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Comparative Adjectives

The document provides rules for using comparative adjectives to compare two things or people, including guidelines for one-syllable and two-syllable adjectives. It also explains how to form equal and unequal comparisons using 'as...as' and 'not as...as'. Additionally, it includes links for practice exercises and an assessment workshop.

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Comparative Adjectives

The document provides rules for using comparative adjectives to compare two things or people, including guidelines for one-syllable and two-syllable adjectives. It also explains how to form equal and unequal comparisons using 'as...as' and 'not as...as'. Additionally, it includes links for practice exercises and an assessment workshop.

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Comparative

adjectives
¡Let’s practise and learn
some grammar rules!
1. We use
EXAMPLE: She is
COMPARATIVES to
taller than her
compare two things or
husband.
two people.
RULES
One syllable adjective If an adjective ends
add “-er”or -”est”

01 02
in “e” we add “-r” or
● Comparative- “er” is added- “-st”
high er, cheap er, soft er ● Comparative- add “r”- nice r

a two syllable adjective

03 04
If an adjective ends in a vowel ending in “-y”
and a consonant, we double
the consonant ● Comparative- “y” becomes “i”
and “er” is added- happ ier
● Comparative- double the consonant
and add “er”- bigger
RULES
two syllable or more Irregular adjectives
adjectives without “y”
at the end

05 06
● Comparative- more+ the
adjective+ than- more
exciting than
¡LET’S
PRACTISE!
1. https://www.liveworksheets.com/node/5818745

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJTad0pyB8U
¡LET’S PRACTISE!
¡LET’S PRACTISE!
¡LET’S PRACTISE!
COMPARATIVE
“AS...AS”
We use as + adjective + as to
make comparisons when the
things we are comparing are
equal

Subject + verb “to be” + as +


adjective + as + complement

EXAMPLE: My brother is as tall as my


father .
¡LET’S PRACTISE!
no equal comparisons
We use not as … as to make
comparisons between things which
aren’t equal:

Subject + verb “to be” + not + as +


adjective + as + complement
EXAMPLES:

1. Running is not as fast as biking


2. Helen is not as friendly as her
husband.
3. Movies are not as interesting as
books.
¡LET’S PRACTISE!
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/the-the-comparatives/2/
¡IT’S TIME TO PUT ALL YOUR
KNOWLEDGE IN THE “ENGLISH
ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP!
For this exercise you will have 35 minutes
to complete it.
1. Comparatives and superlatives
adjectives
2. Reading
3. Writing
4. Listening
5. Multiple Choice https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites
/teens/files/gs_comparatives_and_superlatives_-
_exercises.pdf

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