Exploring Comparative Adjectives in English

The video tutorial introduces the concept of comparatives in English, explaining how adjectives are used to compare objects. It covers the rules for forming comparatives by adding 'er' and discusses irregular adjectives that do not follow these rules. The tutorial includes examples and a quiz to reinforce learning, and concludes with a special guest appearance.

What is an adjective?

• A type of fruit

• A word that describes a noun

• A musical instrument

• A mathematical formula

How do you usually form a comparative?

• By adding 'est'

• By adding 'er'

• By subtracting 'y'

• By adding 'more'

What change occurs when an adjective ends in 'y'?

• Add 'er' directly

• Change 'y' to 'ier'

• Change 'y' to 'i' and add 'er'

• No change is needed

Which word becomes 'better' when comparing?

• Gooder

• Well

• Good

• Best

How do you make 'beautiful' a comparative?

• Beautifuler

• Beautifulest

• Beautifuller

• More beautiful

What do you add to 'expensive' to make it comparative?

• More

• Expensiver

• Most

• Expensiveer

What is the comparative form of 'cold'?

• More cold

• Coldest

• Colder

• Coldly

Choose the correct comparative form of 'silly'.

• Sillier

• More silly

• Sillyer

• Silliest

What is the correct comparative form of 'interesting'?

• Interestinger

• More interesting

• Interesting

• Most interesting

Which head of the two-headed monster is 'hairier'?

• The left head

• The right head

• Both are equally hairy

• It was not determined