The document provides information about comparative adjectives in English. It begins by explaining that comparative adjectives are used to compare two things and show change. It then discusses the different ways that adjectives are made comparative based on their number of syllables. Some common irregular forms are also covered. Examples are provided throughout to illustrate the different structures. Practice exercises at the end allow the reader to test their understanding of forming and using comparative adjectives correctly in sentences.

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Comparative
Adjectives
CLBlevel 3-4
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3. Comparative Adjectives
Purpose: adjectives are words that modify nouns.
We use comparative adjectives to:
• compare two things
• show change
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4. Comparative Adjectives
How we form comparative adjectives depends generally on:
• the number of syllables in the adjective.
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5. Comparative Adjectives
1 syllable adjectives:
We usually add “er”
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6. Comparative Adjectives
1 syllable adjectives:
We usually add “er”
old: older young: younger
green: greener loud: louder
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1 syllable adjectives that end in “y”:
We usually change the “y” to an “i” and “er”.
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8. Comparative Adjectives
1 syllable adjectives that end in “y”:
We usually change the “y” to an “i” and “er”
dry: drier
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9. Comparative Adjectives
1 syllable adjectives that end in “e”:
We usually add “r” (we don’t need another “e”).
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10. Comparative Adjectives
1 syllable adjectives that end in “e”:
We usually add “r” (we don’t need another “e”).
safe: safer ripe: riper
nice: nicer blue: bluer
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11. Comparative Adjectives
1 syllable adjectives that end in a consonant, vowel, consonant:
We usually double the consonant:
big: bigger
hot: hotter
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12. Comparative Adjectives
Adjectives with 2 or more syllables:
If a two-syllable adjective ends in a consonant and “y”, we change
the “y” to “i” and add “er”:
busy: busier
noisy: noisier
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13. Comparative Adjectives
Most other adjectives with 2 or more syllables:
We use “more” before the adjective:
crowded: more crowded
stressful: more stressful
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14. Comparative Adjectives
SOME EXCEPTIONS:
With some adjectives with 2 or more syllables, you can:
• add “r” or “er” OR
• use “more” or “less”
simple: simpler more simple
Here are some common ones:
cruel, gentle, handsome, likely, narrow, polite, simple, stupid, fun,
quiet.
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15. Comparative Adjectives
SOME EXCEPTIONS:
add “r” or “er” OR use “more/less”
Here are some common ones:
cruel, gentle, handsome, likely, narrow, polite, simple, stupid, quiet.
crueler more cruel
likelier less likely
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16. Comparative Adjectives
Irregular Forms:
Some comparative adjectives have irregular forms.
far farther/further
bad: worse
good:better
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17. Comparative Adjectives
Using “than”:
The easiest way to use comparative adjectives in a sentence is to use
“than”:
[Noun A] + [be or another linking verb] +
[comparative adjective] + than + [Noun B].
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18. Comparative Adjectives
Using “than”:
[Noun A] + [be or another linking verb] + [comparative adjective] +
than + [Noun B].
She seems nicer than her sister.
This house is larger than the trailer.
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19. Comparative Adjectives
Which of these comparative adjectives are correct:
hotter tireder taller louder
kinder softer crowdeder
colder badder worser
nicer happier tidier
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20. Comparative Adjectives
Which of these comparative adjectives are correct:
hotter tireder taller louder
kinder softer crowdeder
colder badder worser
nicer happier tidier
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21. Let’s Practice:
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What are the comparative forms of the words below?
1. Busy _______________
2. Loud _______________

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What are the comparative forms of the words below?
1. Busy Busier
2. Loud Louder

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What are the comparative forms of the words below?
3. Big __________
4. Cheap __________

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What are the comparative forms of the words below?
3. Big Bigger
4. Cheap Cheaper

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What are the comparative forms of the words below?
5. Simpler
6. Gentle

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What are the comparative forms of the words below?
5. Simpler more simple OR Simpler
6. Gentle more gentle OR Gentler

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What are the comparative forms of the words below?
7. Slow
8. Tired

28. Let’s Practice:
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What are the comparative forms of the words below?
7. Slow Slower
8. Tired More tired

29. Let’s Practice:
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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
1. New cars are _________________ (quiet) than old cars.

30. Let’s Practice:
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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
1. New cars are quieter than old cars. OR
1. New cars are more quiet than old cars.

31. Let’s Practice:
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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
2. Jake is _______________ (tall) than Mike.

32. Let’s Practice:
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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
2. Jake is taller than Mike.

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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
3. Is money ________________ (important) than good health?

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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
3. Is money more important than good health?

35. Let’s Practice:
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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
4. I prefer ____________ (warm) weather. I like summer best.

36. Let’s Practice:
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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
4. I prefer warmer weather. I like summer best.

37. Let’s Practice:
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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
5. My phone is _____________ (new) than your phone.

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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
5. My phone is newer than your phone.

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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
6. My phone works _____________ (good) than yours.

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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
6. My phone works better than yours.

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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
7. Maria’s eyes are _________ (blue) than mine.

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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
7. Maria’s eyes are bluer than mine.

43. Let’s Practice:
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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
8. Their house is ____________ (clean) than ours.

44. Let’s Practice:
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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
8. Their house is cleaner than ours.

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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
9. This bread is __________ (cheap) than those buns.

46. Let’s Practice:
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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
9. This bread is cheaper than those buns.

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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
10. Traffic moves ___________(slow) in the city than in town.

48. Let’s Practice:
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Complete each sentence with the correct comparative form
of the adjective.
10. Traffic moves slower in the city than in town.

49. Let’s Practice:
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Unscramble the sentences:
yours house My bigger is than

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My house is bigger than yours.
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Unscramble the sentences.

51. Let’s Practice:
The pencil thicker blue one the red than is.
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Unscramble the sentences.

52. Let’s Practice:
The blue pencil is thicker than the red one is.
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Unscramble the sentences.

53. Let’s Practice:
Isme faster Tom than is.
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Unscramble the sentences.

54. Let’s Practice:
Isme is faster than Tom.
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Unscramble the sentences.

55. Let’s Practice:
frustrated I you am more than are.
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Unscramble the sentences.

56. Let’s Practice:
I am more frustrated than you are.
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Unscramble the sentences.

57. Let’s Practice:
picture more This beautiful that one is than.
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Unscramble the sentences.

58. Let’s Practice:
This picture is more beautiful than that one.
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Unscramble the sentences.

59. More practice:
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https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-
grammar/comparative-adjectives
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/comparative-adjectives-
exercise-1.html

60. Questions?
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61. Your Homework is…
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Make a sentence using the comparative form of each adjective. You will
need to use “than”.
1. Bad
2. Simple
3. Rich
4. Salty

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2. After class, you have until the 11:59 pm the same day to complete the assignment.
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63. Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXiD0FdON7k&ab_channel=Ellii
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https://eltngl.com/assets/downloads/grex_pro0000000538/grex2_su8.
pdf
https://languageadvisor.net/english-esl-worksheets-adjectives-
comparatives/
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/comparative-adjectives/
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-
grammar/comparative-adjectives
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