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The blue pencil is longer than the yellow pencil.
The girl is taller than the boy.
The mouse is smaller than the elephant.
In July the weather is hotter than in April.
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Compare the following people:
Bob Homer Alice28 years old 39 years old 9 years old
55 kilos 80 kilos 33 kilos
1.50 mt 1.55 mt 1.20mt
Bob is (YOUNG) tha !omer.
!omer is (O"#) tha $li%e.
$li%e is (&"') tha Bob.
Bob is (&!O*) tha !omer.
!omer is (+$*) tha Bob.
$li%e is (&!O*) tha !omer.
!omer is (UG"Y) tha $li%e.
!omer is (&"O,) tha Bob.
$li%e has -ot ("ONG) hair tha Bob.
$li%e %a r (+$&*) tha !omer.
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Harry Garfield Sponge Bob32 years old 10 years old / years old
5 kilos /0 kilos 3 kilos
1.90 mt 0.5 mt 0.20 mt
Example: Harry is older than Garfield. (OL!"O#$G%
Garield &o-e Bob. (YOUNGO"#)
&o-e Bob !arry. (+$*&"')
!arry &o-e Bob. (&!O**$"")
Garield !arry. (&!O**$"")
Garield !arry. (+UNNYBO'NG)
&o-e Bob4s eyes !arry4s. (&$""B'G)
!arry Garield. (&*ONG,$6)
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1. The elephant is bigger / smaller than the ant.
2. The boy is cleaner / dirtier than the girl.
3. The woman is sadder / happier than the boy.
4. The turtle is slower / faster than the man.
5. The man is stronger / weaker than the the
boy.
6. The boy is shorter / taller than the man.
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. The car is slower / faster than the bus.
!. The dog is fatter / thinner than the cat.
". The woman is younger / older than the boy.
1#. The baby is younger / older than the man.
11. The ant is bigger / smaller than the elephant.
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There are 3 rules regarding the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives:
1. or short adjectives !adjectives with 1 syllable" we add #er in the comparative form and #est in the superlative
form:
Short adjective Comparative Superlative
smalltall
cheap
long
smaller thantaller than
cheaper than
longer than
the smallestthe tallest
the cheapest
the longest
$%amples:
&omparatives
rance is smaller than Argentina.&heese is cheaper than caviar.
The Tower of 'ondon is older than the $mpire (tate )uilding.
* +ote that when the last 3 letters of a word are consonant # vowel # consonant in that order, when we add
e%tra letters, the last letter becomes a double:
Adjective Comparative Superlative
bighot
fat
bigger thanhotter than
fatter than
the biggestthe hottest
the fattest
-. or adjectives which end with y, short and long, we replace the y with #ier in the comparative form and #iest
in the superlative form:
Adjective Comparative Superlative
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happy
heavy
lucyfriendly
happier than
heavier than
lucier thanfriendlier than
the happiest
the heaviest
the luciestthe friendliest
$%amples:
&omparatives
Iron is heavier than wood.
/e is friendlier than his mother.
(he is prettier than her sister.