COMPARATIVES

The ant is smaller than the hippo. If an adjective has one syllable we add –er to the adjective. small + er = smaller than hard + er = harder than The ant is smaller than the hippo.

Lions are cats. faster than fast

Goofy is Mickey. taller than tall

February is July. colder than February July July is February. hotter than

The elephant is the giraffe. fatter than If a one syllable adjective ends with a consonant + a vowel + a consonant you must double the last consonant and then add –er. big + er = bigger than fat + er = fatter than thin + er = thinner slim + er = slimmer The elephant is the giraffe. fatter than

Elephants are dogs. bigger than big

fat thin fatter than thinner than A pig is a wolf. A wolf is a pig.

The girl is the duck. happier than If an adjective ends with a “y”, remove the “y” and add –ier. happy –y + ier = happier than funny –y + ier = funnier than easy – y + ier = easier than heavy - y + ier = heavier than The girl is the duck. happier than

The brown cat is the yellow cat. dirtier than

The suitcase is the box. heavier than

The butterfly is the frog. more beautiful than If an adjective has two syllables or more then add the word “more” before the adjective. (long adjectives) more + beautiful = more beautiful than more + expensive = more expensive than more + comfortable = more comfortable than The butterfly is the frog. more beautiful than

Monkeys are fish. more intelligent than intelligent

Tarkan is Mustafa Sandal. more famous than famous

There are a few exceptions. bad= worse than good = better than far= further than farther than

Dolphins are sharks. better than dolphins sharks good gooder better

Today the weather is yesterday. worse than bad worse Badder

The watch is the ring. as expensive as expensive We use as….as to show that two people or things are similar in some way. In negative sentences we use not as…..as. ring 10 £ watch 10 £ expensive The watch is the ring. as expensive as

big Tom’ s ball is my ball. as big as

Tom – 60 years old isn’t as old as Tom Joe. Joe – 70 years

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