Comparing things

• Foreign language
• Primary Education
• Age 12

Comparing things

Intermediate 1: Unit 3

Look at the adjectives. Some are one syllable, some are two syllables ending in -y, some are 2+ syllables.

tall

angry

beautiful

one syllable

two syllables

with -y

2+ syllables

Look at the adjectives. Put them into the correct box.

One syllable

2 syllables with -y

2+ syllables

bright

spacious

colourful

ugly

pretty

dark

untidy

comfortable

relaxing

cold

tidy

warm

Adjectives with one syllable

When comparing something using an adjective with one syllable, what must you add to the adjective?

-ier

more ___

-er

You add -er to one syllable adjectives.

The room looks a lot bigger than before.

The colour make the house seem warmer.

Adjectives with 2 syllables ending in -y

When comparing something using an adjective with 2 syllables ending in -y, what must you add to the adjective?

-ier

more ___

-er

You add -ier to 2 syllable adjectives ending in -y.

The house feels a lot cosier than before.

The room was dirtier before.

Adjectives with 2+ syllables

When comparing something using an adjective with 2+ syllables, what must you add to the adjective?

-ier

more ___

-er

You add more before 2+ syllable adjectives.

The house feels a lot more beautiful.

I took out the chairs to make it more spacious.

Some adjectives are irregular

Irregular adjectives (e.g. - good, bad) don't follow any rules.

The house looks better now.

The house looks worse now.

Now let's practice

Read the sentences and use the correct form of the adjective to compare.

The traffic is ____ (good) than I expected.

1. good
2. gooder
3. best
4. better

The east of the island ____ (pretty) than the west.

1. more pretty
2. prettiest
3. prettier
4. prettyer

The house was ____ (clean) before my family arrived.

1. cleanier
2. cleaner
3. more clean
4. cleanest

The brother was ____ (angry) when I lost his phone.

1. angriest
2. angrier
3. more angry
4. most angry

The first movie was ____ (spectacular) than the sequel.

1. spectacularest
2. spectacularer
3. more spectacular
4. most spectacular

Now let's talk about describing big and small differences

Are the phrases describing a big difference or a small difference. Put them in the correct place.

Big difference

Small difference

much

a little bit

a lot

slightly

a little

New Zealand is ________ than Australia.

1. much larger
2. a little larger
3. a lot smaller
4. a little bit smaller

Indonesia's population is ________ than Timor Leste's.

1. much larger
2. a little larger
3. a lot smaller
4. a little bit smaller

London is ________ than Paris.

1. much hotter
2. a little hotter
3. a lot colder
4. a little bit colder

China is ________ than the USA.

1. much larger
2. a little larger
3. a lot smaller
4. a little bit smaller

Thanks for your work.

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