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Showing posts with label comparative adjectives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comparative adjectives. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Here you have the short review of comparative adjectives we have seen in class:


… -ER THAN
MORE …. THAN
One syllable (pronunciation):
   Fast – faster than
   Low – lower than
   Old – older than

   Nice – nicer

2 or more syllables:
   Frightening: more frightening than
   Intelligent: more intelligent than
   Stupid: more stupid than
   Beautiful: more beautiful than
One syllable: (CVC)
   Big – bigger
   Hot – hotter
   Fat - fatter
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES:
Good: better than
Bad: worse than
Much: more than
Little: less than

Old: older/ elder
Far: farther / further
2 syllables ending –y
   Ugly – uglier
   Heavy – heavier
   Tiny – tinier
   Happy - happier