Superminds 3 unit 6 Grammar Focus

1. English Lesson Unit 6
Grammar Focus
Third Grade

2. Comparative adjective
What is comparatives ?
A Comparative Adjective is a word that describes a noun by
comparing it to another noun. Comparative adjectives typically
end in 'er' and are followed by the word 'than'.

3. For example, "the blue bird is taller than the yellow bird ."
Comparative adjectives are used to
compare one noun to another noun. In these
instances, only two items are being
compared.

4. Adjective
• Big - Bigger
• Small - Smaller
• Tall - Taller
• Short - Shorter
• Fast - Faster
• Slow - Slower
• Strong - Stronger
• Weak - weaker
• Good - Better
• Bad - worse
• Easy - easier
• Lazy - lazier
• Expensive - more expensive
• Beautiful - more beautiful

5. The rules to form comparatives
1. One syllable adjective ending in a silent 'e' — nice
Comparative — add 'r' — nicer
2. One syllable adjective ending in one vowel and one consonant — big
Comparative — the consonant is doubled and 'er' is added —bigger
3. One syllable adjective ending in more than one consonant or more than a vowel (or long vowels) — high, cheap,
soft.
Comparative — 'er' is added — higher, cheaper, softer.
4. A two syllable adjective ending in 'y' — happy
Comparative — 'y' becomes 'i' and 'er' is added — happier
5. Tow syllable or more adjectives without 'y' at the end — exciting
Comparative — more + the adjective + than — more exciting than

6. How do you use comparative
adjectives in a sentence?
Sentences With Comparative Adjectives
• My house is bigger than yours.
• Your grade is worse than mine.
• Your mobile phone is more expensive than my mobile phone
• My brother is taller than I am, but he is older too.

7. More sentences
My friend, Billy is taller than me
Temanku, Billy lebih tinggi dariku
Anna is more beautiful than Elisa
Anna lebih cantik daripada Elisa
This food is more expensive than that
Makanan ini lebih mahal daripada itu
Is there harder level than this?
Apakah ada level yang lebih sulit dari ini?
The grammar today is easier than before
Tata bahasa hari ini lebih mudah daripada yang sebelumnya
I am short, but my sister is shorter
Saya pendek, tapi saudari saya lebih pendek
You're smart, but I thing there is another person who is smarter than you
Kamu itu pintar, tapi saya pikir masih ada orang lain yang lebih pintar darimu
Can you run farther than I did
Bisakah kamu berlari lebih jauh dari yang tlah ku lakukan

8. Lets exercise !
Make sentences from these picture
1. The blue ball is _________than the red ball.
2. The red ball is __________than the blue ball

9. Make sentences using
comparative adjective
1. The orange dress is more expensive than the purple dress.
2. The purple dress is cheaper than the orange dress.

10. Thank you
If there any question , please ask
Have a nice day