12 Shes smarter than me Comparative adjectives form

12 She’s smarter than me! Comparative adjectives: form Presentation Complete the statements Practice

12 Presentation Home Previous Next Comparative adjectives • • Use a comparative adjective with the verb be to compare people, places, or things. Use than after a comparative adjective when you name the second person, place, or thing. with -er Blake is taller than Logan. $$$$ with more Blake The blue skirt is more expensive. Logan The blue skirt is more expensive than the green one. Listen to the grammar examples. Repeat. $$

12 Complete the statements Home Previous Next Comparative adjectives Complete the statements. 1. Mike is small, but his brother is _____. smaller than 2. I’m taller _____ you. 3. The students in my class _____ are older than the students in your class. neater 4. My room is neat, but yours is _____. 5. Simon is _____ more talkative than Tony. 6. That’s a big sandwich, but this one is _____. bigger stronger 7. Greg is strong, but his brother is _____. more 8. Caroline is _____ serious than Heather.

12 Practice Home Previous Next Comparative adjectives Look at the picture. Make statements comparing Ben and Marty. 1. small 5. strong Marty is smaller than Ben is stronger than Marty. 2. big Ben is bigger than Marty. 3. nice Marty is nicer than Ben. 4. friendly Marty is friendlier than Ben Marty 6. cute Marty is cuter than Ben. 7. dangerous Ben is more dangerous than Marty. 8. beautiful Marty is more beautiful than Ben.

12 Presentation Home Previous Next Comparative adjectives: form If an adjective has one syllable and ends in a consonant, add -er. older stronger shorter good bad If an adjective has one syllable and ends in a consonant + -e, add -r. older If an adjective has two syllables and ends in y, drop y and add -ier. pret • ty prettier mes • sy messier wind • y Irregular forms better worse windier If an adjective has one syllable and consonant − vowel − consonant, double the consonant and add -er. hotter bigger If an adjective has two, three, or four syllables, but doesn’t end in y, use more before the adjective. beau • ti • ful My mom is more beautiful than my aunt. ex • pen • sive These pants are more expensive than the other ones.

12 Complete the statements Home Previous Next Comparative adjectives: form Complete the statements. 1. I get up early, but my mom gets up _____. earlier 2. Dad is a bad singer, but Uncle Bob is _____. worse 3. That was an awesome video game, but this is _______. more awesome 4. Your cat is fat, but mine is _____. fatter later 5. My sister goes to bed late, but I go to bed _____. more interesting 6. This is an interesting book, but that one is ________. 7. These shoes are cool, but those ones are _____. cooler smarter 8. I’m smart, but you’re _____.

12 Practice Home Previous Next Comparative adjectives: form Make comparisons using the bold adjective. Say what you think. 1. soccer / baseball dangerous Soccer is more dangerous than baseball. 2. running / swimming fast Running is faster than swimming. 3. science / geography interesting Geography is more interesting than science. / Science is more interesting than geography. 4. strawberry ice cream / chocolate ice cream delicious Strawberry ice cream is more delicious than chocolate ice cream. / Chocolate ice cream is more delicious than strawberry ice cream. 5. my room / my parents' room messy My room is messier than my parents’ room. / My parents’ room is messier than my room. 6. Brazil / Russia hot Brazil is hotter than Russia.