COMPARATIVES in ENGLISH

Druhý stupeň přídavných jmenMGR. 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).

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

SHORT ADJECTIVES

• We add –ER to short adjectives– If it ends in „-e“, we add „-r“• Wide wideR• Nice niceR• Large largeR• Late lateR

SHORT ADJECTIVES

• We add –ER to short adjectives– If it ends in a short vowel + single consonant, we

double the consonant and add „-er“• Hot hotTER• Big bigGER• Wet wetTER

SHORT ADJECTIVES

• We add –ER to short adjectives– If it ends in „-y“, we change it into „-i“ and add „-er“• Friendly frendlIER• Happy happIER• Early earlIER• Easy easIER

SHORT ADJECTIVES

• We normally just add –ER to short adjectives– Long longER– Tall tallER– High highER– Small smallER– Short shortER– Dark darkER

LONG ADJECTIVES

• We put the word „more“ before the adjective• The adjective remains unchanged

– Beautiful MORE beautiful– Difficult MORE difficult– Romantic MORE romantic– Successful MORE successful– Confident MORE confident– Exciting MORE exciting– Famous MORE famous– Dangerous MORE dangerous

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

• We have to learn the irregular forms– Good BETTER– Bad WORSE– Far FURTHER

EXERCISE

Write the comparative forms of the adjectivesBigHighNicePrettyHappyHotSmallFatUglyWide

BiggerHigherNicerPrettierHappierHotterSmallerFatterUglierWider

Famous ExcitingImportantPoliteInterestingBoringBeautifulDangerousIntelligentPopular

More famous More excitingMore importantMore politeMore interestingMore boringMore beautifulMore dangerousMore intelligentMore popular

GoodBadFar

BetterWorseFurther

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)

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.

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)

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.

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