1. Comparative Adjectives UNIT 12

2. When we compare things using adjectives, we must use comparative adjectives.

3. Short Adjectives
cheap
tall
fat
cheaper
taller
fatter
Adjectives That End In ~y
funny
easy
pretty
funnier
easier
prettier
Adjectives With More Than Two Syllables
boring
interesting
wonderful
beautiful
more boring
more interesting
more wonderful
more beautiful
Irregular Adjectives
good
bad
far
better
worse
farther

4. Spelling: Short Adjectives

5. For short adjectives that end in one vowel + one consonant, we double the consonant when changed to a comparative adjective.

6. Examples
big
fat
hot
bigger
fatter
hotter

7. No Change (Not one vowel + one consonant):
short
small
young
shorter
smaller
younger

8. Than (Not “then”)

9. Than is often used when using a comparative adjective.

10. Examples
Vancouver is smaller than Seoul.
The department store is more expensive than the grocery store.
Titanic was more interesting than Avatar.

11. Much / Far / Way

12. Much, far, and way are used to give emphasis when we compare.
Way is common in speaking and is not very formal.

13. Examples
Saudi Arabia is bigger than Japan.
Canada is much bigger than Japan.

14. Examples
Brazil’s soccer players are better than USA’s.
Brazil’s soccer players are way better than Canada’s.

15. As...as

16. This form is used to show that something is the same or equal.
With this form, we do not use comparative adjectives.

17. Examples
Vancouver is as big as Boston.
Peter is as old as me.
Jenny is as nice as my old roommate.

18. Not as...as

19. This form is used to show that something isn’t the same or equal.
Again, with this form, we do not use comparative adjectives.

20. Examples
Brazil isn’t as big as Canada.
Toronto isn’t as warm as Vancouver.
She doesn´t wear as many bright colors as she could.
I tried as hard as I could to find the right style for her.

21. Optional Review Videos: Comparative Adjectives

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