COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

👀 wow!!! ¡vamos investigar🔎 sobre los adjectives!

 You are going to be “Comparative Detectives” 🕵️‍♂️🔎 

Find the pattern:

• A cheetah is faster than a dog.

• Maths is more difficult than English.

• My brother is taller than me.

• This exercise is better than the last one.

Answer these questions:

• When do we use -er + than?

• When do we use more + adjective?

• Which are the irregular forms?

Do you know that we distinguish between long and short adjectives?

Activity 1 . Clasify these adjectives between long or short adjectives. You must get 30 correct answers.

 

 

COMPARATIVES:

We use comparative adjectives to compare two things, people, places,etc.

 

Londres es más lluvioso que Sevilla

María es más alta que Juan

 

Ese "MÁS QUE" en inglés se dice de varias formas, dependiendo si son adjectives largos o cortos.

 

London is rainier than Seville

Mary is more intelligent than John.

 

 

Short adjectives: 1 syllable or 2-syllable adjective eding in -y

adjective + ‘er’  than

 Examples:

• louder
• smaller

⚠️⚠️ BUT WATCH OUT:⚠️⚠️

 1 syllable  and ending in consonant+vowel+consonant, we double the last consonant and we add ER. Take a look at this chart:

Adjective	Comparative
fat	fatter
hot	hotter
big	bigger
thin	thinner

 

Two syllable adjectives ending in –y, we change it by _i +ER

 

Adjective	Comparative
crazy	crazier
happy	happier
heavy	heavier
tiny	tinier

Adjectives with one syllable, ending in ‘-e’ , we add only"r"

Adjective	Comparative
large	larger
rare	rarer
safe	safer
nice	nicer

 

Long adjectives: 2 or more syllables

more + adjective  than

Adjective	Comparative
narrow	more narrow than
clever	more clever than
intelligent	more intelligent than
beautiful	more beautiful than

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES:

 

GOOD (BUENO/A) - BETTER (MEJOR) THAN

BAD (MALO/A) - WORSE(PEOR) THAN

FAR (LEJOS) - FARTHER(MÁS LEJOS) THAN 

ACTIVITY 2.

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE, an interactive worksheet by madamaisha
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SUPERLATIVES:

We use comparative adjectives to compare THREE or more things, people, places,etc.

 

Juan es el más alta de la clase

Mary es la más inteligente de todos los alumnos.

 

Ese "el/la MÁS " en inglés se dice de varias formas, dependiendo si son adjectives largos o cortos.

 

Mary is the tallest

Mary is the most intelligent of all the students.

 

 

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES:

 

GOOD (BUENO/A) - THE BEST (EL/LA MEJOR)

BAD (MALO/A) - THE WORST(EL/LA PEOR)

FAR (LEJOS) - THE FARTHEST(EL/LA MÁS LEJANO)

 

ACTIVITY 3:

Superlatives, an interactive worksheet by marcepena
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ACTIVITY 4. Comparative Vs Superlative:

Adjective comparation, an interactive worksheet by Galadriel
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EQUALITY / de IGUALDAD

as + adjective + as

tan + adjetivo + como

Examples:

 

 

Seville is as interesting as Córdoba. (They are both equally interesting) 

 

The two–star hotel isn't as expensive as the four–star hotel. (The four-star hotel is more expensive)

Disney is as funny as The Warner.
Camilo is as famous as Yatra.
A cat isn't as dangerous as a lion.

 

ACTIVITY 5.

Comparison of equality, an interactive worksheet by Naroomol Anandhwanlert
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Comparative Battles ⚔️ 

In pairs. Write: 4 comparative sentences, at least 1 funny or exaggerated sentence.

• Cats 🐱 vs Dogs 🐶

• Summer ☀️ vs Winter ❄️

• TikTok 📱 vs YouTube 🎥

• Teachers 👩‍🏫 vs Students 🧑‍🎓 (I know you love this one 😄)

Example:

• Dogs are more loyal than cats.

• Students are more tired than teachers on Monday mornings.

SIMILE /SÍMIL

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things. 

 

During the house fire, the firefighter was as brave as a lion.
I think my grandfather is as old as these hills!
My literature teacher was as wise as an owl.

 

As busy as a bee = to be moving about quickly doing many things

As delicate as a flower = fragile

As easy as ABC = very simple

As easy as pie = very easy

As free as a bird = free to go anywhere

As gentle as a lamb = very gentle

As happy as a dog with two tails = very happy

As strong as an ox  = very strong

As stubborn as a mule  = very obstinate

ACTIVITY 6. Write 5 sentences using some of the above similes.

 ex.       English is as easy as a pie.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

 INFERIORITY / DE INFERIORIDAD

Less + adjective + than

menos+ adjectivo+ que

 

The least + adjective 

el/la menos + adjective

 

 

 

ACTIVITY 7.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES:




 

EXTRA PRACTICE: 

MORE ACTIVITIES

Comparative and superlative of adjectives, una ficha interactiva de Ibonne
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Comparative and superlative, una ficha interactiva de nuria08
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Comparatives - practice, una ficha interactiva de mada_1
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1. EXERCISE
2. EXERCISE
3. EXERCISE

Ejercicios número 1.

Ejercicios número 2.

 Now you are ready for the PROJECT!!!!!

 ✍️ Writing Task: Description with Comparatives click HERE