1. The
Comparative

2. Adjectives are divided into syllables

4. How do we make a Comparative?
Example:
A caterpillar is slower than a rabbit.

5. Example:
They are fatter than Alice.

6. How is the Comparative
Form built?
One syllable adjectives
longer
Two syllable adjectives
ending in – y funnier than
Three or more
syllable adjectives
more modern

7. SHORT adjectives
Adjective Comparative
Small Smaller than
Old Older than
Fat Fatter than
Big Bigger than
Easy Easier than
Funny Funnier than

8. LONG adjectives
Adjective Comparative
more careful
Careful
than
more dangerous
Dangerous
than
more expensive
Expensive
than
more beautiful
Beautiful
than

9. Irregular adjectives
Adjective Comparative
Good Better than
Bad Worse than
Farther than
Far
Further than

10. LET’S PRACTICE!