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Openmind Level 1 Unit 8 Grammar 2 Openmind Level 1 Unit 8 Grammar 2

This document discusses comparative adjectives and how to form them correctly. It provides examples of how to add "-er" to short adjectives like "older" and "shorter" to make the comparative form. For adjectives ending in "-y", the "-y" changes to "-i" and "-er" is added, like "happier". For longer adjectives or adjectives with more than one syllable, "more" is used before the adjective, like "more expensive". Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things.

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Openmind Level 1 Unit 8 Grammar 2 Openmind Level 1 Unit 8 Grammar 2

This document discusses comparative adjectives and how to form them correctly. It provides examples of how to add "-er" to short adjectives like "older" and "shorter" to make the comparative form. For adjectives ending in "-y", the "-y" changes to "-i" and "-er" is added, like "happier". For longer adjectives or adjectives with more than one syllable, "more" is used before the adjective, like "more expensive". Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things.

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openMind Level 1

Unit 8 Grammar 2

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

1. Is the woman on the right happy with her tablet? yes


2. Why does she like her new tablet?
It’s lighter than her laptop.
3. Can you notice an error? more good better

Do you like your Yes, it’s more good


new tablet? than my laptop.

Yes, it’s lighter


than my laptop.
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

1. Which answer adds -er to the adjective? a


2. Which answer has than after the adjective? a
3. Which answer is NOT correct? b

Yes, it’s smaller


Do you like a
than my old one.
your new
phone?
b Yes, it’s more small
my old one.

TIP: Add -er to most short adjectives to


make the comparative form.
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Other examples using comparative adjectives:

• Your computer is heavier than mine.

• The new phone is bigger than other phones.

• An e-reader is easier to use than a tablet.

• My car is more expensive than yours.

• My new laptop is better than my old one.


COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

This shirt is cheaper


than that one. John is taller than Jackie.

Your laptop is
heavier than mine. This phone is more
expensive than yours.

For short adjectives, add _e _r .


For adjectives ending in y, change the y to _i and add _
e _r .
For longer adjectives, usem_ o_ r_ e_ + adjective.
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Adjective type Rule Examples


Most one-syllable
Add -er older, shorter, smaller
adjectives
One-syllable adjectives
Add -r nicer, safer
ending in -e
One-syllable adjectives
Double the final
ending in consonant– thinner, hotter, bigger
consonant and add -er
vowel–consonant
Two-syllable adjectives Change the -y to -i happier, funnier,
ending in -y and add -er prettier
Adjectives with two or Add more before the more expensive
more syllables adjective more beautiful
bad–worse
Irregular adjectives
good–better
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

We use comparative adjectives to compare two


things.

• This laptop is heavier than that one.

• Your cell phone is smaller than mine.

• This e-reader is more expensive than other


e-readers.

• This computer is better than my last one.


COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

1. 
_ Your tablet is cheaper than mine.
_ Your tablet is more cheap than mine.

2. _ This phone is biger than my old one.



_ This phone is bigger than my old one.
Watch Out!
3. _ This show is funnyer than the last one.
_ This show is funnier than the last one.

4. 
_ This laptop is better than that one.
_ This laptop is gooder than that one.
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Draw a picture of a cell phone, a laptop, a


computer, or a tablet. Compare your picture with
your classmates’ pictures.

EXAMPLES

My cell phone is smaller than yours.

Your computer is nicer than my computer.

I think your tablet is more expensive than mine.


COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Grammar wrap-up
1. How do we make the comparative form of a
short adjective?

2. How do we make the comparative form of a


word ending in -y?

3. When do we use more to make a comparative?

4. Do we use the comparative form to compare


two things or many things?

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