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    This document provides rules for forming comparative adjectives in English: - One-syllable adjectives add -er, two-syllable adjectives ending in -y add -ier, and two-or-more-syllable adjectives not ending in -y use "more" before the adjective. Irregular adjectives like good and bad have special forms. - Examples are provided of adjectives sorted into the categories and their comparative forms. Students practice writing comparatives and identifying them in sentences comparing places. They also compare their native country/city to the US using adjectives.

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    This document provides rules for forming comparative adjectives in English: - One-syllable adjectives add -er, two-syllable adjectives ending in -y add -ier, and two-or-more-syllable adjectives not ending in -y use "more" before the adjective. Irregular adjectives like good and bad have special forms. - Examples are provided of adjectives sorted into the categories and their comparative forms. Students practice writing comparatives and identifying them in sentences comparing places. They also compare their native country/city to the US using adjectives.

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    This document provides rules for forming comparative adjectives in English: - One-syllable adjectives add -er, two-syllable adjectives ending in -y add -ier, and two-or-more-syllable adjectives not ending in -y use "more" before the adjective. Irregular adjectives like good and bad have special forms. - Examples are provided of adjectives sorted into the categories and their comparative forms. Students practice writing comparatives and identifying them in sentences comparing places. They also compare their native country/city to the US using adjectives.

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    ACTIVE GRAMMAR Comparative Adjectives

    ACTIVE GRAMMAR:
    Type of Adjective Comparative Form
    Comparative Adjectives
    One-syllable adjectives older than larger than
    Two-syllable adjectives
    A
    busier than sunnier than • Explain the rules for each category in
    ending in -y
    Two-or-more-syllable the grammar chart at the top of the
    adjectives not more populated than more interesting than page. Point out that all ­comparative
    ending in -y ­adjectives are ­immediately followed
    Irregular forms good – better than bad – worse than far – farther than by than.

    More information in Appendix A. • Read the ­adjectives in the word box


    for ­Exercise A aloud and ask ­students
    A Write the adjectives in the correct column. to name synonyms or antonyms
    for each ­adjective. For ­example:
    beautiful famous noisy cold—freezing, tall—short.
    cold friendly safe
    • Ask students to write the adjectives

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    expensive happy tall
    in the ­correct columns of the chart
    One-syllable Two-syllable adjectives Two-or-more-syllable
    and check their work with a partner.

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    adjectives ending in -y adjectives not ending in -y • Review the answers with the class.

    ar
    long busy populated
    tall noisy expensive
    B

    Le
    safe friendly beautiful
    cold happily famous • Point out the sample answers in the
    first row of the chart and review how
    B Write the comparative form of each adjective from Exercise A.
    c the comparative form is made.
    hi
    One-syllable Two-syllable adjectives Two-or-more-syllable
    • Then, have students complete the
    adjectives ending in -y adjectives not ending in -y chart ­individually or with a partner.
    ap

    longer than busier than more populated than • Draw the chart on the board and call
    taller than noisier than more expensive than on ­volunteers to fill in the chart with
    gr

    safer than friendlier than more beautiful than their answers.


    colder than happier than more famous than
    • Review the answers with the class.
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    C Pronunciation: Comparative adjectives Listen and repeat. 33

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    33
    1. busier than 4. noisier than 7. rainier than
    2. taller than 5. friendlier than 8. higher than Play the audio and pause after
    3. larger than 6. farther than 9. sunnier than each word to allow time for students
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    to repeat.
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    For additional practice with comparative


    forms, dictate a random list of adjectives
    on this page. Ask students to write the
    comparative form of these adjectives in
    their notebooks. To make the exercise more
    challenging, dictate a few adjectives that
    are not on the page (for example, lucky,
    dangerous, clean, competitive).

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    D Complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives.
    1. Florida is (sunny) sunnier than Washington State.
    D more crowded than
    • Have students complete the 2. New Jersey is (crowded) any other state.
    task individually. 3. Chicago, Illinois, is (busy) busier than Columbus, Ohio.
    • Then, ask individual students to read 4. Louisiana is (humid) more humid than Nevada.
    their answers aloud. 5. Arizona is (dry) drier than Pennsylvania.
    • On the board, write the correct form 6. Santa Fe, New Mexico, is (old) older than Orlando, Florida.
    of the ­adjective for each ­sentence so more popular than
    7. For surfers, Hawaii is (popular) Maine.
    students can check their spelling.
    8. New York City is (noisy) noisier than Dallas, Texas.

    E
    • Ask students to complete the E Circle the adjective that compares your native country and/or city to the United States. Then, work
    in a group and talk about your answers. Answers will vary.
    exercise individually. Then, ask them
    to work in groups and exchange 1. My country is larger / smaller than the United States.
    ­information about their countries 2. My country is more populated / less populated than the United States.
    and / or cities.

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    3. The weather in my country is hotter / colder than the weather in this city.
    • Ask volunteers to talk to the class
    4. The city where I was born is rainier / drier than this city.
    about some of the differences

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    between their own country or city 5. The traffic in the city that I come from is heavier / lighter than the traffic in this city.
    and their partners’ country or city. 6. The city where I grew up has more / less crime than this city.

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    7. Houses in my country are more expensive / less expensive than houses in this city.

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    F 8. In my country, gasoline is more expensive / less expensive than in the United States.
    • Model one or two ­example 9. The cost of living in the US is higher / lower than in my country.
    sentences with a student. For
    example: I am taller than Marisa.
    c
    hi
    My hair is shorter than Marisa’s. F ACADEMIC LET’S TALK. Work with a partner. Compare yourselves, using the adjectives in the
    box. Then, tell the class two of your comparisons.
    ap

    • Set a time limit for ­students to come


    up with at least five comparisons. athletic quiet I am quieter than
    Sofia.
    gr

    • Ask volunteers to read two of their busy short


    comparisons aloud. hair / long talkative
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    hair / short tall


    • Ask the class if they agree with each nervous young
    student’s sentences. Have students
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    who disagree provide feedback.


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    For homework, ask students to write a


    paragraph comparing their home city
    or country with the city or state where
    they live now. After students turn in their
    paragraphs, use them to make a list of
    anonymous ­comparative ­sentences for
    students to correct in class.

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