Comparative patterns

Comparative patterns

Today we will learn about comparative adjectives and adverbs

Comparative Adjectives

Adjectives describe nouns

Comparative adjectives

Use a comparative "adjective + than" to compare two nouns.

Lydia is taller than Alex.

Your house is bigger than mine.

Multiple Choice

Many people think modern life is _____ life in the past.

• better than

• better that

Multiple Choice

The king was _____ the prince.

• richer that

• richer than

Comparative adjectives

Add "-er" to the end of most one-syllable adjectives to form the comparative.

Low > Lower

Tall > Taller

quiet > quieter

Multiple Choice

Sitcoms are _____ Romcoms.

• Funnyer than

• Funnier than

Multiple Choice

New cars are _____ old cars.

• quieter than

• quieters than

Comparative adjectives

add "r" if the adjective finishes in "e"

Simple > Simpler

Multiple Choice

Nice

• Nicr

• Nicer

Multiple Choice

Large

• Larger

• Largr

Comparative adjectives

We use "more" with adjectives which have two or more syllables.

We use "more" with adjectives which have two or more syllables.

• Handsome > More Handsome

• Intelligent > More intelligent

• Perfect > More perfect

Multiple Choice

"Planet earth" is a _____ "absurd planet".

• More serious documentary than

• More seriouser documentary than

Multiple Choice

Practicing is _____ than getting distracted.

• More important then

• More important than

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What is the comparative of the adjective "Beautiful"?

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What is the comparative of the adjective "Interesting"?

Comparative adjectives

add "ier" to the adjective if it finishes in "y"

add "ier" to the adjective if it finishes in "y"

• Sturdy > Sturdier

• Happy > Happier

• Easy > Easier

add "ier" to the adjective if it finishes in "y"

• Steel is sturdier than wood

• The exam was easier than last week

• You look happier than before

Comparative adjectives

Some adjectives are irregular

Some adjectives are irregular

• Good > Better than

• Bad > Worse than

• Far > Further than

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What is the comparative of the adjective "good"?

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What is the comparative of the adjective "bad"?

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What is the comparative of the adjective "far"?

Open Ended

Create a Comparative sentences with the adjective "good".

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Create a Comparative sentences with the adjective "gorgeous".

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Create a Comparative sentences with the adjective "dull".

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Create a Comparative sentences with the adjective "cheesy".

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Create a Comparative sentences with the adjective "dangerous".

Comparative Adverbs

Adverbs describe actions (verbs).

Adverbs describe actions (verbs).

• She runs faster than me

• Bob speaks louder than Stephen

• My grandpa walks more rapidly than my cousin

• Sonia is singing better than last month

Comparative Adverbs

Adverbs ending in -ly are very common

Adverbs ending in -ly are very common

• Easy > Easily

• Frequent > Frenquently

• Quick > quickly

• Careful > Carefully

• Beautiful > Beautifully

• Rapid > Rapidly

• Efficient > Efficiently

Adverbs ending in -ly are very common

• I speak more easily than last year

• I visit my aunt less frequently than two years ago

• Susan is working more quickly lately

• The cat walked more carefully after he got scared

• Christina Aguilera sings more beautifully than Cher

• Otters move more rapidly in the water than on land

• This computer works more efficiently than my old laptop

Open Ended

Create a comparative adverb sentence with the adverb "easily"

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Create a comparative adverb sentence with the adverb "quickly"

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Create a comparative adverb sentence with the adverb "frequently"

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Create a comparative adverb sentence with the adverb "carefully"

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Create a comparative adverb sentence with the adverb "badly"

Comparative adverbs

There are also irregular adverbs

There are also irregular adverbs

• Well > Better

• Badly > worse

• Far > further

Comparative adverbs

BE CAREFUL some adverbs mean something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT if you add "-ly"

BE CAREFUL some adverbs mean something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT if you add "-ly"

for example: Hard and Hardly are completely different.

Let's practice what we learnt

Get ready!

Multiple Choice

Unicorns _____ than dragons

• are more beautiful

• are more beautifully

Multiple Choice

Stella _____ than Ammy

• sings more beautiful

• sings more beautifully

Multiple Choice

My cousin _____ my auntie

• calls more oftenly than

• calls more often than

Multiple Choice

My old computer was _____ than my new one

• bigger

• bigly

Multiple Choice

I want a _____ car than the one I have

• more efficient

• more efficiently

Multiple Choice

My car runs _____ your car

• runs fastly than

• runs faster than

Thanks for your attention