Comparative Adjectives Edited by Hagit Goldstein

What Is An Adjective An adjective is a part of speech which describes a noun. *Adjective *ESL Quiz with Images – Adjectives *http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/literacy/wordclasses/adjective_detective.swf *http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/interestsentences/adjectives/flash0.shtml

Which Adjectives Describe Your Hometown? Use this video to help you: http://www.cobachsonora.net/Materialapoyo/s2/LAE2/videos/Adjectives.wmv

Look and Listen!! Comparative Adjective * YouTube - grammarman episode 3 *http://www.cobachsonora.net/Materialapoyo/s2/LAE2/videos/Adjectives%20,Using%20comparatives.asf *http://elt.heinle.com/namerica/en_us/technology/grammarcafe/demo/comparative_adjectives/tab_4.swf

-er is added to the end of a 1-syllable adjective cold - colder Spelling Rules -er is added to the end of a 1-syllable adjective cold - colder small - smaller tall - taller Examples: The winter is colder than the summer. The green hat is smaller than the yellow hat. Most basketball players are taller than me.

.Examples: My house is bigger than, my sister’s house. Adjectives that end in -e, only -r is added to end of the adjective nice -nicer safe –safer An adjective that ends in a consonant, vowel, consonant - the last consonant is doubled big -bigger fat- fatter hot –hotter .Examples: My house is bigger than, my sister’s house. My sister is fatter than me. The summer is hotter than the winter.

er is added to the end of an adjective with 2 syllables. If the word ends in –y delete the y and add ier. early - earlier happy - happier crazy – crazier Examples: I came home earlier than my sister . I am happier now than 1 year ago My friend is crazier than me..

The word “more” is used for words that have more than 2 syllables honest - more honest difficult- more difficult modern - more modern Examples: The policeman are more honest than criminals. The last test was more difficult than the test today. Our generation is more modern, than our parents generation.

*Exercise on English Adjectives *Exercise on English Adjectives – 02 Practice *http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/grammar/comparatives.swf *Exercise on English Adjectives *Exercise on English Adjectives – 02 *http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm#comparative * http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/242.htm *http://www.roadtogrammar.com COMPARISON *http://english.baladre.org/sedaviwebfront/adjecomp1.htm

Compare your hometown to another town from the world. 1.Choose a town from around the world. 2.Compare your town to the one you chose from the Wiki: http://newsproject.wikispaces.com/My+Home+Town 3.Write one sentence with a short syllable adjective. 4.Write a sentence with a long syllable adjective. 1. 2.