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    The document discusses adjectives and how they are used to describe nouns. It notes that adjectives can be either short or long, and provides examples of each. It then explains how the comparative form is used to compare two things, and that the rules for forming the comparative differ depending on whether the adjective is short or long. Short adjectives take "-er" while long adjectives use "more". The rest of the document provides a table to classify common adjectives as short or long, and examples applying the comparative form.

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    Exercises with the comparative of adjectives (short and long).

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    10. Comparative of adjectives

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    Comparative of Adjectives

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    The document discusses adjectives and how they are used to describe nouns. It notes that adjectives can be either short or long, and provides examples of each. It then explains how the comparative form is used to compare two things, and that the rules for forming the comparative differ depending on whether the adjective is short or long. Short adjectives take "-er" while long adjectives use "more". The rest of the document provides a table to classify common adjectives as short or long, and examples applying the comparative form.

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    We use adjectives to describe The adjectives can be short or long!

    how people, things or animals Ex.:


    are. Big (is a short adjective)
    We use the “comparative” to
    compare two things,
    Comfortable (is a long adjective)
    individuals or animals.

    COMPARATIVE OF SHORT ADJECTIVES: add –er to the adjective (short – shorter than)
    COMPARATIVE OF LONG ADJECTIVES: add “more” before the adjective
    (beautiful – more beautiful than)

    - Which adjectives are short and which are long?

    Short adjectives Long adjectives

    Big Easy Adorable _______________________ _______________________


    Adventurous Fat _______________________ _______________________
    Aggressive Thin Funny _______________________ _______________________
    Perfect Modern Large _______________________ _______________________
    Obedient High Elegant _______________________ _______________________
    Small Delicious Dark _______________________ _______________________
    Rich Important _______________________ _______________________
    _______________________ _______________________
    _______________________ _______________________
    _____________ _____________

    Fill in the gaps with the comparative of the j) You have got a wonderful house. It’s
    adjectives: _____________________ (modern) than mine.
    a) My car is _________________ (big) than k) This pool is large! Much ____________ (large)
    yours. than the one from the gym.
    b) This exercise is ____________(easy) than that l) Charlie is _____________________ (obedient)
    one. than Daisy.
    c) Ellen’s baby is so adorable! He is _______ m) Mount Everest is ________________ (high)
    ___________(adorable)than a teddy bear! than Serra da Estrela.
    d) Jason is _________________ (adventurous) n) Catherine Middleton is __________________
    than his brother. (elegant) than Camilla P. Bowles.
    e) Is this your cat? It is much ___________ (fat) o) My eyes are ___________________ (small)
    than mine. than Melissa’s.
    f) Your dog is _______________________ p) An icecream is ___________________
    (aggressive) than a lion! (delicious) than cauliflower.
    g) Look at that girl! She’s _______________ q) The night is __________________ (dark) than
    (thin) than she was a year ago! the day.
    h) Charlie is _________________ (funny) than r) Mr. Johnson is __________________ (rich)
    Elton! I’m always laughing! than Mrs. Jules.
    i) Your handwriting is ___________________ s) An English class is ______________________
    (perfect) than his. (important) than playing computer.

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