1. COMPARATIVES

2. The ant is smaller than the hippo.
If an adjective has one syllable we add –er to the adjective.
small + er = smaller than
hard + er = harder than
The ant is smaller than the hippo.

3. Lions are cats.
faster than
fast

4. Goofy is Mickey.
taller than
tall

5. February is July.
colder than
February
July
July is February.
hotter than

6. The elephant is the giraffe. fatter than
If a one syllable adjective ends with a consonant + a vowel + a consonant you must double the last consonant and then add –er.
big + er = bigger than fat + er = fatter than
thin + er = thinner
slim + er = slimmer
The elephant is the giraffe.
fatter than

7. Elephants are dogs.
bigger than
big

8. fat thin fatter than thinner than A pig is a wolf. A wolf is a pig.

9. The girl is the duck. happier than
If an adjective ends with a “y”, remove the “y” and add –ier. happy –y + ier = happier than funny –y + ier = funnier than
easy – y + ier = easier than
heavy - y + ier = heavier than
The girl is the duck.
happier than

10. The brown cat is the yellow cat.
dirtier than

11. The suitcase is the box.
heavier than

12. The butterfly is the frog. more beautiful than
If an adjective has two syllables or more then add the word “more” before the adjective. (long adjectives)
more + beautiful = more beautiful than
more + expensive = more expensive than
more + comfortable = more comfortable than
The butterfly is the frog.
more beautiful than

13. Monkeys are
fish.
more intelligent than
intelligent

14. Tarkan is
Mustafa Sandal.
more famous than
famous

15. There are a few exceptions.
bad= worse than
good = better than
far= further than
farther than

16. Dolphins are sharks.
better than
dolphins
sharks
good
gooder
better

17. Today the weather is yesterday.
worse than
bad
worse
Badder

18. The watch is the ring. as expensive as expensive
We use as….as to show that two people or things are similar in some way. In negative sentences we use not as…..as.
ring
10 £
watch
10 £
expensive
The watch is the ring.
as expensive as

19. big
Tom’ s ball is my ball.
as big as

20. Tom – 60 years
old
isn’t as old as
Tom Joe.
Joe – 70 years

21. now ,
it is time to speak