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Comparative Adjectives – English Grammar Lessons

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Warm-up Questions

When do you need to compare two things in English (for example: two people, two places, or two objects)?
What adjectives do you already know to describe people or things (size, age, feelings, opinions)?
What do you think “comparative adjectives” means?

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Comparative Adjectives – English Grammar Lessons

Adjectives and comparatives: the basic idea (00:00 – 01:06)

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1. What are adjectives?

Words that describe nouns
Words that replace nouns
Words that show time

2. What do comparative adjectives do?

They compare two people, places, or things
They talk about the past
They ask questions

3. Which example uses “more + adjective”?

My brother looks happier than my sister.
This painting is more beautiful than that painting.
She is taller than him.

Comparative Adjectives – English Grammar Lessons

How to form comparative adjectives (01:06 – 02:22)

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1. For one-syllable adjectives, what do we usually add to make a comparative?

-er
more
-est

2. If an adjective ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern (CVC), what happens before adding -er?

We remove the last letter
We add -ing
We double the final consonant

3. Which comparative form is irregular (does NOT follow the usual rules)?

short → shorter
good → better
modern → more modern

Comparative Adjectives – English Grammar Lessons

Sentence pattern + practice (02:22 – 04:52)

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1. What is the most common sentence pattern for comparative adjectives?

Subject + comparative adjective + verb + object
Comparative adjective + subject + than + verb
Subject + verb + comparative adjective + than + object

2. In the examples, which sentence uses an irregular comparative?

My dog is lazier than my cat.
Rock music is better than classical music.
The blue house is bigger than the yellow house.

3. What does the speaker ask the viewer to do in the practice section?

Look at the adjective and say or write the comparative adjective
Choose the correct verb tense
Translate the sentences into another language

Comparative Adjectives – English Grammar Lessons

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1. When do we use comparative adjectives?

To compare two things
To compare three or more things
To describe only one thing

2. Which rule is usually correct for adjectives with two syllables or more?

Change -y to -i and add -er
Use “more” before the adjective
Add -er to the adjective

3. Which sentence is formed correctly?

This book more interesting that book.
This book is interestinger than that book.
This book is more interesting than that book.

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Comparative Adjectives – English Grammar Lessons

Compare two things you use every day (for example, your phone and a friend’s phone). Use at least two comparative adjectives.
Which comparatives do you find hardest: -er, “more,” or irregular forms (better/worse/farther/further)? Why?
Think of two cities or places you know. Write or say three comparative sentences about them.
Make one sentence with each pattern: (1) adjective + -er + than, (2) more + adjective + than, (3) an irregular comparative + than.