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Understanding Comparative Adjectives

The document provides instruction on using comparative adjectives in English. It gives examples of comparative forms for both short and long adjectives, including irregular forms. It then provides exercises for students to practice forming comparatives and writing comparative sentences.

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Understanding Comparative Adjectives

The document provides instruction on using comparative adjectives in English. It gives examples of comparative forms for both short and long adjectives, including irregular forms. It then provides exercises for students to practice forming comparatives and writing comparative sentences.

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DORIAN ESTEBAN CLAVIJO CASTRILLON
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Comparative Adjectives

Student’s name: Esteban clavijo Level: Basic 03

20 kg
50 kg

SLOW SLOWER HEAVY HEAVIER DANGEROUS MORE DANGEROUS

Short words (1 syllable) Long words (2, 3, 4 syllables)  more…


 - er

old  older slow  slower dangerous  more dangerous


warm  warmer tall  taller expensive  more expensive
Irregular comparative for ms:
big  bigger, hot  hotter heavy good  better, far  further
 heavier, happy  happier bad  worse, little  less

Write the comparative form: Write the opposite.


new NEWER younger OLDER
long LONGER cleaner MORE DIRTY
nice NICER darker LIGHTER
big BIGGER more boring MORE
good BETTER INTERESTIN
fat FATTER hotter COLDER
modern MORE happier SADDER
MODERN easier HARDER
friendly MORE smaller BIGGER
FRIENDLY cheaper MORE EXPENSIVE
famous MORE
FAMOUS

Write comparative sentences using the verbs in brackets

1. My house is (big) MORE BIGGER than yours.


2. This flower is (beautiful) MORE BEAUTIFULL than that one.
3. A holiday by the sea is (good) BETTER than a holiday in the mountains.
4. The weather this summer is even (bad) WORSE than last summer.
5. I think mathematics is (difficult) MORE DIFFICULT than English.

Complete the sentences. Use the comparative.

1. Joe’s car isn’t very fast. He wants a FASTER one.


2. My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something MORE INTERESTING
3. The weather isn’t very warm today. Yesterday it was WARMER
4. People aren’t very polite today. In the past they were POLITER
5. This sofa isn’t very comfortable. That one is MORE COMFORTABLE
6. This coat is nice, but I think the other one is BETTER

Write three sentences using comparative adjectives


1. I AM TALLER THAN MY TWO BROTHERS
_
2. MY CAR IS FASTER THAN YOURS _
3. MY CLOTHES ARE OLDER THAN YOURS
_

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