Comparative Adjectives - Adjetivos comparativos

Comparatives adjecives

1. Comparative adjectives L.I Karina Mejía

2. Adjectives are words that describe nouns (people, places, things, or ideas) 1 What is an adjective? Ex: The fluffy dog.

3. When talking about the characteristics of two things or people we can 2 compare them

4. We use comparative adjectives to say which similarities or differences both objects or people may have. 3

5. 4 Comparative adjectives are formed in two ways: Long adjectives Short adjectives More than two syllables. One or two syllable. We add " er " or " r " at the end of the adjective and " than " after. We add " more " before the adjective and " than " after.

6. Old Late Small I'm sadder than any of you 5 Examples Expensive Dangerous Beautiful More expensive More dangerous More beautiful Easy Easier Older Later Tall Fast Large Larger Taller Faster Sad High Higher Sadder Smaller Difficult Interesting Important More difficult More interesting More important Modern Popular Cheerful More modern More popular More cheerful Long adjectives Short adjectives

7. 6 Person A Person B In the example below "Faster" is the comparative of the adjective "fast" Person B is faster than Person A. (B es mas rápido que A.)

8. 7 Anna Oliver Anna is more introverted than Oliver (Anna es mas introvertida que Oliver.)

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10. 9 Which is hotter? lava sun

11. 10 Answer: The sun is hotter than the lava.

12. 11 Which is smaller? ant mosquito

13. 12 Answer: A mosquito is smaller than an ant.

14. 13 Which is taller? giraffe camel

15. 14 Answer: A giraffe is taller than a camel.