COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES: (Adjective + er)

Eg: nice à nicer than…

Pretty à prettier than…

- Long adjectives (beautiful, important, dangerous) do not take “er”.

Eg: Beautiful à more beautiful than…

Dangerous à more dangerous than…

Important à more important than…

- Irregular Adjectives: (exceptions)

Adjective	Comparative
Good à	better
Bad à	worse
Far à	farther

ACTIVITIES:

1) What is the comparative form of these adjectives?

Big: _______

Thin: ________

Deep: ________

Powerful: ____________

Warm: _________

Cold: _________

Wonderful: _______________

Small: ____________

2) Complete these sentences with the adjectives in the brackets.

1. My teacher is ………………………….. (tall) than me.

Merlin is ………………………………. (powerful) than Uther.
Pizza is ………………………………………. (delicious) than spinach.
Playing soccer is ……………………….. (good) than studying.
The ocean is …………………….. (deep) than a pond.

3) Comparing Places: The Rainforest and your Town.

a- Think of four differences between the Rainforest and the town where you live and write sentences using comparative adjectives. (Think about temperature, rain, nature, etc)

Eg:

- The Rainforest is WARMER than San Isidro.

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