2. Firstly, you need to know..
WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE?
An adjective is a word that modifies (tells us more about)
a noun or a pronoun.
Adjectives are usually placed before the words they
describe. They give detailed information about the noun.
3. tall happy famous good…
Let’s see, how they work into a sentence..
Flor is tall.
Daniel is happy .
Britney Spears is a famous singer.
I am a good student.
4. • Comparatives are used to compare two things.
Flor is tall.
Claudia is very tall.
(we want to compare Flor and Claudia’s height).. So we say:
Claudia is taller than Flor
To make a comparative with a 1 syllable adjective, we need to
add –er
Tall --- Taller
5. with only 1 syllable adjective, with one vowel and one
consonant at the end. We…
Double the consonant, and add –er
This gorilla is big.
That gorilla is very big.
(To compare these 2 gorillas, we say…)
That gorilla is bigger than this one.
6. with 2 syllables adjectives, ending in Y.
We….
Change y to i, then add –er
HAPPY – HAPPYER
HAPPY –HAPPIER
Daniel is happier than his brother.
7. Two syllables or more, not ending in Y.
We Use “more” before the adjective
Ex. famous
Famous --- Famouser
Famous--- More famous
Britney Spears is a famous singer.
Madonna is more famous than Britney Spears.
8. Exceptions to the rules:
Irregular adjectives
ADJECTIVE ------------------ COMPARATIVE
GOOD ------------------- BETTER
BAD ------------------- WORSE
FAR ------------------ FURTHER
My sister is better than me at school.
9. Let’s practice …
Elephants are ___________ than bears. (big)
Gold is _________ than silver. (expensive)
I am _______ at English than my brother. (good)
The weather is _______ than yesterday. (hot)
Berta is __________ than Debby. (beautiful)
I am _______ at maths than my best friend. (bad)
The tiger is _____ than a fox. (heavy)
