COMPARATIVES SHORT ADJECTIVES 1 or 2 syllables ending

COMPARATIVES

SHORT ADJECTIVES 1 or 2 syllables ending with -ow, -er, -y example: YOUNG I'm younger than Lisa.

example : YELLOW And I'm yellower than Snoopy.

example : FUNNY And I'm funnier than you.

example : CLEVER (= INTELLIGENT) All right, but I'm cleverer than you, Bart !

NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! SMALL MEAN NOISY Bart is. . . than Lisa OLD TALL QUIET Lisa is. . . than Bart.

NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! I'm smaller than Lisa I'm meaner than her. And I'm also noisier than her.

NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! I'm smaller than Lisa I'm meaner than her. And I'm also noisier than her. I'm two years older than Bart. I'm taller than him and I'm also quieter than him.

DOUBLE CONSONNANTS Some adjectives double the consonnant Example : FAT Homer is fatter than Marge.

DOUBLE CONSONNANTS Example : SLIM Marge is slimmer than Homer.

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES GOOD BETTER THAN BAD WORSE THAN FAR FURTHER THAN FARTHER THAN

I'm better at playing the saxophone than you, Bart.

I'm better at playing the saxophone than you, Bart. Yes, but I'm better at skating than you, big sister.

LONG ADJECTIVES 2 syllables or more. Example : STUPID Homer is more stupid than Marge.

example : BEAUTIFUL Cinderella is more beautiful than Marge Simpson.

LET'S RECAP !!! Bart Lisa TALL OLD BIG YOUNG GREEDY FRIENDLY DISGUSTING Homer Marge SMALL NAUGHTY = bad BRAVE NOISY LAZY DISOBEDIENT HARD-WORKING

NOW, TALK ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILIES. . . Who's taller, you or your best friend? Who's chattier? Who's funnier? Who's better at English? Who's more talkative? Who's more generous?