The document discusses comparative adjectives in English. It provides rules for forming comparatives of short adjectives by adding "-er" and long adjectives by using "more". Examples are given such as bricks being heavier than horses and horses being more beautiful than trucks. A table shows common adjectives and their comparative forms.

1. ENGLISH:
Comparisons
TEACHER:
EZEQUIEL

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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

6. old
big
pretty
healthy
nutritious
beautiful
generous
tall
nice
older
bigger
prettier
healthier
more nutritious
more beautiful
more generous
taller
nicer
What’s the comparative?

7. Alaska is large than Texas.
Alaska is larger than Texas.

8. Texas is more interesting than
France.

9. Old shoes are usually more comfortable to new
shoes.
Old shoes are usually more
comfortable than new shoes.

10. Chinese food is nicer than
French food.

11. A pillow is softer than a rock.

12. I am younger than my brother.

13. A: Is a mouse big?
B: Not really, but at least it’s bigger than a flea.
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