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Comparative adjectives
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My suitcase Short adjectives Comparative
is very slow slower (than)
+ -er
heavy. warm warmer (than)
large larger (than)
+ -r
nice nicer (than)
Yeah, it’s
heavier than thin Double the thinner (than)
Lauren’s. hot consonant + -er hotter (than)
Adjectives ending in
Comparative
consonant + y
Watch out! funny funnier (than)
y + -ier
heavy heavier (than)
With some two-syllable
adjectives, the long adjective Long adjectives Comparative
and short adjective patterns
are both correct. beautiful more + more beautiful (than)
common → commoner OR interesting adjective more interesting (than)
more common than
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It’s freezing
here. Adjective Comparative
good better (than)
bad worse (than)
far farther / further (than)
Complete the rule.
When a comparative adjective
The weather is goes between two people or
better in Paris. things, we write _____
than after
the adjective.
Watch out!
Listen to the grammar examples. Repeat.
Some adjectives are irregular. Katie is a better dancer than I am.
You need to learn them.
My singing is worse than yours.
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Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives
in parentheses.
more expensive than eating at a snack bar. (expensive)
Eating in a restaurant is ______________
larger
1 Tokyo is ______________ than Rio de Janeiro. (large)
faster
2 Fernando can run ______________ than I can. (fast)
taller
3 The Empire State Building is ______________ than the Eiffel Tower. (tall)
worse
4 Rachel plays the piano ______________ than Alexa. (bad)
quieter
5 Sophie is ______________ than her sister. (quiet)
more difficult
6 Today’s homework is ________________ than yesterday’s homework. (difficult)
smaller
7 The red car is ______________ than the blue car. (small)
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Write sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives
in parentheses.
Will / Peter (short)
Will is shorter than Peter
__________________________________________.
1 Math / History (boring)
Math is more boring than History
__________________________________________.
2 Dan / at dancing / Leah (good)
Dan is better at dancing than Leah
__________________________________________.
3 Large cities / small towns (dirty)
Large cities are dirtier than small towns.
__________________________________________.
4 New York City / my town (famous)
New York City is more famous than my town
__________________________________________.
5 Books / movies (interesting)
Books are more interesting than movies
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