ENGLISH YEAR 5

UNIT 1 TOWN & CITIES

LESSON 4
AIM: UNDERSTAND
PEOPLE COMPARING
PLACES
Get to know some adjectives

clean dirty
Get to know some adjectives

noisy quiet
Get to know some adjectives

ugly pretty
 Get to know some adjectives

dangerous safe
 Get to know some adjectives

friendly unfriendly
Get to know some adjectives

modern old
 Comparative Adjectives
Postive 原级 Comparative 比较级
Clean 干净 Cleaner
Dirty 肮脏 Dirtier
Noisy 吵 Noisier
Slow 慢 Slower
Dangerous 危险 More dangerous
Quiet 安静 Quieter / more quiet
Ugly 丑 Uglier
Pretty 美丽 Prettier
Safe 安全 Safer
Friendly 友善 Friendlier / more friendly
Unfriendly 不友善 More unfriendly
Modern 先进 More modern
Rules of comparative adjectives
One syllable comparative adjectives
• Add ‘er’
• E.g.
• old = older
• Small = smaller
• Big= bigger
• Strong= stronger
Rules of comparative adjectives
two syllable comparative adjectives
• For most two syllable adjectives, just add
‘more’ before the adjective
• E.g.
• Careful= more careful
• Prepared= more prepared
Rules of comparative adjectives
two syllable comparative adjectives
• If the word ends in ‘y’, remove ‘y’ and add ‘ier’
• E.g.
• Angry = angrier
• Shiny - shinier
Rules of comparative adjectives
two syllable comparative adjectives
• If the word ends in ‘e’, just add ‘r’
• E.g.
• Gentle = gentler
• Simple = simpler
Rules of comparative adjectives
two syllable comparative adjectives
• If the word ends in ‘ow’, just add ‘er’
• E.g.
• Narrow = narrower
 Exception !
Irregular adjective
• good = better
• bad = worse
• far = farther
• little = less
• many = more
 Exception !
There are some adjectives that can be used both
with ‘more’ and with ‘er’.
• clever = cleverer = more clever
• gentle = gentler = more gentle
• friendly = friendlier = more friendly
• quiet = quieter = more quiet
• simple = simpler = more simple
• Handsome = handsomer = more handsome