD -ER

Syllable Adjectives NOT Ending in -Y

Syllable Adjectives

Syllable Adjectives Ending in -Y

All Adjectives of 3 or More Syllables

SHORT ADJECTIVES

2 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -Y

1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE

VARIATION

If the Adjective ends in -E just add -R

Older

Happy

Old

Happier

Late -> Later

Faster

Fast

Easier

Easy

If the adjectives ends in consonant , vowel, consonant, double the last consonant

Thicker

Thick

Prettier

Pretty

Big -> Bigger

The girl is 11 years old.

Remember:For the adjectives that are just one syllable, add -er to the end.

The grandma is 71 years old.

The tiger is big.

Remember:For the adjectives that have consonant + vowel + consonant. Double the final consonant before the ending.

My cat is small.

The woman is happy.

Remember:For the adjectives ending in -Y, change the -Y to an -I before adding the ending.

The child is sad.

LONG ADJECTIVES

2 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES not ENDING IN -Y

+2 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE

Important

Tired

more important than

more tired than

Expensive

more expensive than

more useful than

Useful

more boring than

Boring

Beautiful

more beautiful than

For two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y and for all three-or-more syllable adjectives, use the form "more+ adjective"

The dog is beautiful.

Remember:Adjectives with three or more syllables form the comparative by putting more in front of the adjective.

The gorilla is horrible.

Irregular Adjectives

Comparatives

Adjectives

Good

Better

Bad

Worse

Less

Little

Much

More

Far

Further / farther

For irregular adjectives, use the irregular adjectives (better, worse, further...) and Than

Example of irregular adjectives

The crayons are in good condition.

The watercolors are in bad condition.

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AS ... AS

We use as + adjective/adverb + as to make comparisons when the things we are comparing are equal in some way.

(NOT) AS ... AS

Examples

• The world’s biggest bull is as big as a small elephant.

• It’s not as heavy as I thought it would be, actually.

• Rory hasn’t grown as tall as Tommy yet.

• She’s not singing as loudly as she can.

• They didn’t play as well as they usually do.

• The weather this summer is as bad as last year. It hasn’t stopped raining for weeks.

• You have to unwrap it as carefully as you can. It’s quite fragile.

LET'S PRACTICE

Serious

Lazy

Helpful

LET'S PRACTICE

Sociable

Complainer

Robert is as lazy as Sam

Nico isn't as complainer as George.

Peter and Frank are as helpful as Mikel.

The watercolors are worse than the crayons.

The crayons are better than the watercolors.

The girl is not as sociable as the boy.

Superman is as serious as Batman

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