Aula 8 Comparative adjectives

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COMPARATIVE 
ADJECTIVES 
THE TRUE FALSE SHOW
Lesson 8 A page 88
FAT / THIN
BEAUTIFUL / UGLY
TALL / SHORT
INTELLIGENT / DUMB
ADJECTIVES X ADVERBS
Adjectives:
She’s careful with the baby.
Bob is a quiet student.
This is a fast car.
Adverbs:
Carol drives carefully.
The baby sleeps quietly.
Tom speaks fast.
THE TRUE AND FALSE SHOW
1 – Mosquitoes are more dangerous than sharks.
2- Brown eggs are healthier than white eggs.
3 – The Earth is hotter than Mars.
4 – Coffee is more popular than tea in the UK.
5 – Tigers are better swimmers than cats.
6 – An adult is shorter in the morning than in the 
evening.
7 – White cars are safer than yellow cars.
8 – The word “yes” is more common than the word 
“no”.
ANSWERS
1 – T
2 – F
3 – T
4 – F
5 – T
6 – F
7 – F
8 - F
GRAMMAR – COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES 
(PAGE 89)
1 – What two letters do you put at the end 
of one-syllable adjectives?
 _er.
2 – Why is hot different? 
 Because an extra t is also added.
3 – What happens when an adjective ends 
 in (consonant +) _y?
 The y changes to i before the _er
GRAMMAR – COMPARATIVE 
ADJECTIVES (PAGE 89 – CONT)
4 – What words do you put in front of 
long adjectives (e.g. popular)?
 More
5 – What’s the missing word?
 China is bigger _____ Japan. 
 Than
FORMING COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
FORM RULE EXAMPLE
One-syllable words ending in 
'e'. 
Add -r to the end of the 
word
wide - wider
One-syllable words, with one 
vowel and one consonant at the 
end. 
Double the consonant and 
add -er to the end of the 
word. 
big - bigger
One-syllable words, with more 
than one vowel or one 
consonant at the end.
Add - er to the end of the 
word. 
high - higher 
One or two-syllable words, 
ending consonant + 'y'. 
Change 'y' to 'i', and add -er 
to the end of the word. 
happy - happier
Two or more syllable words, 
not ending in 'y'. 
Place 'more' before the 
adjective.
beautiful - more 
beautiful 
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