Welcome !

Today’s lesson is:

Comparison of

Adjectives

Our Main Objective:

To show the differences in

Degree of Adjectives: Comparison

Vocabulary Source:

Objects, fruits

Today’s Motivation:

Do you remember:

What is an

ADJECTIIVE ?

It is a word that describes or

tells something about the

noun.

There are two positions for adjectives:

marker adjective noun

In a phrase:

A small house

The blue car

My American fiend

In a sentence:

subject verb adjective

That dog is big

Your father feels unhappy.

Now: Comparison of Adjectives

Comparing TWO things.

Positive Comparative

Good

Small

Large

Fast

Old

Tall

Better

Smaller

Larger

Faster

Older

Taller

More to the list

Positive Comparative

Wide

Thin

Fat

Young

Sweet

Cold

Wider

Thinner

Fatter

Younger

Sweeter

Colder

Application 1:

My car is fast but Tony’s car is faster.

Erika is tall but Susan is taller.

Application 2:

Peter is older than Mike.

The first test was easier than the second one.

I like vanilla better than chocolate.

Hi fellow !

I need your help now.

I have two two cousins: Blueny and Greeny

And there is a particular situation.

I think one is smarter than the other.

Can you guess which one ?

First let us see the situation:

Worms love apples, you know !

As you may see, there are two apples.

Which apple is bigger ?

The ______ apple is ___________ than the ______ apple.

Which apple is smaller ?

The ______ apple is ___________ than the ______ apple.

The sun is so bright....

My glasses are dark.

But my glasses are darker than your glasses.

dark

darker

dark

darker

My twig is long

Alas! My twig is longer than your twig.

long

longer

long

longer

This rock is heavy.

Ops! This rock is heavier than your rock.

heavy

heavier

heavy

heavier

So,

WHAT’S THE

SOLUTION ?

Well, I feel my cousins will not make it !

Good work !

Two

heads are

better

than one !

Did you enjoy the lesson ?

Thanks !!Here are two more proverbs.

Can you see the application ?

Actions speak louder than words.

It is easier to pull down than to build up.

Project:

Comparison of Adjectives

(This presentation was prepared

on May 2006, as part of Miss

Vilma Coba’s grammar project)