1ESO Comparative

Comparative sentences

House A is small.

​

​How is house A?

House B is big.

​

​How is house B?

House A is smaller than house B.

​So...

House B is bigger than house A.

Or...

The dress is cheap.

​

​How is the dress?

The trousers are expensive.

​

​How are the trousers?

The dress is cheaper than the trousers.

​

​So....

The trousers are more expensive than the dress.

​

But....

​One syllable => small
=> smaller than
Two syllables ended in -y ==> happy
=> happier than
Two syllables ended in -w ==> narrow
=> narrower than

Short adjectives -er than

​expensive => more expensive than
interesting => more interesting than
beautiful = more beautiful than

Long adjectives more adj than

Short or long

​Remember we talk about pronunciation
(not writing)

Short = one syllable / ended in -y / ended in -w
Long = more than one syllable or not ended in -y or -w

How many syllables in NICE? /nais/ = one!!!

Multiple Choice

Is NICE short or long?

• Short

• Long

Multiple Choice

Is LONG short or long?

• Short

• Long

Multiple Choice

Is EXCITING short or long?

• Short

• Long

Multiple Choice

Is PRETTY short or long?

• Short

• Long

Multiple Choice

Is INTERESTING short or long?

• Short

• Long

Multiple Choice

Is AMAZING short or long?

• Short

• Long

Multiple Choice

Is SLEEPY short or long?

• Short

• Long

Multiple Choice

Is TALL short or long?

• Short

• Long

Multiple Choice

Is SHORT short or long?

• Short

• Long

Multiple Choice

Is WONDERFUL short or long?

• Short

• Long

​One syllable
-y
-w
==> +er than.

Short

​More ADJ than

​​Long

​Good ==> better than
Bad ==> worse than
Far ==> farther / further than

Irregular

Multiple Choice

Which word is a long adjective?

• big

• beautiful

• fit

• thin

Multiple Choice

Which word is a short adjective?

• dangerous

• interesting

• slim

• expensive

Reorder

Reorder the following

• My house

• is

• bigger

• than

• your house.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• English

• is

• easier

• than

• 
  Japanese.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• An iPhone is

• more

• expensive

• than

• 
  an Oppo.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• English is

• more

• difficult

• than

• Spanish.
  

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Drag and Drop

Tom is ​

Placeholder

than Rose.

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funnier

more funny

Drag and Drop

My father is​

Placeholder

than my mother.

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older

more old

Drag and Drop

A cat is ​

Placeholder

than an elephant.

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smaller

more small

Drag and Drop

Exercise 1 is ​

Placeholder

than exercise 2.

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easier

more easy

Drag and Drop

My phone is ​

Placeholder

than your phone.

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better

more good

gooder

more better

more betterer

Drag and Drop

Tom's calculator is ​

Placeholder

than the teacher's.

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worse

badder

more bad

more the bad