MAKING COMPARISONS I

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
 ADJECTIVES NOUNS

Big China is a big country Country

Hot I want some hot chocolate Chocolate

Beautiful She is a beautiful woman Woman

Small Chihuahuas are very small dogs Dog

Famous I’m not a famous person Person

An adjective describres or gives characteristics to a noun (a person, thing, place or animal)

 To compare two things, people, animals or places we
need to use the COMPARATIVE form of an adjective.

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

A ferrarri is faster than a beetle Mosquitos are more dangerous than sharks

FAST ER MORE DANGEORUS

FASTER THAN MORE DANGEROUS THAN

SHORT ADJECTIVES LONG ADJECTIVES

 COMPARTIVE ADJECTIVES
An elephant is bigger than a mouse

ONE SYLLABLE TWO SYLLABLES ENDING IN Y TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES

ADJECTIVE +ER THAN ADJECTIVE +IER THAN MORE + ADJECTIVE THAN
Bigger than Heavier than More beautiful than
Smaller than Friendlier than More interesting than
Taller than Happier than More difficult than
Shorter than Funnier than More dangerous than
Longer than Prettier than More expensive than
Stronger than Easier than More popular than
Weaker than Busier than More intelligent than
Faster than Lazier than More populated than
Slower than Dirtier than More comfortable than
One syllable ending in -e One syllable Common exceptions
+r than (consonant vowel consonant) Irregular adjectives
Double last consonant +er than
Nicer than Good - Better than
Bigger than
Closer than Bad – Worse than
Hotter than
Stranger than Far - Farther than
Thinner than
are bigger than lions

is drier than Brazil

is shorter than January

is cheaper than a laptop

are worse than Fridays

is colder than a stove

is more difficult than Spanish