Primary

1. COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES

2. COMPARATIVE
WE USE IT TO COMPARE 2 THINGS
FOR EXAMPLE,
LET’S
COMPARE
ANDALUSIA
AND MADRID.
ANDALUSIA IS
BIG. MADRID IS
SMALL.
ANDALUSIA IS BIGGER THAN MADRID
SO THAT…

3. MURCIA IS SMALLER THAN ARAGON
CASTILLA – LA MANCHA IS BIGGER
THAN ARAGON
FORM: ADJECTIVE-ER + THAN
2 SYLLABLES ENDING IN “Y”
CHANGE “Y” TO “I” AND
ADD –ER:
HAPPY – HAPPIER
PRETTY – PRETTIER
UGLY – UGLIER
EASY – EASIER
…
1 SYLLABLE:
HOT
SMALL
BIG
TALL
SHORT
LONG
…
ADJECTIVES WITH…
If the word ends: Consonant + Vowel + Consonant = write the last consonant again.
Ex. BIG – BIGGER; HOT – HOTTER;…
EXCEPTIONS:
GOOD – BETTER
BAD - WORSE

4. SEVILLE IS HOTTER THAN A CORUÑA
SEVILLE (41º C)
A CORUÑA (25ºC)

5. GRANADA IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN VALLADOLID
THAT NEIGHBOURHOOD IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE CITY
CENTRE
FORM: MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN
2 OR MORE SYLLABLES:
BEAUTIFUL – MORE BEAUTIFUL
INTELLIGENT – MORE INTELLIGENT
DANGEROUS – MORE DANGEROUS
DIFFICULT – MORE DIFFICULT
…
ADJECTIVES WITH…

6. LIONS ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN KOALAS.
THE RIVER RUNS FASTER THAN A TORTOISE.
THE ROCKS ARE HEAVIER THAN THE FRUITS.
THE TREES ARE TALLER
THAN THE FLOWERS.
THE FLOWERS ARE
MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN
THE BUSHES.
THE GRASS IS GREENER
THAN THE LEAVES.
THE MOUNTAINS ARE
HIGHER THAN THE
TREES.

7. LET’S PRACTISE:

8. LET’S PRACTISE: