COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE
COMPARATIVE
EXPENSIVE
US$1,200,000.00 US$15,000.00
THIS
IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THIS
COMPARATIVE
BEAUTIFUL
Julia Roberts is MORE BEAUTIFUL than Sarah.
COMPARATIVE
INTELLIGENT
Lisa is MORE INTELLIGENT THAN Bart.
COMPARATIVE
FAMOUS
Mickey Mouse is MORE FAMOUS THAN the Jetsons.
COMPARATIVE
BEAUTIFUL
Rio de Janeiro is MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN São Paulo.
Comparatives can only be compared with… 2 people 2 animals 2 things 2 places
ADJECTIVES tall easy light
interesting exciting amazing exciting relaxing
taller easier lighter
more interesting more exciting. more amazing more exciting. more relaxing.
ADJECTIVES comfortable beautiful portable difficult intelligent expensive popular unusual heavy pretty easy
more comfortable
heavier prettier easier
ADJECTIVES IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Bad
worse
Good
better
cheap loose large
cheaper looser larger
A laptop is more modern than a desk computer.
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An electronic translator is better than a dictionary.
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Play Time
Talk about the following pictures and create comparative sentences. Use the adjectives shown below. Modern – pretty – old – new – elegant
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An Ipod is more modern than a cd player
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A digital camera is more expensive than a cellphone with a camera included.
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Complete the sentences writing the adjective in comparative form.
more dangerous 1.- Mexico City is ____________________________ than Monterrey. (Dangerous) better
2.- Thalia is __________________________ than Paulina Rubio. (Good)
taller 3.- My father is __________________________ than yours. (Tall)
more comfortable
4.- That house is ________________________ than this one. (Comfortable)
more intelligent
5.- Laura is __________________________ than Karla. (Intelligent)
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Complete the sentences writing the adjective in comparative form.
more difficult 6.- Mathematics is ________________________ than English. (Difficult) heavier 7.- An elephant is ________________________ than a horse. (Heavy) easier
8.- Pizzas are ___________________ to prepare than hamburgers. (Easy )
shorter 9.- My little brother is ______________________ than me. (Short) bigger 10.- These jeans are __________________ than those shorts. (big)
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