Summary: Comparative Form of Adjectives -CURSO DE INGLES EN LINEA - NIVEL BASICO ELEMENTALWELCOME TO LESSON 21 - BIENVENIDOS A LECCION 21Hoy hablaremos de adjetivos en la forma comparativa. Recuerden que es importante aprender adjetivos para usar esta forma. También he recibido muchas consultas con respecto a las demas lecciones. Hay varios links para ver el menu de lecciones. Están en la parte superior y tambien el la parte derecha. TAMBIEN PUEDES HACER CLICK AQUI. Comparative Form of Adjectives We use the comparative form to compare and contrast different objects or people in English. Use the comparative form to show the difference between two objects or people and we use THAN before what or who we are comparing to.Remember that is it VERY IMPORTANT to know and learn adjectives because we will need to use them to form this structure. If you need a list please CLICK HERE.Example:Maria is taller than Juan -> RECUERDEN DE UTILIZAR THAN DESPUES DE LA FORMA COMPARATIVAMiami is more modern than Lima.*Entonces, usamos "The comparative form" para comparar y contrastar sustantivos usando ADJETIVOS en INGLES. Es vital aprender adjetivos asi que se necesitan una lista ir acá (HACER CLICK). Reglas para formar la forma comparativa en INGLES In this following table we can learn the rules TABLE #1AdjectiveRuleExampleAdjective with one syllableEnding in – eWideSafe 2.Consonant – Vowel – Consonant BigThin 3. All others Tall| ADD –r | | Double the consonant and add -er | | ADD –er| a) The Honda is wider than the chevroleteb) A big car is safer than a small one. | | c) My house is bigger than yours.d) Joe is thinner than Mary. | e) John is taller than BrianAdjectives with two or more syllablesEnding in –yPrettyNoisy 2.All others BeautifulExpensive| | Change the –y to –i and add –er | Use more (or less) before the adjective| | f) Ana is prettier than Nina g) A motorcycle is noisier than a car | h) Marisu is more beautiful than Elenai) The shirt is more expensive than the trousersSize Touch Shape Time Quantity SoundIRREGULAR FORMS (TABLE 2) good - betterbad - worsefar -further /farther Remembre to use THAN after the comparative form. Recuerden de usar "than" (y nunca what) despues de la forma comparativa.EXAMPLES: My house is more expensive THAN my car John is funnier THAN Tim LET'S PRACTICE (TABLE 3)ADJECTIVE Comparative ADJECTIVE Comparative ADJECTIVE ComparativeHappyCheapHonestDifficultStrongBusyCleanInterestingYoungEarlyHotNearBeautifulWarmFunnySoftExpensiveEasyIntelligentfreshBadDirtyKindLateGoodBoringDangeerousCarefulColdweakVER RESPUESTAS - CHECK ANSWERS Exercises 1) She’s much __________ her husband. (young)2) It’s a __________ day _____ yesterday. (warm)3) The vegetables in the shop are __________ _____ the one ones in the supermarket. (fresh)4) The train is __________ _____ the bus (expensive)5) The new TV programme is __________ _____ the old one. (funny)6) Mrs. Jones is a __________ teacher ____ Mr. Andrews. (good)7) My office is __________ _____ Helen’s. (near)8) The traffic is _______________ it was last year. (noisy)9) You have a __________ life _____ I have. (busy)10) Drivers in this country are _______________________ _____ drivers in my country. (dangerous)11) The exam today was _______________ _____ last year’s exam. (difficult)12) She’s __________ _____ her sister. (smart)13) Micheal is __________ _____ than Mathew. (Rich)
