Comparatives adjetives

FOURTH SECONDARY LEVEL

LIC. GLUDY DORIS BARRIENTOS FIERRO

Comparatives Adjetives…

Talking about two things, we can "compare" them. We can see if they are the same or different.

We can use comparative adjectives to describe the differences.

We have three kinds of comparatives:  Superiority  Equality  Inferiority

SUPERIORITY  short adjectives: add "-er"

 long adjectives: use "more"

SHORT ADJECTIVES ď‚— Short words ( 1 syllable

er )

My grandfather is older than my father.

The turtle is slower than a dog.

old

older

slow

slower

SHORT ADJECTIVES ď‚— If the adjective ends in e just add r

late later

nice

nicer

Today I arrive later than yesterday.

My brother nicer than my girlfriend.

SHORT ADJECTIVES If the adjective ends in y change it to i and add er. happy

happier

easy

My sister is happier than me.

Art is easier than math.

easier

SHORT ADJECTIVES If the adjective ends in consonant,vowel, consonant; double the last consonant and add er. big

bigger

hot

hotter

My house is bigger than an apartment.

A cup of coffe is hotter than an ice cream cone.

LONG ADJECTIVES  Long words (2,3,4,… syllables)

more

beautiful

more beautiful

Alice Ann .

Ann is more beatiful than Alice.

LONG ADJECTIVES ď‚— Interesting

more interesting

Biology

History .

Biology is more interesting than history.

With some 2 syllable adjectives, we can use 'er' or 'more':

.

My dog is more quiet than your cat.

 quiet → quieter/more quiet

 clever → cleverer/more clever .Einsten was cleverer teacher.

than my

 narrow → narrower/more narrow .Saenz Peña

avenue is more narrow than Argentina avenue.

.

English is simpler than Spanish.

 simple → simpler/more simple

Exception The following adjectives have irregular forms: .

Callao school is better than Josè Olaya school.

 good → better

 bad → worse

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Reymond Manco is worse than Pizarro.

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From Perù , USA is further than Mexico.

• far → farther/further

Use of Comparative Adjectives: Often, the comparative adjective is followed by "than".

1

2

People in picture 2 are happier than people in picture 1

More Examples:

ď‚— Brazil is bigger than Peru.

ď‚— The cheetah is faster than the lion.

ď‚— An iPod Touch is more expensive than a telephone.

EQUALITY  Short & long adjectives: As… adjective… as

My daughter is as pretty as your daughter

EQUALITY

Reading is as interesting as cooking

INFERIORITY ď‚— Short & long adjectives: LESS + adjective + THAN

The pants cost less than the coat

INFERIORITY

Spring is less cold than Winter

Make the logical sentences:

Put the adjectives between brackets in the correct form  My brother has a (tidy)________ room than me.  Australia is (big)_________ than England.  I'm (good)________ now than yesterday.  She's got (little) __________ friends than you, but she doesn't care.  He thinks Chinese is (difficult)_____________ language in the world  Valencia played (bad)_________ than Real Madrid yesterday.  Cats are not (intelligent)___________________ as dogs.  Show me (good) _______________ restaurant downtown.  (hot)_____________ desert of all is the Sahara and it's in Africa.  Who is (talkative)_______________ person in your family?

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