1. Comparative of Superiority
Adjectives

2. Adjetivos curtos, acrescentamos er
ao adjetivo
The man is older than the woman.
(O homem é mais velho do que a mulher.)

3. 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)

4. Example:
Ana Hickman is prettier than Eliana.

5. 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)

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

9. Se o adjetivo for longo, ou seja,
tiver 3 ou mais sílabas, a regra
mudará.
Utilizaremos a fórmula:
MORE += adjetivo longo + THAN
Intelligent
Romantic
Elegant -
more intelligent than
more romantic than
more elegant than

10. Examples:
The tiger is more dangerous than the cat.
(O tigre é mais perigoso do que o gato.)

12. 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)

13. 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.
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3) A train / fast / a car
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4) Japanese / difficult / English
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______
5) I / happy / my friend
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6) A bicycle / cheap / a motorbike
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7) Paul / intelligent / John
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