Introducing the subject through examples and exercises with pictures

1. Do you agree with the statements below? Discuss with your friend.
Men are stronger than women.
Women are smarter than men.
Women are more romantic than men.
Women are more patient than men.
Men are better drivers than women.
Men are more promiscuous than women.
Women are more talkative than men.

2. Look at the sentences. What do the underlined
words have in common?
Women are smarter than men.
Men are stronger than women.
Women are more romantic than men.
Women are more patient than men.
They are comparative adjectives.

3. Notice how we form comparative adjectives.
A Ferrari is faster than a Fusca.
Xuxa is older than Angelica.
For one-syllable adjectives, we use +ER at the end.
ATTENTION!
Jo is fatter than Faustao.
Rio is bigger than Brasilia.
CVC + (double final cons) + er
The dog is happier than the
cat.
Adjectives ending in –y
(+IER)

4. Angelina Jolie is more beautiful than Juliana Paes.
A lion is more dangerous than a rabbit.
For adjectives with two or more syllables, we use
MORE.
Some adjectives are irregular!
GOOD BETTER
BAD WORSE
FAR FARTHER

5. Now it’s your turn!
Look at the pictures and
make comparative
sentences using the
adjectives given.

6. cars / bicycles
SLOW – FAST – EXPENSIVE - CHEAP

7. chocolate / pizza
HEALTHY - DELICIOUS

8. English / Japanese
EASY – DIFFICULT – INTERESTING -
BORING

9. the country / the city
CLEAN - DIRTY - NOISY - QUIET

10. Mick Jagger / Bono Vox
YOUNG - OLD – RICH

11. Madonna / Britney Spears
OLD – YOUNG – BEAUTIFUL - UGLY

12. reggae music/ rock music
GOOD – BAD – EXCITING