comparatives
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COMPARATIVESCOMPARATIVES
COMPARISON OF COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES
OneOne-syllable adjectives and -syllable adjectives and two-two-syllable adjectives ending syllable adjectives ending in –in –yy add add ––erer..small
nicebigwarmhotprettydirty
smallernicerbiggerwarmerhotterprettierdirtier
COMPARISON OF OF ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES
We use We use moremore with with two-syllable adjectives and adjectives and longer ones. ones.
interestingexpensivedangerouscommoncomfortableboring
more interestingmore expensivemore dangerousmore commonmore comfortablemore boring
•better•worse•farther/further•Less
IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES
GoodBadFarLittle
COMPARATIVE PATTERNS
We use We use as…asas…as to say that two things to say that two things are are equalequal or or unequalunequal.. Our house is Our house is as as big big asas yours. yours. It isn’t It isn’t as as cold cold asas yesterday. yesterday.
We often use a phrase with We often use a phrase with thanthan after after the comparison.the comparison.
She is younger She is younger than methan me / / than I amthan I am
PRACTICE 1
HealthyExpensiveTastyExpensive
PRACTICE 2
DifficultEasyUsefulBeautiful
PRACTICE 3
PopularDangerousExpensiveAmusing
PRACTICE 4
SlowCheapEco-friendlyPollutingComfortable
Cold
Hot
Big
Populated
Popular
PRACTICE 5
EXERCISES
1. Exercise 1
2. Exercise 2
3. Exercise 3
4. Exercise 4