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syllables Words are made of syllables (음절). sad… sad = 1 syllable happy… hap-py = 2 syllables beautiful… beau-ti-ful = 3 syllables

Vowels (모음) A E I O U

Rule #1. one syllable ending in ‘e’ add “~r” nice… nicer cute… cuter close… closer

Rule #2. one syllable ending in one vowel and one consonant (add extra consonant) add “~(consonant)er” big… bigger hot… hotter fat… fatter

Rule #3. one syllable ending in more than one consonant/ vowel add “~er” fast… faster short… shorter young… younger

Rule #4: words that end in “y” change “y” to “i” and add “~er” pretty… prettier funny… funnier happy… happier angry… angrier

Rule #5: three or more syllables add “more” beautiful… more beautiful expensive… more expensive *boring… more boring (*only two syllables)

Rule #6: no rule no more or ~er good little many well much bad

Some words don’t follow the rules!! Good / well ……better bad… worse little… less Many / much… more

Practice Time

good “A is better than F.”

“The monkey is faster than the turtle.”

expensive than silver.” “Gold is more expensive than silver.”

“The girls are happier than the monkey.” happy “The girls are happier than the monkey.”

Let’s practice changing the words!

big comparative bigger

small comparative smaller

funny comparative funnier

quiet comparative quieter

expensive comparative more expensive

heavy comparative heavier

long comparative longer

good comparative better

dangerous comparative more dangerous

spicy comparative spicier

bad comparative worse

sweet comparative sweeter

late comparative later

tall comparative taller

short comparative shorter

hot comparative hotter

cold comparative colder

smart comparative smarter

ugly comparative uglier

crazy comparative crazier

strong comparative stronger

weak comparative weaker

slow comparative slower

fast comparative faster

young comparative younger

old comparative older

Quiz Time!!

Which? Which is bigger, the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean? The Pacific Ocean is bigger than the Atlantic Ocean.

Which? Which is sweeter, salt or sugar ? Sugar is sweeter than salt.

Which? Which is taller, Everest or the Rockies? Everest is taller than the Rockies.

Which? Which is heavier, gold or silver? Gold is heavier than silver.

Which? Which is larger, Canada or the U.S.A? Canada is larger than the U.S.A.

Which? Which is funnier, a comedy or drama? A comedy is funnier than a drama .

Which? Which is dirtier, a pig or a dog? A pig is dirtier than a dog.

Which? Which is bigger, China or India? China is bigger than India.

Which? Which is later, 8:45 PM or 9:45 AM? 8:45 PM is later than 9:45 AM.

Which? Which is more dangerous, climbing a mountain or walking in a park? Climbing a mountain is more dangerous than walking in a park.

Which? What is larger, Jupiter or Saturn? Jupiter is larger than Saturn.

Which? Which is taller, a horse or a giraffe? A giraffe is taller than a horse.

Which? Which is spicier, kimchi or rice? Kimchi is spicier than rice.

Which? Which is faster, sound or light? Light is faster than sound.

Which ? Which is shorter, January or February? February is shorter than January.

Which ? A blue whale is larger than a killer whale Which is larger, a blue whale or a killer whale?