The document discusses comparatives in English grammar. It explains that comparatives are forms of adjectives and adverbs used to compare two people, animals, or things. It describes the different rules for forming comparatives depending on whether the adjective is one syllable, two syllables, or more than two syllables. Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms. Examples are provided to illustrate comparative forms and sentences.

1. COMPARATIVES Subject: English Level: 2º ESO / 3º ESO Mª Teresa Gutiérrez Coyle

2. COMPARATIVES The comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb used to compare two people, animals or things. It denotes the degree by which someone or something has a quality greater or less in extent than that of another.

3. COMPARATIVES The comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb used to compare two people, animals or things. It denotes the degree by which someone or something has a quality greater or less in extent than that of another.

4. COMPARATIVES The way these forms are created depends on how many syllables there are in the adjective. *Be careful! In English syllables are like "sound beats". We use the sound to count the syllables and not the written form of a word.

5. COMPARATIVES The way these forms are created depends on how many syllables there are in the adjective. *Be careful! In English syllables are like "sound beats". We use the sound to count the syllables and not the written form of a word. hot big fat wide nice fast 1 syllable adjectives

6. COMPARATIVES The way these forms are created depends on how many syllables there are in the adjective. *Be careful! In English syllables are like "sound beats". We use the sound to count the syllables and not the written form of a word. happy silly funny boring modern awful hot big fat wide nice fast 1 syllable adjectives 2 syllable adjectives

7. COMPARATIVES The way these forms are created depends on how many syllables there are in the adjective. *Be careful! In English syllables are like "sound beats". We use the sound to count the syllables and not the written form of a word. happy silly funny boring modern awful hot big fat wide nice fast 1 syllable adjectives beautiful interesting intelligent expensive 2 syllable adjectives More than 2 syllable adjectives

8. SHORT ADJECTIVES The comparative of monosyllabic adjectives and some bisyllabic adjectives (those ending in -y, for example) is formed by adding the suffix -er to the positive form of the adjective. *This is normally the case with words ofAnglo-Saxon origin.

9. SHORT ADJECTIVES The comparative of monosyllabic adjectives and some bisyllabic adjectives (those ending in -y, for example) is formed by adding the suffix -er to the positive form of the adjective. *This is normally the case with words ofAnglo-Saxon origin. WEAK + -ER STRONG STRONG ER WEAK ER SUFFIX SUPERLATIVE FORM POSITIVE FORM

10. SHORT ADJECTIVES SPELLING RULES

12. nice -> nice r

14. nice -> nice r

15. Adjectives ending in -y > -i + -er .

16. prett y -> prett i er

18. nice -> nice r

19. Adjectives ending in -y > -i + -er .

20. prett y -> prett i er

21. Adjectives ending in -const. + vowel + const. double the last consonant + -er .

22. fa t -> fa tt er

23. LONG ADJECTIVES The comparative of adjectives with 3 or more syllables (and some bisyllabic adjectives) is formed by adding the suffix -er to the positive form of the adjective. *This is normally the case with polysyllabic words borrowed from foreign languages .

24. LONG ADJECTIVES The comparative of adjectives with 3 or more syllables (and some bisyllabic adjectives) is formed by adding the suffix -er to the positive form of the adjective. *This is normally the case with polysyllabic words borrowed from foreign languages . MORE + BEAUTIFUL COMMON ADJECTIVE MODIFIER INTERESTING

25. IRREGULAR FORMS Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms.

26. IRREGULAR FORMS Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms. POSITIVE FORM COMPARATIVE FORM GOOD BAD MANY LITTLE

27. IRREGULAR FORMS Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms. POSITIVE FORM COMPARATIVE FORM GOOD BETTER BAD MANY LITTLE

28. IRREGULAR FORMS Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms. POSITIVE FORM COMPARATIVE FORM GOOD BETTER BAD WORSE MANY LITTLE

29. IRREGULAR FORMS Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms. POSITIVE FORM COMPARATIVE FORM GOOD BETTER BAD WORSE MANY MORE LITTLE

30. IRREGULAR FORMS Some adjectives have irregular comparative forms. POSITIVE FORM COMPARATIVE FORM GOOD BETTER BAD WORSE MANY MORE LITTLE LESS

31. COMPARATIVES Before the second term of the comparison we use THAN (not THAT ).

32. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective OLD.

33. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective OLD.

34. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective YOUNG.

35. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective YOUNG.

36. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective FAST.

37. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective FAST.

38. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective SLOW.

39. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective SLOW.

40. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective UGLY.

41. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective UGLY.

42. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective BEAUTIFUL.

43. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective BEAUTIFUL.

44. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective FAT.

45. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective FAT.

46. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective THIN.

47. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective THIN.

48. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective GOOD.

49. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective GOOD.

50. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective BAD.

51. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective BAD.

52. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective DIFFICULT. A B

53. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective DIFFICULT. A B

54. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective EASY. A B

55. COMPARATIVES Let's practise. Make a comparative sentence using the adjective EASY. A B

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