1. COMPARATIVES in ENGLISH Druhý stupeň přídavných jmen MGR. NELA VLACHOVÁ Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Nela Vlachová. Dostupné z Metodického portálu www.rvp.cz, ISSN: 1802-4785. Provozuje Národní ústav pro vzdělávání, školské poradenské zařízení a zařízení pro další vzdělávání pedagogických pracovníků (NÚV).

2. THREE TYPES OF ADJECTIVES SHORT ADJECTIVES (one syllabe and some two-syllabe adj.) – Big – Wide LONG ADJECTIVES (two and more syllabes) – Interesting – Intelligent IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES – Good – Bad – Far

3. SHORT ADJECTIVES We add –ER to short adjectives – If it ends in „-e“, we add „-r“ WidewideR NiceniceR LargelargeR LatelateR

4. SHORT ADJECTIVES We add –ER to short adjectives – If it ends in a short vowel + single consonant, we double the consonant and add „-er“ HothotTER BigbigGER WetwetTER

5. SHORT ADJECTIVES We add –ER to short adjectives – If it ends in „-y“, we change it into „-i“ and add „-er“ Friendly frendlIER HappyhappIER EarlyearlIER Easy easIER

6. SHORT ADJECTIVES We normally just add –ER to short adjectives – LonglongER – TalltallER – HighhighER – SmallsmallER – ShortshortER – Dark darkER

7. LONG ADJECTIVES We put the word „more“ before the adjective The adjective remains unchanged – BeautifulMORE beautiful – DifficultMORE difficult – RomanticMORE romantic – SuccessfulMORE successful – ConfidentMORE confident – ExcitingMORE exciting – FamousMORE famous – DangerousMORE dangerous

8. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES We have to learn the irregular forms – GoodBETTER – BadWORSE – FarFURTHER

9. EXERCISE Write the comparative forms of the adjectives Big High Nice Pretty Happy Hot Small Fat Ugly Wide Bigger Higher Nicer Prettier Happier Hotter Smaller Fatter Uglier Wider Famous Exciting Important Polite Interesting Boring Beautiful Dangerous Intelligent Popular More famous More exciting More important More polite More interesting More boring More beautiful More dangerous More intelligent More popular Good Bad Far Better Worse Further

10. EXERCISE Complete the sentences. Use the comparatives. Lucy is ____ than Minie. (tall) Susan is ____ than Carla. (funny) Lions are ____ than koala bears. (dangerous) Love is ____ than money. (important) Cats are ____ than dogs. (cute) Bhutan is ____ than China. (small) Angelina Jolie is ____ than Vilma Cibulková. (famous)

11. EXERCISE – result Complete the sentences. Use the comparatives. Lucy is TALLER than Minie. Susan is FUNNIER than Carla. Lions are MORE DANGEROUS than koala bears. Love is MORE IMPORTANT than money. Cats are CUTER than dogs. Bhutan is SMALLER than China. Angelina Jolie is MORE FAMOUS than Vilma Cibulková.

12. EXERCISE Complete the sentences. Use the comparatives. Japan is ____ than Slovakia from Prague. (far) Cola is ____ than water. (sweet) Audi is ____ than Škoda. (expensive) Are Windows 7 ____ than XP? (good) Rome is ____ than Brno. (hot) Suzie is ____ than Tonya. (beautiful) My math test is ____ than my English test. (bad)

13. EXERCISE – result Complete the sentences. Use the comparatives. Japan is FURTHER than Slovakia from Prague. Cola is SWEETER than water. Audi is MORE EXPENSIVE than Škoda. Are Windows 7 BETTER than XP? Rome is HOTTER than Brno. Suzie is MORE BEAUTIFUL than Tonya. My math test is WORSE than my English test.

14. CONGRATULATIONS! YOU CAN FORM AND USE THE COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES PROPERLY!