sesion de clase comparative adjective (2).pptx

comparative adjective (2).pptx

1. CARLA KELLY

2. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES Use the comparative form of adjectives with than to compare two things or people . Examples : Carla is fast er than Veronica . Delia is nois ier than Armando. Alberto is more hardworking than Robert. Ricardo is better than Jorge at soccer. Adjective Comparative form 1. One syllable Add - er 2. Two syllable , ends with -y Change y to i and add - er 3. Two syllables or more Use more + adjective 4. Irregular ( good , bad ) better than , worse than

3. Examples : 5. The beach is nice r than the park. 6. The summer is hot ter than the winter. Adjective Comparative form 5. Adjectives that end in -e Only -r is added to end of the adjective 6. Adjective that end with a consonant, vowel, consonant . The last consonant is doubled

4. Use to say there is no difference between two people or things . Examples : Joe is as intelligent as Marco. ( They have the same intelligence .) Mellisa is as polite as Laura. ( They have the same manners .) as + adjective + as

5. Use to say there is a difference between two people or things . Examples : Carlos is not as messy as Peter. (Peter is messier ) Lucy is not as cooperative as her sister . ( Her sister is more cooperative .) not as + adjective + as

6. Carmen is neater than Luisa. = Luisa isn’t as neat as Carmen. Angie is more emotional than Jorge = Jorge isn’t as emotional as Angie . Richard and Fredy are both talkative . = Richard is as talkative as Fredy . COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES EQUATIVES and

7. ADJECTIVE Comparative ADJECTIVE Comparative ADJECTIVE Comparative happy cheap honest difficult strong busy clean interesting young early hot near beautiful warm funny soft expensive easy intelligent fresh bad dirty kind late good boring dangerous careful cold weak Exercises

8. 1. Apples are  __healthier_______________   than chips.  (healthy)   2. Elephants are  ____bigger_____________   (big) than bears.   3. Gold is  _______more expensive__________    than silver. (expensive)   4. Bikes are   _______slower__________  than cars. (slow)     5. I am  __________better_______   at English than my brother .(good)    6. My friend is  _______taller__________   than me. (tall)   7. Sandy is   __________thinner_______  than Tamara. (thin)   8. My father is   ____stronger_____________  than Tom's father. (strong)   9. "Harry Potter "books are   ___more interesting______________  than "The Book of the Jungle". (interesting) 10. The tiger is  ____heavier_____________   than a fox .(heavy)  

9. 11. The weather is _________________  than yesterday . (hot)   12. The girls are  _________________  than the boys. (happy)   13. Berta is _________________  than Debby.(beautiful)   14.French is  _________________  than English. (difficult)   15. Tina is 5 years old. Sandra is 10 years old.  Sandra is _________________  than Tina.(old)   16. Russia is _________________  than France. (large)   17. I am _________________   at  maths than my best friend (bad)     18. Love is _________________  than money.(important)   19. His car is _________________   than mine. (cheap)   20. The first movie is    _________________  than the second.I don't recommend it.  (boring)

10. Exercises 1)      She’s much __________ _______ her husband. (young) 2)      It’s a __________ day _____ yesterday. (warm) 3)      The vegetables in the shop are __________ _____ the one ones in the supermarket. (fresh) 4)      The train is __________ _____ the bus (expensive) 5)      The new TV programme is  __________ _____ the old one. (funny) 6)      Mrs. Jones is a __________ teacher ____ Mr. Andrews. (good) 7)      My office is __________ _____ Helen’s. (near) 8)      The traffic is _______________ it was last year. (noisy) 9)      You have a __________ life _____ I have. (busy) 10)  Drivers in this country are _______________________ _____ drivers in my country. (dangerous) 11)  The exam today was _______________ _____ last year’s exam. (difficult) 12)  She’s __________ _____ her sister . (smart) 13)  Micheal is __________ _____ than Mathew. (rich) 14)  The students ask _______________ questions _____ they did before. ( intelligent ) 15)  Her second book is _______________ _____ her first one. (interesting)