Pre-Int - Week 5 Comparatives

We use a comparative adjective when we compare 2 things.

• True

• False

We use a comparative adjective when we compare 3 or more things.

• True

• False

What is an adjective?

• An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Ex: a nice person.

• An adjective is an action. Ex: I exercise every day.

• An adjective is a person, place or thing. Ex: a baby, a city, a phone.

• An adjective is a small word that we use in front of a noun. Ex: a chair/ the chair.

Select all the words we need to make a comparison in English.

Ex: Australia is hotter than Russia.

Cats are more independent than dogs.

• the

• adjective

  ex: big, small, cute, kind...

• than

• the verb be: is /are

Categorize the adjectives.

1 syllable: -er than. Ex: Maissa is smarter than Joel.

2+ syllables: more ... than. Ex: Maissa is more beautiful than Joel.

Groups:

(a) -er than

,

(b) more .... than

• tall

• dangerous

• safe

• popular

• short

• serious

• large

• new

• handsome

• delicious

• extroverted

• overweight

• young

• interesting

• nice

• expensive

• strong

• sweet

• dark

• important

Match the irregular comparatives.

• farther

• good

• worse

• little

• better

• bad

• less

• far

Reorder the following

Hint: Look at the capital letters (A,B,C) and full stops (.) to find the beginning and end of the sentence.

• than

• my cat.

• is

• My brother

• lazier

Reorder the following

Hint: Look at the capital letters (A,B,C) and full stops (.) to find the beginning and end of the sentence.

• colder

• yesterday.

• than

• is

• Today

Reorder the following

Hint: Look at the capital letters (A,B,C) and full stops (.) to find the beginning and end of the sentence.

• is

• than Footscray.

• The city center

• expensive

• more

Reorder the following

Hint: Look at the capital letters (A,B,C) and full stops (.) to find the beginning and end of the sentence.

• in Melbourne

• People

• than Sydney.

• are

• friendlier