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Adjectives, Comparative Part 2
- 2. Goal: Correctly write sentences comparing 2 things by using comparative adjectives.
- 3. Rubric HP: Correctly use the rules for when to add –er to the end of adjectives and when to use “more” in front of the adjective. Know to use “than”. Know how to use the 3 irregular adjectives.
- 4. Rubric P: Can do most of the previous, but sometimes forget to use the “change the y to i and add –er” rule.
- 5. Rubric PP: Can correctly write sentences using “more” plus a simple adjective plus the word “than”. Can’t use more complicated adjectives.
- 6. Rubric MP: Don’t remember to use the rules or to use “than” when comparing 2 things.
- 7. Rule #1 This is for adjectives that have only 1 syllable: tall young short old sweet smart green
- 8. Rule #1 Add -er to the end of the adjective. tall --- taller young --- younger short --- shorter old --- older sweet --- sweeter smart --- smarter green --- greener
- 9. Directions: Use the given parts of speech to write comparative sentences on a separate piece of paper….
- 10. …The plus signs show which noun has more of the quality described by the adjective….
- 11. …You MUST use the given adjectives.
- 12. Use the sentence frame: ____ is/are/am (adjective + er) than ____.
- 13. Example: adjective: sweet noun: red apples ++ noun: green apples +
- 14. adjective: sweet noun: red apples ++ noun: green apples + Red apples are sweeter than green apples.
- 15. 1. adjective: cold noun: Alaska ++ noun: Nevada +
- 16. 1. Alaska is colder than Nevada.
- 17. 2. adjective: clean noun: my room ++ noun: my sister’s room +
- 18. 2. My room is cleaner than my sister’s.
- 19. 3. adjective: bright noun: close stars ++ noun: distant stars of the same size +
- 20. 3. Close stars are brighter than distant stars of the same size.
- 21. 4. adjective: soft noun: Dairy Queen ice cream ++ noun: Breyer’s ice cream +
- 22. 4. Dairy Queen ice cream is softer than Breyer’s.
- 23. Note: If a 1-syllable adjective ends in an “e”, simply add –r to the end. blue --- bluer
- 24. 5. adjective: cute noun: puppies ++ noun: baby snakes +
- 25. 5. Puppies are cuter than baby snakes.
- 26. 6. adjective: wide noun: semi-trucks ++ noun: economy cars +
- 27. 6. Semi-trucks are wider than economy cars.
- 28. 7. adjective: lite noun: you ++ noun: a feather +
- 29. 7. You are liter than a feather.
- 30. Note: If an adjective is a closed syllable that ends in 1 consonant, you must double the consonant before adding –er. big biger bigger hot hoter hotter
- 31. 8. adjective: thin noun: angel hair pasta ++ noun: spaghetti +
- 32. 8. Angel hair pasta is thinner than spaghetti.
- 33. 9. adjective: red noun: your face ++ noun: a tomato +
- 34. 9. Your face is redder than a tomato.
- 35. 10. adjective: wet noun: he ++ noun: a drowned rat +
- 36. 10. He is wetter than a drowned rat!
- 37. Take comparative adjectives Quiz #1.
- 38. For 2-syllable adjectives that end in “y”: Change the “y” to “i” and add -er. silly --- sillier lonely --- lonelier crazy --- crazier
- 39. You can also put “more” in front of the adjective. silly --- more silly lonely --- more lonely crazy --- more crazy
- 40. Caution!
- 41. You CANNOT use “more” and –er together! more sillier more lonelier more crazier
- 42. 11. adjective: happy noun: John ++ noun: Tim +
- 43. 11. John is happier than Tim. John is more happy than Tim.
- 44. 12. adjective: messy noun: my brother’s room ++ noun: my room +
- 45. 12. My brother’s room is messier than mine. My brother’s room is more messy than mine.
- 46. 13. adjective: crispy noun: potato chips ++ noun: French fries +
- 47. 13. Potato chips are crispier than French fries. Potato chips are more crispy than French fries.
- 49. 14. Joe is friendlier than Sam. Joe is more friendly than Sam.
- 50. Rule #2 For 2-syllable adjectives that do NOT end in –y: Write “more” in front of the adjectives. selfish --- more selfish hopeless --- more hopeless
- 51. 15. adjective: helpful noun: some people ++ noun: others +
- 52. 15. Some people are more helpful than others.
- 53. 16. adjective: joyous noun: holidays ++ noun: school days +
- 54. 16. Holidays are more joyous than school days.
- 55. 17. adjective: sluggish noun: Cooper ++ noun: Brambles +
- 56. 17. Cooper is more sluggish than Brambles.
- 57. 18. adjective: distant noun: Neptune ++ noun: Mars +
- 58. 18. Neptune is more distant than Mars.
- 59. Take comparative adjectives Quiz #2.
- 60. Rule #3 For adjectives with 3 or more syllables : Write “more” in front of the adjective. Interesting --- more interesting
- 61. 19. adjective: difficult noun: algebra ++ noun: simple addition +
- 62. 19. Algebra is more difficult than simple addition.
- 63. 20. adjective: frightening noun: this movie ++ noun: “The Fog” +
- 64. 20. This movie is more frightening than “The Fog”.
- 65. 21. adjective: suspicious noun: this suspect ++ noun: the rest +
- 66. 21. This suspect is more suspicious than the rest.
- 67. 22. adjective: beautiful noun: pine trees ++ noun: salt cedars +
- 68. 22. Pine trees are more beautiful than salt cedars.
- 69. Caution: The following 3 words do NOT follow the rules: good bad far
- 70. Caution: The following 3 words do NOT follow the rules: good --- better bad --- worse far --- farther
- 71. 23. adjective: good noun: a little money ++ noun: no money +
- 72. 23. A little money is better than no money.
- 73. 24. adjective: bad noun: the storm ++ noun: the same storm an hour ago +
- 74. 24. The storm is worse than it was an hour ago.
- 75. 25. adjective: far noun: Jane’s house ++ noun: Robin’s house +
- 76. 25. Jane’s house is farther than Robin’s.
- 77. Take comparative adjectives Quiz #3.