Co m p a r a t ive
Ad je ct ive s
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Wha t a r e Co m p a ra t ive Ad je ct ive s?
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Wha t a r e Co m p a ra t ive Ad je ct ive s?
Comparative adjectives are
words used to co m p a r e the
difference between 2 t hin g s .
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Wha t a r e Co m p a ra t ive Ad je ct ive s?
Exa m p le
Comparative adjectives are
words used to co m p a r e the
difference between 2 t hin g s .
b ig g e r
sm a lle r
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Ma king Co m p a r a t ive Wo r d s
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Ma king Co m p a r a t ive Wo r d s
To make a comparative word
you must cha n g e t he
a d je ct ive to the comparative
form.
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Ma king Co m p a r a t ive Wo r d s
Exa m p le
To make a comparative word
you must cha n g e t he
sm a ll
a d je ct ive to the comparative
form.
sm a lle r
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C O MP AR AT IV E AD J E C T IV E S
Rule s
1
Wit h r e g ula r o n e s ylla b le
a d je ct ive s , we a d d -e r t o
m a ke t he co m p a r a t ive
fo r m .
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Exa m p le
Wit h r e g ula r o n e s ylla b le
a d je ct ive s , we a d d -e r t o
fa st
m a ke t he co m p a r a t ive
fo r m .
fa st e r
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2
Wit h r e g ula r o n e a n d t wo
s ylla b le a d je ct ive s t ha t e n d
in y, we r e m o ve t he y a n d
a d d -ie r t o m a ke t he
co m p a r a t ive fo r m .
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Exa m p le
Wit h r e g ula r o n e a n d t wo
s ylla b le a d je ct ive s t ha t e n d ha p p y
in y, we r e m o ve t he y a n d
a d d -ie r t o m a ke t he
co m p a r a t ive fo r m .
ha p p ie r
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Wit h a d je ct ive s t ha t e n d
wit h a s in g le vo we l fo llo we d
b y a s in g le co n s o n a n t , t he
co n s o n a n t is d o ub le d a n d
-e r is a d d e d .
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Exa m p le
Wit h a d je ct ive s t ha t e n d
wit h a s in g le vo we l fo llo we d b ig
b y a s in g le co n s o n a n t , t he
co n s o n a n t is d o ub le d a n d
-e r is a d d e d . b ig g e r
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4
Wit h t wo s ylla b le a d je ct ive s
t ha t d o n 't e n d in -y, a n d a ll
t hr e e s ylla b le a d je ct ive s we
a d d m o r e b e fo r e t he
a d je ct ive .
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Exa m p le
Wit h t wo s ylla b le a d je ct ive s
t ha t d o n 't e n d in -y, a n d a ll b e a ut iful
t hr e e s ylla b le a d je ct ive s we
a d d m o r e b e fo r e t he
a d je ct ive .
m o r e b e a ut iful
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C O MP AR AT IV E AD J E C T IV E S
Ir r e g ula r
Irregular Adjectives
Ir r e g ula r a d je ct ive s d o n 't good better
ba d wo r se
fo llo w t he s e r ule s .
fa r fur t he r
So , yo u m us t m e m o r ize we ll better
t he m . m uch m ore
m a ny m ore
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C O MP AR AT IV E AD J E C T IV E S
Le t 's Pr a ct ice
fa st
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fa st
fa st e r
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slo w
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slo w
slo we r
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st r o ng
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st r o ng
st r o ng e r
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b ig
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b ig
b ig g e r
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ha p p y
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ha p p y
ha p p ie r
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co ld
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co ld
co ld e r
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ho t
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ho t
ho t t e r
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che a p
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che a p
che a p e r
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b o r ing
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b o r ing
m o r e b o r ing
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ha nd so m e
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ha nd so m e
m o r e ha nd so m e
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e xp e nsive
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e xp e nsive
m o r e e xp e nsive
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int e r e st ing
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int e r e st ing
m o r e int e r e st ing
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