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This document discusses comparative adjectives and how to form them. It provides rules for making one-syllable adjectives comparative by adding -er, CVC adjectives comparative by doubling the final consonant and adding -er, and long adjectives or irregular adjectives comparative by using "more" or changing the word. It then provides examples of comparative sentences and an exercise to practice forming comparatives.

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Comparative PPT - Presentation

This document discusses comparative adjectives and how to form them. It provides rules for making one-syllable adjectives comparative by adding -er, CVC adjectives comparative by doubling the final consonant and adding -er, and long adjectives or irregular adjectives comparative by using "more" or changing the word. It then provides examples of comparative sentences and an exercise to practice forming comparatives.

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COMPARATIVE

ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things.

small smaller
HOW DO WE BUILT?

 Short adjective + ER. (ONE SYLLABE)


old → older
young → younger

❑Short CVC + ER (the final consonant is doubled)


big → bigger
hot → hotter

 Adjective ended in –Y → -IER


easy → easier
heavy → heavier
HOW DO WE BUILT?

 Long adjective + two syllabes :

MORE than + long adjective


expensive → more expensive
beautiful → more beautiful

 Irregular adjectives
good → better
bad → worse
HOW DO WE BUILT?

We use THAN after the comparative form of


the adjective.

John is taller than Mary.


A Ferrari is more expensive than a Fiat.
old I’m 70. older I’m 75.

(young –younger)

The woman is old.


The man is older than the woman.
The is younger than the man.
big bigger

(small- smaller)
The polar bear is big.

The elephant is bigger than the polar bear.

The polar is smaller than the elephant.


tasty tastier

Yoghurt is tasty, but ice cream is tastier than


yogurt.
Complete the following
sentences. Use the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Tiny is (tall) than Sky.


2. Sky is (good) at basketball
than Tiny.
3. Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
5. Sky’s feet are (big) than
Tiny’s feet.
Complete the following
sentences. Use the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky.


2. Sky is (good) at basketball
than Tiny.
3. Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
5. Sky’s feet are (big) than
Tiny’s feet.
Complete the following
sentences. Use the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky.


2. Sky is BETTER at basketball
than Tiny.
3. Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
5. Sky’s feet are (big) than
Tiny’s feet.
Complete the following
sentences. Use the comparative
form of the adjectives in
brackets.

1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky.


2. Sky is BETTER at basketball
than Tiny.
3. Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
5. Sky’s feet are (big) than
Tiny’s feet.
Complete the following
sentences. Use the comparative
form of the adjectives in
brackets.

1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky.


2. Sky is BETTER at
basketball than Tiny.
3. Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
4. Sky is MORE POPULAR
than Tiny.
5. Sky’s feet are (big) than
Tiny’s feet.
Complete the following
sentences. Use the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky.


2. Sky is BETTER at basketball
than Tiny.
3. Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
4. Sky is MORE POPULAR
than Tiny.
5. Sky’s feet are BIGGER than
Tiny’s feet.
Use the words given to compare the
following pictures.
FRUIT

HEALTHY
EXPENSIVE
SWEET
TASTY
FATTENING
JEEP ELECTRIC CAR

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