ADJECTIVES

AND
COMPARISONS
LONG ADJECTIVES

By Miss Duran Diaz , Angela

LONG ADJECTIVES
EXAMPLES

TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES:

OPEN, BORING, PLAYFUL, ACTVE, FAMOUS, ETC.

THREE SYLLABE ADJECTIVES:

DELICIOUS, IMPORTANT, EXTREME, EFFECTIVE, EXCITING, ETC.

FOUR SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES:

HISTORICAL, ILLOGICAL,ENERGETIC, IMAGINARY., ETC.
 TO COMPARE WITH LONG ADJECTIIVE
WE PUT THE WORD MORE OR LESS BEFORE THE ADJECTIVE

SUBJECT + IS / ARE + MORE / LESS + ADJECTIVE+ THAN+ OBJECT.

THE BOOK IS MORE INTERESTING THAN THE MOVIE

THE BOOK IS LESS INTERESTING THAN THE MOVIE

LET’S LOOK AT SOME MORE EXAMPLES
SUBJECT + IS/ARE + MORE / LESS + LONG ADJECTIVE + THAN ´+ OBJECT

1. ARABIC IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN ENGLISH

THE LUDO GAME IS LESS COMPLICATED THAN CHESS
THE LAMBORGHINI CAR IS MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE
LADA
LET’S PRACTICE WITH SOME QUESTIONS.

1. WHICH IS MORE DANGEROUS : DIVING WITH

SHARKS OR WORKING WITH CROCODILES?
YOU: ____________________ ARE __________________.
2. WHICH IS LESS TERRIFYING : MEETING A GHOST OR
MEETING A VAMPIRE ?

YOU : ___________________IS _________________________

3. WHICH IS MORE AMUSING : A HORSE LAUGHING , A CAT DANCING
OR A DOG SURFING?

YOU : A ___________________IS ____________________________.

 NOW COMPARE USING THE GIVEN WORDS:

EXAMPLE: HIPPOS / AGRESSIVE / ELEPHANTS

YOU:

HIPPOS ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN ELEPHANTS

1. PUPPIES / ADORABLE / ADULT DOGS.

2. PANDAS / ENDANGERED / LIONS

3. MILITARY MEN / OBIDIENT / ANY OTHER

PERSON
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS:

1. PUPPIES ARE MORE ADORABLE THAN ADULT

DOGS.

2. KOALAS ARE MORE ENDANGERED ANIMALS

THAN LIONS.

3. MILITARY MEN ARE MORE OBIDIENT THAN ANY

OTHER MEN.
LET’S USE LESS TO COMPARE NOW.

1. ADULT PEOPLE / IMAGINATIVE / CHILDREN

2. MEN / EMOTIONAL / WOMEN.

3. THE DESERT / BEAUTIFUL / THE BEACH.

CHECKING THE ANSWERS:

1 ADULT PEOPLE IS LESS IMAGINATIVE THAN CHILDREN

2. MEN ARE LESS EMOTIONAL THAN WOMEN.

3.THE DESERT IS LESS BEAUTIFUL THAN THE BEACH

NOTICE:

SOMETIMES IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO USE THAN IF

THERE IS NOT A COMPLETE SENTENCE OR THE OBJECT
OF COMPARISON IS NOT MENTIONED.
EXAMPLES:

THIS BOOK IS MORE DIFFICULT. ( NOT THAN …)

HIS CAR IS MORE EXPENSIVE.
OUR TEACHER IS MORE TOLERANT
TOM IS MORE IMPULSIVE.
LAST TEST WAS MORE COMPLEX.