COMPARATIVESVersión en línea Read and learn por Itzel Garnica 1 What are Comparatives? In English, comparatives compare two things. They show which one is bigger, faster, or nicer. We use them every day. 2 Forming with Short Adjectives For short, one-syllable adjectives, add -er: tall → taller, fast → faster. If the word ends with a single vowel and consonant, double the last letter, for example big = bigger 3 Adjectives Ending in -y Adjectives ending with -y: change y to i and add -er. sunny → sunnier; funny → funnier. 4 Using More For longer adjectives, use "more" for example beautiful → more beautiful; interesting → more interesting. We also use more with many-syllable words. 5 Adjectives There are some adjectivesBig= biggerSpicy=spicierCool= coolerFunny= funnierBusy= busierOld = older with "more"beautiful= more beautifulgorgeous= more gorgeousdangerous= more dangerous 6 Examples American food is sometimes greasier that british foodCanada is colder than USAAustralia is sunnier than EnglandMexico is more fascinating than USA 7 Exercises Write the correct answer in the blank spaces, for example:Jamaica is ____________ (hot) than Ireland.Jamaica is hotter than Ireland. Indian food is __________(spicy) than American foodThe weather in South Africa is ____________(warm) than in CanadaAmerican movies are _________ (interesting) than Canada moviesJamaican music is _________(cool) than classical music.Australia is ____________ (dangerous) than England
