28.comparatives, part 1

Comparatives
Part 1
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Describe this picture
Compare the giraffe and the tree 
Why do we use comparatives?
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Describe this picture
Compare the giraffe and the tree 
Why do we use comparatives?
Comparatives are used to show
similarities and/or differences between
two objects/groups of items.
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Rule 1
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Let’s practice!
• nice
• rare
• cold
• bloody
• dry
• angry
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Rule 1
Most adjectives that have 1 syllable. + er
Most adjectives that have 2 syllables and/or end in y. + ier
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Let’s practice!
• nice nicer
• rare rarer
• cold colder
• bloody bloodier
• dry drier
• angry angrier
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Rule 1

Rule 1
Some exceptions to rule 1
• real
• ill
• wrong
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Rule 1
Some exceptions to rule 1
• real more/less real
• ill more/less ill
• wrong more/less wrong
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Let’s practice!

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1. small
2. pretty
3. ill
4. spicy
5. wrong
6. real
7. new
Most adjectives that have 2 syllables and/or end in y.
+ ier

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1. small smaller
2. pretty prettier
3. ill more/less ill
4. spicy spicier
5. wrong more/less wrong
6. real more/less real
7. new newer
Most adjectives that have 2 syllables and/or end in y.
+ ier

Rule 2

Let’s practice!
• beautiful
• interesting
• peaceful
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Rule 2
Some adjectives that have 2 syllables and any adjective
with 3 or more syllables + more/less before the
adjective.

Let’s practice!
• beautiful more beautiful
• interesting less interesting
• peaceful more peaceful
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Rule 2
adjective.

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1. beautiful / hair.
2. interesting / book.
3. peaceful / doing a puzzle.
adjective.

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1. beautiful / hair. My hair is a little more beautiful since I washed it.
2. interesting / book. The book is a lot less interesting than the movie.
3. peaceful / doing a puzzle. Reading is no more peaceful than doing a puzzle.
adjective.

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1. clever / baby.
2. careful / later.
3. comfortable / bed.
adjective.

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1. clever / baby. That baby is no more clever than a house plant.
2. careful / later. If you’re a little more careful now you’ll have a lot less regret later.
3. comfortable / bed. My old bed was far more comfortable.
adjective.

Rule 3

Let’s practice!
• She is ____ her sister. (old)
• This car is____ the truck. (fast)
• Your coffee is ___ mine. (hot)
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Rule 3
Use “than” between the two objects being
compared.

Let’s practice!
• She is older than her sister. (old)
• This car is faster than the truck. (fast)
• Your coffee is hotter than mine. (hot)
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Rule 3
compared.

Exception to rule 3
You don’t need to use “than” when
object being compared is clear.
• Pigs are smarter than dogs but dogs are nicer to
be around. (than pigs)
• Air travel is becoming more popular. (than it used
to be)
• True, but I wish it was cheaper. (than it is)
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Rule 3
compared.

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1. That room is no smaller than this one. (small difference, small)
2. Koreans eat adverb adjective food than Canadians. (large difference, spicy)
3. The salary at my previous job was adverb adj. than at my current job. (large difference, high)
4. The blue car is adverb adjective than the pink one but it is adverb adj. than the pink one.
5. Tommy isn’t adverb adjective than Billy and only adverb adjective than Billy.
6. John is adverb adjective than Jim.
Adverbs of degree
An adverb gives more information about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
large difference: much, a lot, far
small difference: somewhat, a little, slightly, a bit, not much
no difference: no, isn’t any, more or less

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1. That room is no smaller than this one. (small difference, small)
2. Koreans eat far spicier food than Canadians. (large difference, spicy)
3. The salary at my previous job was much higher than at my current job. (large difference, high)
4. The blue car is somewhat cheaper than the pink one but it is far uglier than the pink one.
5. Tommy isn’t any richer than Billy and only slightly more interesting than Billy.
6. John is much less handsome than Jim.
Adverbs of degree
An adverb gives more information about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
large difference: much, a lot, far
small difference: somewhat, a little, slightly, a bit, not much
no difference: no, isn’t any, more or less

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