ENGLISH II

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
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Conversation
LISTENING

shoes
shirt

$ 150

cooler
 Order of adjectives
When we have more than one adjective before a noun, we usually place them in
this order:
1. Opinion (expensive, cheap, cute, awful, old-fashioned, smart, trendy, great,
beautiful, elegant, casual, etc.)
2. Size, length or shape (loose, tight, long, short, long-sleeved, short-sleeved,
heavy, light, etc.)
3. Texture (smooth, woolly, furry, fluffy, etc.)
4. Pattern or color (plain, spotty, stripy, handmade, red, green, grey, etc.)
5. Material (cotton, fur, wool, nylon, leather, jean, synthetic, silk, corduroy,
canvas, polyester etc.)
Examples:
He’s wearing loose blue nylon jeans. She’s wearing an awful furry red coat.
Speaking & writing 1 (Collaborative)

A: What are you wearing today?

B: Today I’m wearing ___________
___________ ____________
___________.
 Adjectives
Use proper adjectives to describe the following pieces of clothes.
 Adjectives
Use proper adjectives to describe the following pieces of clothes.
 Adjectives
Use proper adjectives to describe the following pieces of clothes.
 Adjectives
Use proper adjectives to describe the following pieces of clothes.
 Adjectives
Use proper adjectives to describe the following pieces of clothes.
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
SPELLING RULES FOR COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
I feel better than yesterday
Some people think Mussolini was worse than Hitler.
Sandra lives farther than Mario.
Exercises

higher more expensive than

dirtier
more dangerous nicer than
better
more formal than
thinner
slower lighter than
healthier prettier than
further
more comfortable
worse
 cheaper than
easier than

wetter than
busier than
better than
more interesting than
farther than
shorter than
worse than
more difficult than
Speaking & writing 2 (Collaborative)

Compare a piece of clothes you and a family member are wearing

today.

Examples: My jeans are looser than my brother’s.

His t-shirt is more expensive than mine.
LISTENING
The woman is buying blue shoes.

more casual
bigger

better
less expensive
cheaper

two

$80
$75
7 / or 7 ½
blue
Listening - Script
Speaking & writing 3 (Collaborative)

He is looking for formal shoes.

World English 1. Teacher’s book.
Conversation (P. 109 )
■A: Look at _______ ________ ________. They look nice.

■B: I don’t know. I need something _________ __________. They’re for _________.

■A: What about _______ _________ ones?

■B: Mmm, I’m not sure. They’re a __________ ___________.

■A: Look! Here are some ________ ________.

■B: Yes, they’re very __________. Oh, they’re a _______ _________. Do they have them in a
_______ ___________?
■A: Yes, here is a ________ _________.

■B: _________!!
WRITING (Collaborative)
Compare shopping online to shopping in a store and mention a reason. Write sentences using
the comparative adjectives

Example:
fast Shopping online is faster than shopping in a store, because you don’t need to go out to buy.
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SPEAKING & WRITING – WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE? - Optional
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