ESO 1: UNIT 6 COMPARATIVE

COMPARATIVO DE SUPERIORIDAD:
El comparativo de superioridad tiene dos estructuras diferentes dependiendo de la
longitud del adjetivo.
- ADJETIVOS CORTOS [-er + than]
Ejemplo: He is taller than me (El es ms alto que yo)
- ADJETIVOS LARGOS [more + than]
Ejemplo: He is more intelligent than me (El es ms inteligente que yo)

SPECIAL SPELLING
Pretty - Prettier (La "y" se sustituye por "i", y despus se aade -er.
Large - Larger (Se aade solo una "r" porque ya acabe en "e".
Big - Bigger (Si un adejetivo acaba en consonate+vocal+consonante, se le dobla la ltima
consonante y se aade er.
ADJETIVOS IRREGULARES
(Bueno) Good - Better (Mejor)
(Malo) Bad - Worse (Peor)
(Lejos) Far - Further (ms lejos)

EXERCISES
Write the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Homer is

Bart. (old)

Lisa is

Bart is

Bart. (intelligent)

Maggie. (rude)

Maggie is

Marge is

Homer is

Lisa is

Lisa is

Bart. (cute)

Homer. (slim)

Lisa. (stupid)

Maggie. (musical)

Bart. (hardworking)

Maggie is

Bart. (calm)

Homer is

Marge. (fat)

Comparing people...

Compare the following people:

Bob
Homer

Alice
28 years old

39 years old

9 years old
55 kilos

80 kilos

33 kilos
1.50 m
1.20 m
Bob is

(YOUNG) than Homer.

Homer is

(OLD) than Alice.

Alice is

(SLIM) than Bob.

Bob is

Homer is

Alice is

Homer is

(SHORT) than Homer.

(FAT) than Bob.

(SHORT) than Homer.

(UGLY) than Alice.

1.55 m

Homer is

Bob is

(SLOW) than Bob.

(TIDY) than Homer.

Alice is

(BEAUTIFUL) than Bob.

Alice has got

(LONG) hair than Bob.

Homer can play the guitar

Alice can run

Alice draws

Bob is

Homer is a

(GOOD) than Alice.

(FAST) than Homer.

(BAD) than Bob.

(INTELLIGENT) than Homer.

(INTERESTING) person than Bob.

Now, compare the following people:

Harry
Sponge Bob

Garfield

32 years old

10 years old

75 kilos

60 kilos

1.90 m

0.57 m

6 years old
3 kilos
0.20 m
ex: Harry is older than Garfield. (OLD-YOUNG)
Write ONE word per gap
1.Garfield

2.Sponge Bob

3.Harry

Sponge Bob. (YOUNG-OLD)

Harry. (FAT-SLIM)

Sponge Bob. (SHORT-TALL)

4.Garfield

Harry. (SHORT-TALL)

5.Garfield

Harry. (FUNNY-BORING)

6.Sponge Bob's eyes

7.Harry

Harry's. (SMALL-BIG)

Garfield. (STRONG-WEAK)

8.Garfield

9.Bob Sponge

Harry. (BEAUTIFUL-HORRIBLE)

at sports

Now, translate the sentences.

1.
2.
3.

Garfield. (GOOD-BAD)

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Write the comparative form
Good

Ugly

Beautiful

Small

Pretty

Long

Wonderful

Fat

Large

Thin

Big

Expensive

Popular

Easy

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives.

1)

Janet cooks

(good) than my mom.

2)

My cat is

3)

Mr Gordon is

4)

Madonna is

5)

Pams car is

6)

Im reading a

7)

Its really !Dads food always is

8)

Yesterday I bought a

9)

I cant believe it! Youre

(fat) than my dog.

(thin) than his son.

(popular) than my favourite singer.

(expensive)than my car.

(wonderful) book now.

(ugly) than my mothers .

(large) sweater for Tommy

(big) than last year.

10) Sophie has got

(beautiful) hair than Jasmine.