COMPARATIVE

ADJECTIVES
NOUN is a person, a place, or a thing
ADJECTIVE is something that describes a noun
EXAMPLES cold, hot, tall, old, rich, poor

THE COMPARATIVE ADJ. COMPARING TWO THINGS

ADJECTIVE 1 SYLLABLE = ADD(ER)
older newer longer shorter thicker

This cup is older than this cup

This cup is newer than this cup

This book is longer than this book

This book is shorter than this book

This sword is lighter than this sword

This sword is heavier than this sword
 COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
2 OR MORE SYLLABLES more(mas), less(menos)
Serious difficuld
colourfull popular

This duck is more serious than this duck

This duck is less serious than this duck

The feathers on this duck are more/less colourful

than feathers on this duck

English grammar is more/less difficuld than

Spanish grammar

Rian Reynalds is more/less popular than Ryan

Phillippe

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
SPELLING
when words with one syllable and some with two
end in -consonant -vowel -consonant the last letter
is repeated (cvc)
bigger (cvc)
smaller (vcc)
hotter (cvc)
colder (vcc)
when the last letter is -y is changed to -i
when they are words of one or two syllables
happy happier
heavy heavier
scary scarier

this monkey is scarier than this monkey

 ACTIVITY

Pencil is heavier than rubber

The rubber is lighter than the pencil

The dog is bigger than the cat

The cat is smaller than the dog
Tthe duck is happier than that hen
The hen is more boring than that duck

My uncle is better than my mom

My mom is badder than my uncle

The elephant is heavier than a person

A person is lighter than an elephant