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(b) Bricks are HEAVIER than horses.
(c) Horses are more beautiful than trucks.
9-2 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
Heavy = IER
Beautiful = MORE
3. 1 syllable add –er
big bigger
2 syllables, ends with y add –ier
friendly friendlier
2 syllables, ends CVC
add – last letter +ER
3 syllables or more
more + adj.
exciting more exciting
Comparative Adjectives:
comparing only 2 things
4. SHORT ADJECTIVES = +ER
HEAVY HEAVIER
HAPPY HAPPIER
TALL TALLER
SHORT SHORTER
CHEAP CHEAPER
SMART SMARTER
5. Se o adjetivo curto terminar E, basta acrescentar R.
Example:
Se o adjetivo curto tiver a sequência CVC como
últimas letras, acrescentamos a última letra. Depois
ER.
Example:
NICE NICER
CUTE CUTER
HOT HOTTER
BIG BIGGER