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    This document discusses comparative adjectives in English. It explains that short adjectives form the comparative using "-er" and long adjectives use "more" plus the adjective. It provides examples like "The coconut is more expensive than the mango" and "John is more handsome than Ben." It then practices forming comparatives with various adjectives in sentences.

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    This document discusses comparative adjectives in English. It explains that short adjectives form the comparative using "-er" and long adjectives use "more" plus the adjective. It provides examples like "The coconut is more expensive than the mango" and "John is more handsome than Ben." It then practices forming comparatives with various adjectives in sentences.

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    Comparatives

    Short adjectives Long adjectives

    adj + “-er” + than more + adj + than


    $5 $10

    The coconut is more expensive than


    the mango.
    John is more handsome than Ben.

    John Ben
    2/ Long adjectives
    more + adj + than

    E.g. John is more handsome than Ben.

    John Ben
    more peaceful than
    This morning is _________________
    yesterday morning.
    a. peacefuler than

    b. more peaceful
    c. more peaceful than
    Comparatives

    Short adjectives Long adjectives

    adj + “er” + than more + adj + than


    Board race
    hot
    long
    nice
    heavy
    strong
    hungry
    hot

    wide

    dangerous

    careful

    noisy

    beautiful
    Practice

    ruler

    pin

    The ruler is longer than the pin.


    The pin is shorter than the ruler.
    watermelon
    melon
    pineapple

    2 kg 15 kg 7 kg
    Complete the sentences
    1. Andy is ____________
    funnier than his brother.
    (funny)
    more important than
    2. Health is ____________________
    money. (important)
    3. Her pronunciation is ___________
    worse than
    Naomi. (bad)
    harder than David. (hard)
    4. Kate works ____________
    more thoughtful than me.
    5. Jackie is ___________________
    (thoughtful)
    less than healthy
    6. Sick people eat ________
    ones. (little)
    more expensive than
    7. Ted’s car is _________________
    Bob’s car. (expensive)
    8. Why is the summer ___________
    hotter than
    the winter? (hot)

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