Comparative of Superiority

Adjectives

Adjetivos curtos, acrescentamos er ao adjetivo

The man is older than the woman.(O homem é mais velho do que a mulher.)

Se o adjetivo terminar com y, precedido de uma consoante, troca-se o y pelo i antes de acrescentar o –er.

FUNNY - FUNNIER (engraçado - mais engraçado)PRETTY - PRETTIER (linda - mais linda)

Example:

Ana Hickman is prettier than Eliana.

Se o adjetivo tiver apenas 1 sílaba e terminar com CVC (consoante + vogal + consoante) , dobra-se a última letra antes de acrescentar o –er.

Big - bigger (grande - maior)Fat - fatter (gordo - mais gordo)

Fat – gordo thin - magro fast - rápido greedy - ganancioso

Se o adjetivo for longo, ou seja, tiver 3 ou mais sílabas, a regra

mudará.Utilizaremos a fórmula:

MORE += adjetivo longo + THAN

Intelligent - more intelligent thanRomantic - more romantic thanElegant - more elegant than

Examples:

The tiger is more dangerous than the cat.

(O tigre é mais perigoso do que o gato.)

1) Complete as frases com os adjetivos na forma comparativa.1. He is ______________________________ I am. (Young)2. Mr. Smith is _______________________________ I am. (old)3. Chicago is _________________________________ Paris. (big)4. This book is ______________________ the other one. (good)5. Today the weather is ___________________ yesterday. (bad)6. This exercise is ________________________ the other. (easy)7. This metal is __________________________ gold. (valuable)8. Jane is __________________________ her sister. (attractive)9. John is ___________________________ his brother. (smart)10. Ferrari is _________________________ BMW. (expensive)11. My bed is ______________________ my brother´s. (heavy)12. She is _____________________________ I am. (pretty)13. Mt. Everest is ______________________ Aconcagua. (high)14. January is ______________________________ August. (hot)15. This chair is _________________________ my sofa. (comfortable)

2) Forme frases usando o comparativo de superioridade: Example: 1) Fred / tall / Jane Fred is taller than Jane. 2) Her bedroom / big / the living -room._______________________________________________________________3) A train / fast / a car_______________________________________________________________4) Japanese / difficult / English______________________________________________________________5) I / happy / my friend___________________________________________________________6) A bicycle / cheap / a motorbike___________________________________________________________7) Paul / intelligent / John_________________________________________________________8) Africa / hot / Greenland___________________________________________________________