File 8A B 2ndYEAR Prof Luís Pedra

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COMPARATIVE ADJ ECTIVES
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 Teac hers: Luís 
Pedra 
Objetives to be reached
Students must be able to identify and use 
correctly adjectives expressing comparison in 
both long and short forms;
They must feel confident about recognizing 
how the -er sound is pronounced at the end of 
a word.
Checking last class
Comparison Idea and 
Personality Adjectives
Is there any comparison in the following 
sentences?
a)Water is important for health.
b) Water is more important than alcohol for 
health.
 No c om par ison 
 Yes. Wat er and 
a lc ohol . 
Which letter is considered a 
Personality Adjective ?
a) Radical f) Fanatical 
b) Carefully g) Generously
c) Stylish h) Criminal 
d) Seriously i) Agressive
e) Cynical j) Friendly
 
yes 
 
yes 
 
yes 
 
yes 
 yes 
 
yes 
 
No 
 
No 
 
No 
 
Yes 
COMPARISON 
When we relate things or people to others it’s commom 
to say that we are comparing them.
 Jane is tall and Martha is short. 
In this statement we have an implicit comparison and it 
could be more clearly demonstrated as:
 Jane is taller than Martha.
 or
 Martha is shorter than Jane.
 
THIS CLASS
Grammar points
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
(Superiority)
We form the Comparative Degree of Superiority of 
two ways considering the following:
1.SHORT ADJECTIVES = one syllable* 
2.LONG ADJECTIVES = two or more syllables
 
THIS CLASS
1. Short adjectives
a) One syllable adjectives:
 ADJECTIVE + ER = ____________ THAN
b) One or two syllable adjectives ending consonant 
+ y:
 ADJECTIVE - Y + IER = ___________ THAN
c) Adjectives ending one vowel + consonant:
 ADJETIVE +DOUBLE CONSONANT + ER = 
 _________ THAN
YOUNGER
HAPPIER
HOTTER
d) Irregular Comparative adjectives:
 1. good = BETTER
 2. bad = WORSE
 3. far = FURTHER or FARTHER
2. Long adjectives
a) Two or more syllable adjectives:
 MORE + ADJECTIVE = MORE FAMOUS 
THAN
Supply the Comparatives
1. Jane is _________than her sister. (short)
2. This book is ________ than yours. (bad)
3. Brazil is ________ than Venezuela. (big)
4. It’s ______________ than that one. 
(comfotable)
5. My friend is ________ than Silvia. (fat)
6. My friend is ___________than you. (famous)
shorter
worse
bigger
more 
comfortable
fatter
more 
famous
-ER Sound Pronunciation 
in Camparative Adjectives
At the end of a word -ER is pronounced 
Let’s pronounce 
a) big - h) easy - 
b) fat - i) rich -
c) good - j) wet - 
d) low - k) cheap - 
e) high - l) old - 
f) safe - m) pretty- 
g) short - n) long - 
bigger 
fatter 
better 
lower 
higher 
safer 
shorter 
easier 
richer 
wetter 
cheaper 
older 
prettier 
longer 
Class is over !
	File 8A the true false show
	Objetives to be reached
	Checking last class Comparison Idea and Personality Adjectives
	PowerPoint Presentation
	Which letter is considered a Personality Adjective ? 
	Slide 6
	Grammar points 
	1. Short adjectives
	Slide 9
	2. Long adjectives
	Supply the Comparatives
	-ER Sound Pronunciation in Camparative Adjectives
	Let’s pronounce 
	Slide 14