ACTIVITY 6 COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

A) Read and study the rules.

B) Complete the chart. Write the correct form of the comparative adjective. (Completar el cuadro).

REGULAR ADJECTIVES- SHORT

BASE FORM COMPARATIVE TRANSLATION

1-Most Adjectives: base form

+ er(La mayoría de los
adjetivos agregan “ER”)

tall Taller than Más alto que

short

high

2. Ending with “e”: base form+

“R”(Termina con”E”, solo se
agrega “R”)

nice Nicer than Más lindo que

wide

3.Ending with 1 vowel and 1

consonant: double letter
+”ER”(Termina con 1 vocal y
luego 1 sola consonante:
duplica la consonante +”ER”)

big Bigger than Más grande que

hot

4. Ending with”Y”, Change it:

“ier”(Si terminan en “Y”, la
cambian por”I” al agregar “ER”

dry Drier than Más seco que

Easy
 REGULAR ADJECTIVES: LONG

5. MORE+ base form (Cuando

los adjetivos son largos,
agregamos la palabra
MORE(MÁS) delante y sin la
“ER”.

beautiful MORE beautiful than Más hermoso que

interesting MORE interesting than Más interesante que

Expensive (caro)

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

6. Si son irregulares, se
estudian de memoria.

good Better than Mejor que

bad Worse than Peor que

far Further tahn Más lejano que

c)Write the correct comparative form of adjectives.

1.The Amazon is ………………………….(WIDE) than the Nile.

2.The Himalayas are …………………………………………………………………(BEAUTIFUL) THAN the Rocky

Mountains.

3.Winters in Russia are……………………………………………………………………..(BAD) than in England.

4. The Andes are………………………………………………………………………………..(HIGH) than the Alps.

5.Canada is ……………………………………………………(BIG) than the USA.

6. The climate in Kwait is …………………………………………………………….(DRY) than in Egypt.