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Nadal is fit Federer is also sexy.
Nadal is sexier than Federer.
slow fast
Red bag big Blue bag small
Comparative Adjectivekəmˈpærətɪv/
+ r/er Double letter + er
Y + ier irregular More + adjective
happier than
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kind, thin, good, successful,sad, happy, famous, interesting far,wet, bad, lucky, far, strong
For each of the adjectives inthe box, form the comparative andwrite it in one of the columns below
Macmillan Inside/out Kay, Vaughan & Kerr
Form Rule example
adjectives of 1 syllable . kind - kinder
adjectives of 2 syllables, ending in 'y'. happy - happier adjectives of 1 syllable ending in consonant, vowel, consonant thin - thinner
adjectives of two syllables or more, not ending in 'y'. more famous irregular adjectives: good, bad, far better
!Note - When comparing two things like this we put than between the adjective and the thing being compared.
Born Height Weight
Cathy Freeman 16/ 02/ 1973 1.64m 52Kg
Shaquille O'Neil 06/ 03/ 1972 2.16m 141kg
Michael Schumacher03/ 01/ 1969 1.74m 74kg
Raul 27/ 06/ 1977 1.80m 68kg
I nge de Bruijn 28/ 08/ 1973 1.74m 55kg
Venus Williams 17/ 06/ 1980 1.87m 76kg
a) Shaquille O’Neal (tall) Raul.Shaquille O’Neal is taller than Raul
b) Venus Williams (heavy) Michael Schumacher.
c) Inge de Bruijn (young) Cathy Freeman.
d) Raul (old) Venus Williams.
e) Cathy Freeman (light) Inge de Bruijn.
f) Venus Williams (short) Shaquille O’Neal.
Using the table complete the sentences using comparatives + than
Macmillan Inside/out Kay, Vaughan & Kerr
TV1 50cm
TV2 60cm
TV3 100cm
Look at the table and rewrite these sentences using much and a bit with the comparatives.
1)Peter is younger than Jack
2)Jane is younger than Peter
3)Jack is older than Mary
4)Jack is taller than Mary
5)Peter is shorter than Jack
Age Height
J ack 60 2.2m
Mary 58 1.4m
Peter 17 2.1m
J ane 16 1.5m
Using comparatives and ‘a bit’ and ‘much’ Tell your partner the differences between your town and Reading:
• Size• Weather• How friendly
+ r/er Double letter + er
Y + ier Irregular More + adjective
Kinder than
Thinner than
Sexier than Better than More successful than
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kind, thin, sexy, good, successful,sad, happy, famous, interesting far,wet, bad, lucky, far, strong
For each of the adjectives inthe box, form the comparative andwrite it in one of the columns below
Macmillan Inside/out Kay, Vaughan & Kerr
Strong stronger thanNice nicer thanOld older than
How many syllables in each word ?What is added to make the comparative ?
Wet wetter thanFat fatter thanThin thinner than
What are the last letter 3 letters ?What is added to make the comparative?
Happy happier thanSexy sexier thanLucky luckier than
What letter does the adjective end in?What happens to this last letter?What is added to make the comparative
GoodFarBad
Is the adjective regular?What is the comparative
Is there more than 1 syllable in the adjectiveWhat is added before the adjective ?What is added after the comparative?
Form Rule For example
Words of one syllable ending
in 'e' .
Add -r to the end of
the word. wide - wider
Words of one syllable, with
one vowel and one consonant
at the end.
Double the consonant
and add -er to the
end of the word.
big - bigger
Words of one syllable, with
more than one vowel or more
than one consonant at the
end.
Add - er to the end
of the word. high - higher
Words of two syllables,
ending in 'y' .
Change 'y' to ' i' , and
add -er to the end of
the word.
happy -
happier
Words of two syllables or
more, not ending in 'y' .
Place 'more' before
the adjective.
beautif ul -
more
beautif ul
The following adjectives are exceptions to this rule:•'good' becomes 'better' •'bad' becomes 'worse'•'far' becomes 'farther' or 'further' !Note - When comparing two things like this we put than between the adjective and the thing being compared.For example:-•"Mount Everest is higher than Mount Snowdon."
+ r/er Double letter + er
-Y + ier irregular More + adjective
Kind(er) than Thin(ner) than Sexy(ier) than Better than More successful than
Strong(er) than
Sad(der) than Happy(ier) than
Worse than More Interesting than
Nice(r) than Wet(ter) than Lucky(ier) than
Further than
More famous than
To make the comparative form: match the correct form.
1) 1 syllable adjectives a) Replace ‘y ’ with ier + than 2) Adjectives ending in vowel b) Add er/r + than followed by 1 consonant
3) 2 syllable adjective c) Add ‘more’ + than ending in y
4) Irregular adjectives d) Double the last consonant, add er + than
5) 2 or more syllable adjectives e) Replace with irregular comparative + than
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