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Comparative Adjectives Basics

This document provides instruction on forming comparative adjectives in English. It explains that one-syllable adjectives typically take -er in the comparative form, while multi-syllable adjectives take "more." There are also irregular forms like "good" becoming "better" and exercises for students to practice forming and using comparatives.

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Comparative Adjectives Basics

This document provides instruction on forming comparative adjectives in English. It explains that one-syllable adjectives typically take -er in the comparative form, while multi-syllable adjectives take "more." There are also irregular forms like "good" becoming "better" and exercises for students to practice forming and using comparatives.

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Comparative Adjectives

Student’s name: __________________________________


Irune Flores Enderica Level: Basic 03

20 kg
50 kg

SLOW SLOWER HEAVY HEAVIER DANGEROUS MORE DANGEROUS

Short words (1 syllable)  - er Long words (2, 3, 4 syllables)  more…

old  older slow  slower dangerous  more dangerous


warm  warmer tall  taller expensive  more expensive
Irregular comparative forms:
big  bigger, hot  hotter good  better, far  further
heavy  heavier, happy  happier bad  worse, little  less

Write the comparative form: Write the opposite.


newer
new ________________ older
younger __________________
longer
long ________________ dirtier
cleaner __________________
nicer
nice ________________ darker lighter
__________________
bigger
big _________________ funnier
more boring ________________
better
good ________________ hotter cloder
__________________
fatter
fat __________________ worse
happier __________________
morderner
modern ______________ easier more difficult
__________________
friendlier
friendly ______________ smaller bigger
__________________
famouser
famous ______________ more expensive
cheaper __________________

Write comparative sentences using the verbs in brackets

1. bigger
My house is (big) _____________than yours.
2. more beautifull
This flower is (beautiful) _________________than that one.
3. better
A holiday by the sea is (good) ____________than a holiday in the mountains.
4. worse
The weather this summer is even (bad) __________than last summer.
5. more difficult
I think mathematics is (difficult) _____________than English.

Complete the sentences. Use the comparative.

1. faster
Joe’s car isn’t very fast. He wants a __________ one.
2. more interesting
My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something ___________________
3. warmer
The weather isn’t very warm today. Yesterday it was ___________________
4. more polite
People aren’t very polite today. In the past they were ___________________
5. more confortable
This sofa isn’t very comfortable. That one is _____________________
6. nicer
This coat is nice, but I think the other one is ______________

Write three sentences using comparative adjectives


Japan have a education sistem more interesting and better that in Bolivia
1. __________________________________________________________
My microscope is more expensive that the of Sandra but it isn't better
2. __________________________________________________________
The field biologist are funnier that the laboratory biologist but the field laboratory are more interesting
3. __________________________________________________________

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