Comparative Adjectives
(I'm Faster Than You!)
Mac and Rory are very competitive!
We use comparative adjectives to compare people or things.
To make a comparative of a one syllable adjective, add er.
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fast…faster
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old...older
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young...younger
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nice...nicer
You? I’m faster. I’m a dog! Come on! I’ll race you!
You know, Mac, I’m really fast at running.
I won!
Sometimes, one syllable comparatives have the last letter doubled before er.
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big...bigger
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fat...fatter
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hot...hotter
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If a one syllable word ends in y, this changes to an i.
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early...earlier
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easy...easier
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happy...happier
Ah that’s just because you’re bigger!
Ok, you’re faster but I’m more
intelligent.
For words with two or three syllables we use more.
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intelligent...more intelligent
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expensive...more expensive
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beautiful...more beautiful
Yeah right! How are you more
intelligent?
Big deal! I’m more interesting!
I read more than you do.
More interesting? Says who?
Me!
You know what we're both good at? Football!
Well, I’m better than you at football. Come on, let’s play!
Some comparisons are completely different.
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good...better
You're so bad at keepie
uppies!
You're worse!
And here's another example...
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bad...worse
syllable: a word can be made up of one or more syllables
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ball...one syllable
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water...two syllables
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bicycle...three syllables
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to be competitive: to like to win
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to defend: to protect (in football to stop the other team scoring a goal)
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keepie uppies: bouncing a football off your foot, knee, or head
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