COMPARATIVESCOMPARATIVES

COMPARISON OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES

OneOne-syllable adjectives and -syllable adjectives and two-two-syllable adjectives ending syllable adjectives ending in –in –yy add add ––erer..small

nicebigwarmhotprettydirty

smallernicerbiggerwarmerhotterprettierdirtier

COMPARISON OF OF ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES

We use We use moremore with with two-syllable adjectives and adjectives and longer ones. ones.

interestingexpensivedangerouscommoncomfortableboring

more interestingmore expensivemore dangerousmore commonmore comfortablemore boring

•better•worse•farther/further•Less

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES

GoodBadFarLittle

COMPARATIVE PATTERNS

We use We use as…asas…as to say that two things to say that two things are are equalequal or or unequalunequal.. Our house is Our house is as as big big asas yours. yours. It isn’t It isn’t as as cold cold asas yesterday. yesterday.

We often use a phrase with We often use a phrase with thanthan after after the comparison.the comparison.

She is younger She is younger than methan me / / than I amthan I am

PRACTICE 1

HealthyExpensiveTastyExpensive

PRACTICE 2

DifficultEasyUsefulBeautiful

PRACTICE 3

PopularDangerousExpensiveAmusing

PRACTICE 4

SlowCheapEco-friendlyPollutingComfortable

Cold

Hot

Big

Populated

Popular

PRACTICE 5

EXERCISES

1. Exercise 1

2. Exercise 2

3. Exercise 3

4. Exercise 4