COMPARATIVES Objective To recognize and apply the uses

COMPARATIVES Objective: To recognize and apply the uses of comparative adjectives.

SHORT ADJECTIVES LONG ADJECTIVES

SHORT ADJECTIVES �Big �Small �Tall �Short �Thin �Fat �Heavy �Light �High �Safe �Cheap �Happy �Sad �Large �Nice �New �Old �Young �Lazy �Easy �Ugly �Strange Back

LONG ADJECTIVES �Beautiful �Handsome �Difficult �Expensive �Intelligent �Common �Interesting �Sophisticated �Serious �Elegant �Casual �Exciting �Dangerous Back

MAKING COMPARISONS RULES SHORT ADJECTIVES: �Most adjetives = ER �“E” endings= R �Consonant + “y”, IER �Vowel + consonant, duplicate the consonant, then ER

LONG ADJECTIVES �We use MORE �Keiko is more intelligent than Toshi �Chinese is more difficult than English EXAMPLES: Short adjectives � Sara is shorter than Lucy �Your dogs are smaller than mine � She is prettier than her sister �Brazil is bigger than Colombia

Irregular Adjectives Adjective Irregular Form Bad WORSE Good BETTER Far FURTHER Many MORE

EXERCISES MORE DANGEROUS 1. A tiger is___________ (dangerous) than a rabbit

SMALLER 2. A car is ________ (small) than a tractor. HIGUER 3. The Eiffel Tower is________ (high) than a house.

MORE HEAVY / HEAVIER 4. A bus is _________(heavy) than a motorcycle.