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LIC. GLUDY DORIS BARRIENTOS FIERRO
FOURTH SECONDARY LEVEL
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Comparatives Adjetives… Talking about two things, we can "compare" them. We
can see if they are the same or different.
We can use comparative adjectives to describe the differences.
We have three kinds of comparatives:
Superiority
Equality
Inferiority
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SUPERIORITY
short adjectives: add "-er"
long adjectives: use "more"
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SHORT ADJECTIVES Short words ( 1 syllable er )
old older slow slower
My grandfather is older than my father.
The turtle is slower than a dog.
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SHORT ADJECTIVES If the adjective ends in e just add r
late later nice nicer
Today I arrive later than yesterday. My brother nicer than my girlfriend.
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SHORT ADJECTIVES
If the adjective ends in y change it to i and add er.
happy happier easy easier
My sister is happier than me. Art is easier than math.
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SHORT ADJECTIVES If the adjective ends in consonant,vowel,
consonant; double the last consonant and add er.
big bigger hot hotter
My house is bigger than an apartment. A cup of coffe is hotter than an ice cream
cone.
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LONG ADJECTIVES Long words (2,3,4,… syllables) more beautiful
more beautiful
Alice Ann
.
Ann is more beatiful than Alice.
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LONG ADJECTIVES Interesting more interesting
Biology History
.
Biology is more interesting than history.
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With some 2 syllable adjectives, we can use 'er' or 'more':
quiet → quieter/more quiet
.
My dog is more quiet than your cat.
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clever → cleverer/more clever
.Einsten was cleverer than my
teacher.
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narrow → narrower/more narrow
.Saenz Peña avenue is more narrow than Argentina avenue.
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simple → simpler/more simple
.
English is simpler than Spanish.
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Exception
The following adjectives have irregular forms:
good → better
.
Callao school is better than Josè Olaya school.
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bad → worse
.
Reymond Manco is worse than Pizarro.
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• far → farther/further
.
From Perù , USA is further than Mexico.
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Use of Comparative Adjectives: Often, the comparative adjective is followed by "than".
People in picture 2 are happier than people in picture 1
1 2
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More Examples:
Brazil is bigger than Peru.
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The cheetah is faster than the lion.
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An iPod Touch is more expensive than a telephone.
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EQUALITY Short & long adjectives:
As… adjective… as
My daughter is as pretty as your daughter
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Reading is as interesting as cooking
EQUALITY
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INFERIORITY Short & long adjectives:
LESS + adjective + THAN
The pants cost less than the coat
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INFERIORITY
Spring is less cold than Winter
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Make the logical sentences:
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Put the adjectives between brackets in the correct form
My brother has a (tidy)________ room than me.
Australia is (big)_________ than England.
I'm (good)________ now than yesterday.
She's got (little) __________ friends than you, but she doesn't care.
He thinks Chinese is (difficult)_____________ language in the world
Valencia played (bad)_________ than Real Madrid yesterday.
Cats are not (intelligent)___________________ as dogs.
Show me (good) _______________ restaurant downtown.
(hot)_____________ desert of all is the Sahara and it's in Africa.
Who is (talkative)_______________ person in your family?
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