Students will be able to use adjectives to describe people and customs and will be able to use the superiority, inferiority and equality comparison through the written texts.

Dear students the present lesson has the pedagogical intention, to know about adjectives, comparatives, and how we can use them in oral and written texts.

Do you know what is an adjective?

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Comparative Adjectives

When we talk about two things, we can "compare" them. We can see if they are the same or different. Perhaps they are the same in some ways and different in other ways. We can use comparative adjectives to describe the differences.

We use comparative adjectives when talking about two things (not three or more things).

Formation of Comparative Adjectives

There are two ways to make or to "form" a comparative adjective:

• short adjectives: add "-er"
• long adjectives: use "more"

Short adjectives: add -er	examples
1-syllable adjectives	old, fast
2-syllable adjectives ending in -y	happy, easy
RULE: add "-er"	old older
Variation: if the adjective ends in -e, just add -r	late later
Variation: if the adjective ends in consonant, vowel, consonant, double the last consonant	big bigger
Variation: if the adjective ends in -y, change the y to i	happy happier

Long adjectives: use more	examples
2-syllable adjectives not ending in -y	modern, pleasant
all adjectives of 3 or more syllables	expensive, intellectual
RULE: use "more"	modern more modern expensive more expensive

Short adjectives: add "-er"

Cold, colder (frío, más frío).

Big, bigger (grande, más grande).

Small, smaller (pequeño, más pequeño).

Short, shorter (corto, más corto).

Fast, faster (rápido, más rápido).

Young, younger (joven, más joven).

Soon, sooner (pronto, más pronto).

Long, longer (largo, más largo).

Tall, taller (alto, más alto).

Old, older (viejo, más viejo).

Fat, fatter (gordo, más gordo).

Smart, smarter (inteligente, más inteligente).

New, newer (nuevo, más nuevo).

EXAMPLES

1.Today is colder than yerterday. (Hoy hace más frío que ayer).

2.China is bigger than Italy. (China es más grande que Italia).

3.She is younger than her brother. (Ella es más joven que su hermano).

4.He is older than his friend. (Él es más viejo que su amigo).

5.I stayed longer than I expected. (Yo me quedé más tiempo del que esperaba).

6.My car is newer than yours. (Mi automóvil es más nuevo que el tuyo).

7.His house is bigger than mine. (Su casa es más grande que la mía).

8.Tea is cheaper than champagne. (El té es más barato que el champán).

9.We are smarter than they. (Nosotros somos más inteligentes que ellos).

10.I am taller than my bothers. (Yo soy más alto que mis hermanos).

Cuando terminan en y, se cambia la y por i y se agrega la terminación -er. (If an adjective has two syllables and ends in y, change the y to i and add er).

Easy, easier (fácil, más fácil).

Crazy, crazier (loco, más loco).

Happy, happier (feliz, más feliz).

Ugly, uglier (feo, más feo).

EXAMPLES

• funny=> funniersilly=> sillier
• Which of these books is funnier?

Long adjectives: use "more"

Se utiliza more cuando los adjetivos o adverbios son de más de dos sílabas, también se escribe than después del adjetivo o adverbio.

Difficult, more difficult (difícil, más difícil).

Beautiful, more beautiful (hermosa, más hermosa).

Expensive, more expensive (caro, más caro).

Elegant, more elegant (elegante, más elegante).

Interesting, more interesting (interesante, más interesante).

Modern, more modern (moderno, más moderno).

Valuable, more valuable (valioso, más valioso).

Attractive, more attractive (atractiva, más atractiva).

Satisfactory, more satisfactory (satisfactorio, más satisfactorio).

Ambitious, more ambitious (ambicioso, más ambicioso).

Important, more important (importante, más importante).

Intelligent, more intelligent (inteligente, más inteligente).

Quickly, more quickly (rápidamente, más rápidamente).

Carefully, more carefully (cuidadosamente, más cuidadosamente).

EXAMPLES

1.Gold is more valuable than silver. (El oro es más valioso que la plata).

2.His car is more expensive than my car. (Su automóvil es más caro que mi automóvil).

3.My brother prepares his homework more carefully than his classmates. (Mi hermano prepara su tarea más cuidadosamente que sus compañeros)

4.She is more ambitious than her sister. (Ella es más ambiciosa que su hermana).

5.I am more intelligent than you. (Yo soy más inteligente que tú).

6.She is more elegant than my aunt. (Ella es más elegante que mi tía).

También existen casos irregulares:

Good, better (bueno, mejor)

Bad, worse (malo, peor)

Well, better (bien, mejor)

Badly, worse (mal, peor)

Little, less, (poco, menos)

1.His idea is better than the last one. (Su idea es mejor que la anterior)

2.This contract is worse than the previous one. (Este contrato es peor que el anterior)

3.He swims better than his cousin. (Él nada mejor que su primo)

4.She drives worse than her sister. (Ella maneja peor que su hermana)

1.Sigue el link y desarrolla las actividades.

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/comparison/comparison-multiple-1

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/comparison/comparatives-2

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/comparison/comparison-write-2

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/comparison/comparison-write-3

1. Keeping in mind the examples presented, solve this exercise. (Teniendo en cuenta los ejemplos presentados, resuelve este ejercicio).

2. Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the adjective in brackets.

a. Jake's room is ___________than Larry's room. (small).

b. The blue car is __________ than the black car. (nice).

c. This exercise is __________ than that one. (boring).

d. His pullover is ____________than his jeans. (dark).

e. Susan's hair is ____________ than my hair. (long).

f. George is ______________ than Robert. (funny).

g. My result in the test was _____________ than Harry's. (good).

h. Gold is _______________ than silver. (expensive).

j. Christine is _______________ than Alice. (smart).

k. Football is ____________ than handball. (popular).

Please, write five (5) sentences using adjectives to compare different elements.

AND SELF EVALUATION

• 1.What I have learned?

• 2.What was easy from the lesson?

• 3.What was difficult?

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