Welcome !

Today’s lesson is:

Comparison of
Adjectives
Our Main Objective:
To show the differences in
Degree of Adjectives: Comparison

Vocabulary Source:
Objects, fruits
Today’s Motivation:
Do you remember:

What is an
ADJECTIIVE ?

It is a word that describes or

tells something about the
noun.
There are two positions for adjectives:
In a phrase:
marker adjective noun

A small house
The blue car
My American fiend

In a sentence:
subject verb adjective
That dog is big
Your father feels unhappy.
 Now: Comparison of Adjectives

Comparing TWO things.

Positive Comparative
Good Better
Small Smaller
Large Larger
Fast Faster
Old Older
Tall Taller
 More to the list

Positive Comparative
Wide Wider
Thin Thinner
Fat Fatter
Young Younger
Sweet Sweeter
Cold Colder
Application 1:

My car is fast but Tony’s car is faster.

Erika is tall but Susan is taller.

Application 2:

Peter is older than Mike.

The first test was easier than the second one.

I like vanilla better than chocolate.

Hi fellow !
I need your help now.

I have two two cousins: Blueny and Greeny

And there is a particular situation.

I think one is smarter than the other.

Can you guess which one ?
First let us see the situation:
Worms love apples, you know !
As you may see, there are two apples.

Which apple is bigger ?

The ______ apple is ___________ than the ______ apple.
Which apple is smaller ?
The ______ apple is ___________ than the ______ apple.
 The sun is so bright....

My glasses are But my glasses are dark

dark. darker than your
dark
glasses. darker
darker
My twig is Alas! My twig long
long is longer than
long
your twig. longer
longer
This rock is Ops! This rock is
heavy.
heavy
heavy
heavier than your
rock. heavier
heavier
Well, I feel my cousins will not make it !

So,
WHAT’S THE
SOLUTION ?
Good work !

Two
heads are
better
than one !
 Did you enjoy the lesson ?
Thanks !!
Here are two more proverbs.
Can you see the application ?

Actions speak louder than words.

It is easier to pull down than to

build up.
 Project:
Comparison of Adjectives

(This presentation was prepared

on May 2006, as part of Miss
Vilma Coba’s grammar project)