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COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES
Use the comparative form of an adjective + than
to compare two people, places, or things.
Remember that comparative adjectives are
adjectives, so you will need to use be verbs or
linking verbs in sentences of comparison.
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COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES
What is the difference between a crocodile and an
alligator?
crocodile
http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/medialive/photos/000/002/cache/american-crocodile_219_600x450.jpg
alligator
http://www.floridanature.org/photos/Alligator_mississippie
nsis_9,_St._Marks_NWR,_20041016.jpg
COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES
dark
COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES
dangerous
Crocodiles are more
dangerous to humans than
alligators.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligatoridae
http://www.moneyandshit.com/wp-
FORMS OF THE
COMPARATIVE
Group 1
old
older
young
younger
tall
taller
dark
darker
long
longer
Group 3
curly
curlier
happy
happier
friendly
friendlier
hungry
hungrier
busy
busier
Group 4
handsome
handsomer, more handsome
simple
simpler, more simple
quiet
quieter, more quiet
friendly
friendlier, more friendly
COMPARATIVE
GROUP 1
My new boss is
nicer than my
old boss.
old boss
http://yourlifementor.files.wordpress.com/20
10/11/mean-boss.jpg
new boss
http://www.justjared.com/2009/06/22/oprah-winfrey-tostaff-free-cruises-all-around/
COMPARATIVE
GROUP 2
old job
My new job is
more interesting
than my old job.
new job
http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/_Ne
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01930/bored_193 ws/_SLIDESHOWS/Americas_Best_Jobs_2011/SS_best_jobs_of_
0967c.jpg
2010_dentist.jpg
COMPARATIVE
GROUP 3
old job
http://www.nature.com/news/2007/071
113/images/paperwork.jpg
I was busier at
my old job than I
am at my new
job.
new job
http://cdashnaw.files.wordpress.com/200
9/05/lazy-guy-on-computer.jpg
COMPARATIVE
GROUP 4
old coworkers
new coworkers
COMPARATIVE
EXCEPTIONS
Cooking is more
funer
fun than cleaning.
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-0818/entertainment/17933207_1_gordon-ramsay-genderequality-kitchen
http://www.wehatecleaning.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/10/teenagers-excuses.jpg
COMPARATIVE
IRREGULAR
Comparative
Superlative
good
better
the best
bad
worse
the worst
far
farthe
r
the farthest
My 4th grade class was bad, but my 9th grade class is worse.
http://media.salon.com/2011/09/school_its_way_more_borin
g_than_when_you_were_there-460x307.jpg
http://www.probloggertips.com/wpcontent/uploads/2012/09/boring_class.jpg
Practice
1.
2.
http://noreallyimhappy.com/
wpcontent/uploads/2012/01/m
cdonalds-big-mac-withreflection.jpg
http://www.delish.com/re
cipes/cookingrecipes/five-wintersoups-salads-recipes
Why/ isBig
a salad
than a Big
why
Mac / more
saladexpensive
/ expensive
Mac?
The orange
is heavier than the
heavy
apple.
http://bubbasmith.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bom-compare.jpg
3.
4.
Batman
handsome than the
Batman /isJoker
more/ handsome
joker. handsomer
http://th09.deviantart.net/fs43/PRE/f/2009/116/2/6/266a412ccae352eca4e2eb963ec8bfd3.jpg
http://www.whosurmuse.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Batman-Arkham-City-1.jpg
LESS + ADJECTIVES
Less is the opposite of more.
Group 2
talkative
more talkative
less
punctual
more
punctual
less
beautiful
more beautiful
less
interesting
more interesting
less
helpful
more helpful
less
MUCH + COMPARATIVE
before smoking
after smoking
She looks much older since she started smoking.
http://annadannfelt.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/m2m_before-after_19.jpg?w=300&h=173
Practice
Practice
my old car
my new car
safe
expensive
My new car is much safer than my old car, but it is
much more expensive.
http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2012-01/ten-worstcars_67688306.jpg
http://www.roadandtrack.com/var/ezflow_site/storage_RT_NEW/storag
e/images/media/images/fc_2012-maserati-sports-car_lead1/1501757-1eng-US/fc_2012-maserati-sports-car_lead1.jpg
A LITTLE + COMPARATIVE
Use a little to make comparisons weaker.
The yarn on the right is
a little
____________
darker than the
yarn on the left.
1
Group ___
2
Group ___
The yarn on the right is
a little
____________
more
expensive than the yarn on
the left.
http://www.carylldesigns.com/yarns/MC_river_twist_missouri_river_stillwater_compare.jpg
Practice
expensive
big
COMPARATIV
E WITH NOUNS
Practice
Example: I am __________
busier
than you are. (busy)
more
1. My sister is __________
popular than my brother.
than his brother.
2. He is older ________
3. My old apartment was too small. My new apartment
much
is ________
bigger.
fewer
4. Palos Hills has __________
people than Chicago.
less
5. Florida has __________
snow than Chicago.