Lesson 2 - Comparative Adjectives.pptx

Here is a short description with examples about how to make comparissons in English with the comparative forms of the adjectives.

1. Comparative Adjectives TEACHER GEINNER ARAGÓN LESSON 2

2. What are Comparative Adjectives?

3. Comparative adjectives are words used to compare the difference between 2 things . What are Comparative Adjectives?

4. Comparative adjectives are words used to compare the difference between 2 things . What are Comparative Adjectives? Example bigger smaller

5. Making Comparative Words

6. To make a comparative word you must change the adjective to the comparative form. Making Comparative Words

7. To make a comparative word you must change the adjective to the comparative form. Making Comparative Words Example small er small

8. Rules COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

9. 1 With regular one syllable adjectives , we add - er to make the comparative form.

10. 1 With regular one syllable adjectives , we add - er to make the comparative form. Example fast er fast

11. 2 With regular one and two syllable adjectives that end in y , we remove the y and add - ier to make the comparative form.

12. 2 Example happ ier happy With regular one and two syllable adjectives that end in y , we remove the y and add - ier to make the comparative form.

13. 3 With adjectives that end with a single vowel followed by a single consonant , the consonant is doubled and -er is added.

14. 3 Example big ger big With adjectives that end with a single vowel followed by a single consonant , the consonant is doubled and -er is added.

15. 4 With two syllable adjectives that don't end in - y , and all three syllable adjectives we add more before the adjective.

16. 4 Example beautiful more beautiful With two syllable adjectives that don't end in - y , and all three syllable adjectives we add more before the adjective.

17. Irregular COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

18. Irregular Adjectives Irregular adjectives don't follow these rules. So, you must memorize them. good better bad worse far further well better much more many more

19. Let's Practice COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

20. fast

21. fast fast er

22. slow

23. slow slow er

24. strong

25. strong strong er

26. big

27. big big ger

28. happy

29. happy happ ier

30. cold

31. cold cold er

32. hot

33. hot hot ter

34. cheap

35. cheap cheap er

36. boring

37. boring more boring

38. handsome

39. handsome more handsome

40. expensive

41. expensive more expensive

42. interesting

43. interesting more interesting

44. Good Job!