The document discusses comparative adjectives which are used to compare two people, animals, things or situations. It explains that adjectives with one or two syllables form the comparative using "-er" while adjectives with more than two syllables use "more" or "less". It provides examples of forming comparatives for different types of adjectives and irregular adjectives. The purpose is to teach how to correctly form comparative adjectives in English.

1. Comparative Adjectives
WRITE READ MAN
OLD FOR INTERESTING
CAN TO FAST
BEAUTIFUL YOUNG APPLE
TABLE ERASER BLUE
BALL HAPPY PENCIL
SHORT SMALL AND
ANGRY THE EASY
What do the words in red have in common?

2. Comparative Adjectives

3. Comparative Adjectives
Adjectives are words used to describe
nouns.
They give information about size, color,
shape, age, origin, etc.
Adjectives come in three forms, absolute,
comparative and superlative.

4. Comparative Adjectives
 Comparative Adjectives are used to
compare two people, animals, things or
situations.
 Depending on the number of syllables
adjectives become comparative.
Ex:
 Bogotá is a large city in Colombia.
 Cali is another large city in Colombia.
 Bogotá is larger than Cali.

5. Comparative Adjectives
Adjectives with one or two syllables.
Adjective Comparative
 Big bigger than
 Fat fatter than
 Sad sadder than
 Nice nicer than
 Large larger than
 Wide wider than
Examples
 Elephant is bigger than cat.
 Today Jaime is sadder than
yesterday.
 English teacher is nicer than
Spanish teacher.

6. Comparative Adjectives
Adjectives with one or two syllables.

7. Comparative Adjectives
Adjectives ending in letter “y”.
Adjective Comparative
Happy happier than
Easy easier than
Funny funnier than
Examples
Karen looks happier than her sister.
To me, math is easier than science.
Comedy movies are funnier than adventure
movies.

8. Comparative Adjectives
Adjectives ending in letter “y”.
A: 20 + 20 = 40
B: 27154 + 2498 + 7456 = 37108
Operation A is easier than operation B

9. Comparative Adjectives
Adjectives with more than two syllables
Adjective Comparative
Interesting more interesting than
Difficult more difficult than
Important less important than
Expensive less expensive than
Examples
 Reading is more interesting than writing.
 Driving a car is less difficult than flying a
plane.
 Vegetables are less expensive than fast food.

10. Comparative Adjectives
Adjectives with more than two syllables
which is more / less expensive?

11. Comparative Adjectives
Irregular Adjectives
Adjective Comparative
Good better than
Bad worse than
Far farther/further than
Examples
Mike is better than Robert in tennis clases.
Being absent to class is worse than coming late
to it.
Today I ran for 3 miles, yesterday I just ran 2
miles, today I ran farther than yesterday.

12. Comparative Adjectives
Irregular Adjectives

13. Comparative Adjectives
Remember…
 Compare only two people, things, etc
 Have in mind number of syllables of adjectives
 Use –er + than when apply
 Use more / less when apply
 Be carefull with irregular Adjectives
Now practice:
Martha got 95 on her English test, Maria got 65 on her English test.
 Martha´s score is (high)______ than Maria´s.
 Maria´s score is (low) ______ than Martha´s.
 Martha is (good) ______than Maria in English.