Comparative patterns

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Comparative patterns

Today we will learn about comparative adjectives and adverbs

Comparative Adjectives

Adjectives describe nouns

Comparative adjectives

Use a comparative "adjective + than" to compare two nouns.

Lydia is taller than Alex.

Your house is bigger than mine.

Multiple Choice

Many people think modern life is _____ life in the past.

better than

better that

Multiple Choice

The king was _____ the prince.

richer that

richer than

Comparative adjectives

Add "-er" to the end of most one-syllable adjectives to form the comparative.

Low > Lower

Tall > Taller

quiet > quieter

Multiple Choice

Sitcoms are _____ Romcoms.

Funnyer than

Funnier than

Multiple Choice

New cars are _____ old cars.

quieter than

quieters than

Comparative adjectives

add "r" if the adjective finishes in "e"

Simple > Simpler

Multiple Choice

Nice

Nicr

Nicer

Multiple Choice

Large

Larger

Largr

Comparative adjectives

We use "more" with adjectives which have two or more syllables.

Handsome > More Handsome
Intelligent > More intelligent
Perfect > More perfect

Multiple Choice

"Planet earth" is a _____ "absurd planet".

More seriouser documentary than

Multiple Choice

Practicing is _____ than getting distracted.

More important then

More important than

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Comparative adjectives

add "ier" to the adjective if it finishes in "y"

Sturdy > Sturdier
Happy > Happier
Easy > Easier

add "ier" to the adjective if it finishes in "y"

Steel is sturdier than wood
The exam was easier than last week
You look happier than before

Comparative adjectives

Some adjectives are irregular

Good > Better than
Bad > Worse than
Far > Further than

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Open Ended

Create a Comparative sentences with the adjective "good".

Type response here

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Create a Comparative sentences with the adjective "gorgeous".

Type response here

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Create a Comparative sentences with the adjective "dull".

Type response here

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Create a Comparative sentences with the adjective "cheesy".

Type response here

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Create a Comparative sentences with the adjective "dangerous".

Type response here

Comparative Adverbs

Adverbs describe actions (verbs).

She runs faster than me
Bob speaks louder than Stephen
My grandpa walks more rapidly than my cousin
Sonia is singing better than last month

Comparative Adverbs

Adverbs ending in -ly are very common

Easy > Easily
Frequent > Frenquently
Quick > quickly
Careful > Carefully
Beautiful > Beautifully
Rapid > Rapidly
Efficient > Efficiently

Adverbs ending in -ly are very common

I speak more easily than last year
I visit my aunt less frequently than two years ago
Susan is working more quickly lately
The cat walked more carefully after he got scared
Christina Aguilera sings more beautifully than Cher
Otters move more rapidly in the water than on land
This computer works more efficiently than my old laptop

Open Ended

Create a comparative adverb sentence with the adverb "easily"

Type response here

Open Ended

Create a comparative adverb sentence with the adverb "quickly"

Type response here

Open Ended

Create a comparative adverb sentence with the adverb "frequently"

Type response here

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Create a comparative adverb sentence with the adverb "carefully"

Type response here

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Create a comparative adverb sentence with the adverb "badly"

Type response here

Comparative adverbs

There are also irregular adverbs

Well > Better
Badly > worse
Far > further

Comparative adverbs

BE CAREFUL some adverbs mean something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT if you add "-ly"

for example: Hard and Hardly are completely different.

Let's practice what we learnt

Get ready!

Multiple Choice

Unicorns _____ than dragons

are more beautiful

are more beautifully

Multiple Choice

Stella _____ than Ammy

sings more beautiful

sings more beautifully

Multiple Choice

My cousin _____ my auntie

calls more oftenly than

calls more often than

Multiple Choice

My old computer was _____ than my new one

bigger

bigly

Multiple Choice

I want a _____ car than the one I have

more efficient

more efficiently

Multiple Choice

My car runs _____ your car

runs fastly than

runs faster than

Thanks for your attention

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