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Compar Adj 1 Syllable

The document explains the use of comparative adjectives to compare two entities, highlighting the formation rules for short and long adjectives. It provides examples and exercises for practice, including the addition of '-er' for one-syllable adjectives and '-ier' for two-syllable adjectives. The document also emphasizes the use of 'than' in comparisons.

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Compar Adj 1 Syllable

The document explains the use of comparative adjectives to compare two entities, highlighting the formation rules for short and long adjectives. It provides examples and exercises for practice, including the addition of '-er' for one-syllable adjectives and '-ier' for two-syllable adjectives. The document also emphasizes the use of 'than' in comparisons.

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Actvity

Writen “short adjective” or “long adjective”


Strong
Angry
beautiful

 We use comparative to compare two people, places,


animals, etc.
 Estará presente el THAN

1. Short adjectives
To form a comparative adjective add -er.
One syllable

adjective-ER THAN

than

The rabbit is faster than the snail.


(El conejo es más rápido que el caracol)
The tiger is _______________(strong) than the lion.

tall

Example
The giraffe is ____________ (tall) than the
elephant.
(La jirafa es más alta que el elefante)

Paco is smarter than Greg.


(Paco es más inteligente que Greg)

The elephant is bigger (big) than the dog.


(El elefante es el más grande que el perro) Se duplica la última
BIG consonante en:
VC
Big =bigger
big Fat = fatter

Hot = hotter

Tom Jean
Jean is ________________ than
Tom. (fat)
(Jean es más gordo que Tom)

Two syllables
pretty prettier
crazy adjective-IER THAN
happy
heavy

Example
The princess is prettier than the
witch. (pretty)
(La princesa es más bonita que la bruja)
Paco Paca

Paco is ________ than Paca. (happy)


(Paco es más feliz que Paca)

Activity
Complete with comparative adjective.
1. Melisa is _________ than Mary. (tall)
2. Jim is __________than Joel. (smart)
3. The hippo is ________ than the rhino. (big)
4. The sheep is _______ than the cow. (small)
5. Kate is _________ than Yaneth. (crazy)
6. A dog is _________than a crocodile. (cute)

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