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
.
Reymond Manco is worse than Pizarro.
.
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?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_TmWClYse0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLE5yPZa_Ow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S2uw1DBe68 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewga
me.asp?id=7493#a http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar /regcom2.htm http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes10/compa_1.htm
Thank you