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COMPARATIVES. SHORT ADJECTIVES. 1 syllable or 2 syllables ending with -y. example: YOUNG. I'm young er than Lisa. example : LARGE. And I'm larg er than you. example : FUNN Y. And I'm funn ier than you. example : SMART (= INTELLIGENT). All right, but I'm smart er than you, Bart !.
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SHORT ADJECTIVES 1 syllable or 2 syllables ending with -y example: YOUNG I'm younger than Lisa.
example : LARGE And I'm larger than you.
example : FUNNY And I'm funnierthan you.
example : SMART (= INTELLIGENT) All right, but I'm smarter than you, Bart !
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! SMALL MEAN NOISY Bart is ... than Lisa OLD TALL QUIET Lisa is ... than Bart.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! I'm smaller than Lisa I'm meaner than her. And I'm also noisier than her.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! I'm smaller than Lisa I'm meaner than her. And I'm also noisier than her. Bart is smaller than Lisa. He's also meaner and noisier.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! I'm smaller than Lisa I'm meaner than her. And I'm also noisier than her. Bart is smaller than Lisa. He's also meaner and noisier. I'm two years older than Bart. I'm taller than him and I'm also quieter than him.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! I'm smaller than Lisa I'm meaner than her. And I'm also noisier than her. Bart is smaller than Lisa. He's also meaner and noisier. I'm two years older than Bart. I'm taller than him and I'm also quieter than him. Lisa is two years older than Bart. She's also taller and quieter than him.
DOUBLE CONSONNANTS Some adjectives double the consonnant Example : FAT Homer is fatterthan Marge.
DOUBLE CONSONNANTS Example : SLIM or THIN Marge is slimmerthan Homer. Marge is also thinner.
IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES GOOD BETTER THAN BAD WORSE THAN FAR FARTHER THAN
I'm better at playing the saxophone than you, Bart. Yes, but I'm betterat skateboardingthan you, big sister.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN Choose two school subjects and compare your results: I'm betterin ESL thanin mathematics. English Spanish French history mathematics biology physics sports art music ...
These results are worse than those results.
LONGER ADJECTIVES 2 syllables or more (except -y) Example : STUPID Homer is more stupid than Marge.
example : BEAUTIFUL Eva Longoria is more beautiful than Marge Simpson.
LET'S REVIEW! Bart Lisa Homer Marge TALL OLD BIG YOUNG GREEDY FRIENDLY DISGUSTING SMALL NAUGHTY = bad BRAVE NOISY LAZY DISOBEDIENT HARD-WORKING
NOW, TALK ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY... Who's taller, you or your best friend? Who's happier? Who's funnier? Who's better at English? Who's more talkative? Who's more generous?