The house is verybig

big .
happ
The film has a happy
y
ending.
Adjective
s
 Adjectives

Short adjectives
Long adjectives
▪ 1 syllable
▪ 2 or more
▪ 2 syllables ending syllables
in -Y, -OW, -ER, -
LE

big beautiful short happy famous narrow

Comparative
adjectives
Comparison of a quality between
two people or things.
1/ Short
adjectives
 Andy Kate

Andy is taller than Kate.

Kate is shorter than Andy.
The bee is smaller than the camel.
 Short adj Spelling rules Examples
Usually + er slow → slower
fast → faster

Ending in -e + r large ➔ larger

nice ➔ nicer

Ending in a –y ➔ +i happy ➔ happier

consonant + funny ➔ funnier
+ er
y
Ending in double the big ➔ bigger
C+V+C consonant + er fat ➔ fatter
W, X, Y
The camel is larger than the bee.
 busier than Mary.
Jack is _______

a. busier b. busyer
 Tina

Bob

Tina is fatter than Bob.

Bob is thinner than Tina.

The elephant is fatter than
the giraffe.
 Short adj Spelling rules Examples
Usually + er slow → slower
fast → faster

Ending in + r large ➔ larger

nice ➔ nicer
-e
Ending in a –y ➔ +i happy ➔ happier
funny ➔ funnier
consonant
+ er
+ y
Ending in double the big ➔ bigger
C+V+C consonant + fat ➔ fatter
er W, X, Y