Nadal is fit Federer is also sexy.

Nadal is sexier than Federer.

slow fast

Red bag big Blue bag small

Comparative Adjectivekəmˈpærətɪv/

+ r/er Double letter + er

Y + ier irregular More + adjective

happier than

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kind, thin, good, successful,sad, happy, famous, interesting far,wet, bad, lucky, far, strong

For each of the adjectives inthe box, form the comparative andwrite it in one of the columns below

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Form Rule   example

adjectives of 1 syllable . kind - kinder     

   

adjectives of 2 syllables, ending in 'y'.   happy - happier adjectives of 1 syllable ending in consonant, vowel, consonant    thin - thinner

adjectives of two syllables or more, not ending in 'y'.   more famous          irregular adjectives: good, bad, far     better

!Note - When comparing two things like this we put than between the adjective and the thing being compared.

Born Height Weight

Cathy Freeman 16/ 02/ 1973 1.64m 52Kg

Shaquille O'Neil 06/ 03/ 1972 2.16m 141kg

Michael Schumacher03/ 01/ 1969 1.74m 74kg

Raul 27/ 06/ 1977 1.80m 68kg

I nge de Bruijn 28/ 08/ 1973 1.74m 55kg

Venus Williams 17/ 06/ 1980 1.87m 76kg

a) Shaquille O’Neal (tall) Raul.Shaquille O’Neal is taller than Raul

b) Venus Williams (heavy) Michael Schumacher.

c) Inge de Bruijn (young) Cathy Freeman.

d) Raul (old) Venus Williams.

e) Cathy Freeman (light) Inge de Bruijn.

f) Venus Williams (short) Shaquille O’Neal.

Using the table complete the sentences using comparatives + than

Macmillan Inside/out Kay, Vaughan & Kerr

TV1 50cm

TV2 60cm

TV3 100cm

Look at the table and rewrite these sentences using much and a bit with the comparatives.

1)Peter is younger than Jack

2)Jane is younger than Peter

3)Jack is older than Mary

4)Jack is taller than Mary

5)Peter is shorter than Jack

Age Height

J ack 60 2.2m

Mary 58 1.4m

Peter 17 2.1m

J ane 16 1.5m

Using comparatives and ‘a bit’ and ‘much’ Tell your partner the differences between your town and Reading:

• Size• Weather• How friendly

+ r/er Double letter + er

Y + ier Irregular More + adjective

Kinder than

Thinner than

Sexier than Better than More successful than

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kind, thin, sexy, good, successful,sad, happy, famous, interesting far,wet, bad, lucky, far, strong

For each of the adjectives inthe box, form the comparative andwrite it in one of the columns below

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Strong stronger thanNice nicer thanOld older than

How many syllables in each word ?What is added to make the comparative ?

Wet wetter thanFat fatter thanThin thinner than

What are the last letter 3 letters ?What is added to make the comparative?

Happy happier thanSexy sexier thanLucky luckier than

What letter does the adjective end in?What happens to this last letter?What is added to make the comparative

GoodFarBad

Is the adjective regular?What is the comparative

Is there more than 1 syllable in the adjectiveWhat is added before the adjective ?What is added after the comparative?

Form Rule For example

Words of one syllable ending

in 'e' .

Add -r to the end of

the word. wide - wider

Words of one syllable, with

one vowel and one consonant

at the end.

Double the consonant

and add -er to the

end of the word.

big - bigger

Words of one syllable, with

more than one vowel or more

than one consonant at the

end.

Add - er to the end

of the word. high - higher

Words of two syllables,

ending in 'y' .

Change 'y' to ' i' , and

add -er to the end of

the word.

happy -

happier

Words of two syllables or

more, not ending in 'y' .

Place 'more' before

the adjective.

beautif ul -

more

beautif ul

The following adjectives are exceptions to this rule:•'good' becomes 'better' •'bad' becomes 'worse'•'far' becomes 'farther' or 'further' !Note - When comparing two things like this we put than between the adjective and the thing being compared.For example:-•"Mount Everest is higher than Mount Snowdon."

+ r/er Double letter + er

-Y + ier irregular More + adjective

Kind(er) than Thin(ner) than Sexy(ier) than Better than More successful than

Strong(er) than

Sad(der) than Happy(ier) than

Worse than More Interesting than

Nice(r) than Wet(ter) than Lucky(ier) than

Further than

More famous than

To make the comparative form: match the correct form.

1) 1 syllable adjectives a) Replace ‘y ’ with ier + than 2) Adjectives ending in vowel b) Add er/r + than followed by 1 consonant

3) 2 syllable adjective c) Add ‘more’ + than ending in y

4) Irregular adjectives d) Double the last consonant, add er + than

5) 2 or more syllable adjectives e) Replace with irregular comparative + than

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