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

• strong

• young

• handsome

• delicious

• serious

• interesting

• nice

• sweet

• short

• safe

• important

• new

• tall

• large

• popular

• overweight

• dark

• extroverted

• dangerous

• expensive

Match the irregular comparatives.

• less

• good

• worse

• bad

• farther

• far

• better

• little

Reorder the following

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

• My brother

• lazier

• is

• my cat.

• than

Reorder the following

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

• Today

• than

• yesterday.

• colder

• is

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 Footscray.

• The city center

• expensive

• is

• 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.

• friendlier

• in Melbourne

• than Sydney.

• are

• People