
Comparative Adjectives
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Comparative
Adjectives
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Write at least one comparative adjective that you know
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Comparative adjectives are
words used to compare the
difference between 2
things.
What are Comparative Adjectives?
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How many things does a comparative adjective compare?
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2
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Comparative adjectives are
words used to compare the
difference between 2
things.
What are Comparative Adjectives?
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Example
bigger
smaller
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Open Ended
How do you make a comparative adjectives?
1. big
2. happy
3. beautiful
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To make a comparative
word you must change the
adjective to the
comparative form.
Making Comparative Words
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To make a comparative
word you must change the
adjective to the
comparative form.
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Example
smaller
small
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Rules
C O M P A R A T I V E A D J E C T I V E S
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With regular one syllable
adjectives, we add -er to
make the comparative
form.
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With regular one syllable
adjectives, we add -er to
make the comparative
form.
Example
faster
fast
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Open Ended
Write a one syllable adjective using its comparative form. E.g. bigger
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Open Ended
Write one example of a comparative adjective that ends in -y but in its comparative form. E.g. funnier
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Example
happier
happy
With regular one and two
syllable adjectives that end
in y, we remove the y and
add -ier to make the
comparative form.
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Open Ended
Write an example of a comparative adjective where you have to double the ending consonant. E.g. bigger
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Example
bigger
big
With adjectives that end
with a single vowel followed
by a single consonant, the
consonant is doubled and
-er is added.
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Open Ended
Write a comparative adjective that uses more because it is more than one syllable. E.g. more handsome
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Example
beautiful
more beautiful
With two syllable adjectives
that don't end in -y, and all
three syllable adjectives we
add more before the
adjective.
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Irregular
C O M P A R A T I V E A D J E C T I V E S
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Irregular Adjectives
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Irregular adjectives don't
follow these rules.
So, you must memorize
them.
good
better
bad
worse
far
further
well
better
much
more
many
more
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Let's Practice
C O M P A R A T I V E A D J E C T I V E S
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Open Ended
What is the comparative adjective of fast?
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fast
faster
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What is the comparative adjective of slow?
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slow
slower
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What is the comparative adjective of strong?
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strong
stronger
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What is the comparative adjective of big?
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big
bigger
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What is the comparative adjective of happy?
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happy
happier
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What is the comparative adjective of cold?
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cold
colder
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What is the comparative adjective of hot?
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hot
hotter
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What is the comparative adjective of cheap?
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cheap
cheaper
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What is the comparative adjective of boring?
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boring
more boring
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What is the comparative adjective of handsome?
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handsome
more handsome
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What is the comparative adjective of expensive?
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expensive
more expensive
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interesting
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What is the comparative adjective of interesting?
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interesting
more interesting
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