Comparative Adjectives

1.

Comparative
Adjectives

2.

short / long
‘than’ – «чем»
The red line
The blue line
is _____ than
is _____ than
the blue line.
the red line.

3.

short / long
‘than’ – «чем»
The red line
The
blue
line
is shorter than
is
longer
than
the blue line.
the red line.

4.

old /
young
Martin is
______ than
Alice.
Alice is
______ than
Martin.

5.

old /
young
Martin is
Alice is
younger than older than
Alice.
Martin.

6.

The red line is shorter than the
blue line.
The blue line is longer than
the red line.
Martin is younger than Alice.
Alice is older than Martin.

7.

The red line is shorter than the
blue line.
The blue line is longer than
the red line.
Martin is younger than Alice.
Alice is older than Martin.

8.

Short adjectives + er
1 syllable 2 syllables (end in -y)
shorter
longer
younger
older
lucky - luckier
easy - easier
early - earlier
pretty - prettier

9.

large /
comfortable
The bed is
______ than
the sofa.
The sofa is
______ than
the bed.

10.

large /
comfortable
The bed is
The sofa is more
larger than
comfortable
the sofa.
than the bed.

11.

$90
$20
cheap /
expensive
The chair is
The armchair
_____ than
is _____ than
the armchair.
the chair.

12.

$90
$20
cheap /
expensive
The chair is
The armchair is
cheaper than more expensive
the armchair. than the chair.

13.

The sofa is more comfortable
than the bed.
The armchair is more
expensive than the chair.

14.

The sofa is more comfortable
than the bed.
The armchair is more
expensive than the chair.

15.

more + long adjectives
2 syllables
or more
(except those
ending in –y)
more
4
comfortable
more 3
expensive
more 2
modern

16.

Irregular comparative forms
o good / well – better
o bad / badly – worse
o far – farther / further
o much / many – more
o little - less

17.

Today you look better than
yesterday.
The weather is getting
worse. Let's go home.
Your uncle's farm is farther
than I thought.

18.

She’s gathered more berries
than her brother.
I weigh less than you.
‘than’ helps us compare
different things
чем

19.

Make comparative forms
fast
serious
interesting
nice
faster
more serious
more interesting
nicer
(ends in –e)
(just add –r)

20.

Make comparative forms
happy
good
important
big
happier
better
more important
bigger
(vowel + consonant) (double the consonant)

21.

Comparative
Adjectives