Comparatives

Let´s learn about Comparatives

What is a comparative?

• We use it to compare a quality between two people, animals, things, or actions.

• We use an adjective for the comparative

• noun + adjective + noun

Types of comparative adjectives

• (adjective) -er + than

• Example: the mouse is smaller than the cat.

• more + (adjective) + than

• Example: This book is more expensive than the notebook.

(adjective)-er than

• We add "-er" for adjectives with 1 or 2 syllables.

• Examples: tall, small, clever, old, young, short, fast, etc.

• taller than, smaller than, cleverer than, older than, younger than, etc.

Multiple Choice

My grandfather is _____________ (old) me.

• older than

• old than

Multiple Choice

My grandson is ____________ (tall) me.

• tall than

• taller than

Adjectives with a final -y

• Example: happy, ugly, noisy, hungry, thirsty, heavy

• the final -y changes into an -i

• -i + -er = -ier

• happy - happier than, noisy - noisier than, ugly - uglier than

Multiple Choice

The cat on the left is ______________ (hungry) the cat on the right.

• hungryer than

• hungrier than

Multiple Choice

Susan is ____________ (thirsty) Jon.

• thirstier than

• thirstyer than

Exceptions of adjectives with 1 syllable

• good - better than

• bad - worse than

• far - further than

• The rule of adding -er is not applied with these adjectives.

• NOT POSSIBLE ANSWERS!!!!!! -> gooder, badder, farrer.

Multiple Choice

Is "godder" the comparative form of "good"?

• Yes, it is.

• No, it isn´t. It´s better than

Multiple Choice

Is "worse" the comparative form of "bad"?

• No, it isn´t. It´s badder than

• Yes, it is.

Multiple Choice

Frag is ____________ Freg.

• better than

• gooder than

Other exceptions

• Adjectives with a Consonant + Vowel + Consonant structure

• Examples: big, hot, thin, sad.

• We need to double their final consonant:

• bigger than, hotter than, thinner than, sadder than

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Adjectives with more than 2 syllables

• more + (adjective) + than

• The adjective doesn´t change.

  ex: interesting, boring, intelligent, dangerous, colourful, beautiful, popular.

• more interesting than, more boring than, more intelligent than, more dangerous than, more colourful than, more beutiful than, more popular than

Multiple Select

Football is ______________ (popular) tennis.

• more popular than

• popularer than

Comparative II

as (adjective) as

as (adjective) as

• Use to compare people, animals, places, actions, or things when they are equal, they have something in common (=)

• the negative form is used when they aren´t equal (≠)

• structure: noun + (not) as ............. as + noun.

example

• Mike is 25 years old. Kate is 25 years old. Mike and Kate are the same age. And Jack is 40 years old.

• Mike is as young as Kate.

• But

• Jack is not as young as Mike and Kate.

example

• They are yummy

• Hamburgers are as yummy as chips.

• But chips are yummier than vegetables.

• Vegetables are not as yummy as chips.

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