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Teaching Comparative Adjectives Basics - Free ESL Lesson

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Teaching Comparative Adjectives Basics - Free ESL Lesson

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  1. A3.1- Adjectives comparatives, basics Lesson 1/5 ESL Lesson Plan ESL Lesson Plan ESL Lesson Plan ESL Lesson Plan © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  2. Thank you for downloading your free Off2Class lesson plan! This teacher-led lesson plan is designed using the communicative approach - perfect for teaching students online or in any screen-enabled classroom. To access the Teacher Notes and Answer Key, or to assign homework, click here to set up your free Off2class account. Don’t forget to join the discussion on Facebook to get access to other great tools for online ESL instruction. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  3. What can you say about these pictures? © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  4. Old and older… Kevin is rich. The man is old. Mark is richer. The woman is older. The shirt is expensive. The dress is more expensive. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  5. To compare… If you compare things, you consider them and discover the differences or similarities between them: …but I think that this cereal is healthier. I really like this cereal… © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  6. To compare… I’m tall, but she’s taller. These look fresh. She’s smaller. But these look fresher. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  7. Comparative adjectives adjective comparative small smaller + -er fast faster young younger cheap cheaper for words ending in –e, like late, we just add –r = later old older green greener © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  8. Choose an adjective + make the comparative 1. Mount Etna is high but Mount Everest is _____. high 2. The plane ticket is expensive. I young think it is _____ to go by train. 3. Jason is 12 and Susanne is 14. old Jason is _____. 4. Paris is an old city but Athens is cheap _____. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  9. For some words we change the spelling adjective comparative big bigger sad sadder hot hotter thin thinner red redder © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  10. consonants, vowels and syllables vowels consonants syllables a b k r one-syllable word big e c h s two-syllable word af/ter i d m t o f n w three-syllable word ham/bur/ger u g p y How many syllables are in these words? little / Germany / help / America / beautiful © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  11. big > bigger You must double the consonant if: the adjective is one syllable the last three letters are consonant + vowel + consonant + one syllable vowel + consonant double consonant h + o + t ✓ hot hotter (yes) b + i + g ✓ big bigger (yes) o + f + t ✗ soft softer (no) But, if the consonant is w, we don’t double the consonant: slow – slower new – newer © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  12. Use the comparative below 5. We should ride our bikes on this road because it is _____. thin 6. Tyler looked sad yesterday and sad today he looks even _____. 7. I don’t want to read a thick book. Please give me a _____ one. fat 8. My cat is fat but your cat is _____. flat © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  13. For adjectives ending in –y… heavy heavier friendly friendlier easy easier © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  14. Use a comparative below lazy early happy pretty 9. Yesterday Ted arrived at work at 8am. Today he arrived _____. 10. Gabrielle’s dress is pretty, but I think that your dress is _____. 11. James! Do your homework! You get _____ every day! 12. Last year I wasn’t very happy. This year I feel _____. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  15. Long adjectives… Many adjectives have 2 or more syllables: = = = To make the comparative, we add the word more before the adjective: care / ful careful beau / ti / ful more careful beautiful more modern mo / dern modern more beautiful © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  16. Use a comparative below interesting crowded important serious 13. John and Stephanie are both serious people, but I think Stephanie is _____. 14. Last week there were many people at the cinema, but tonight the cinema is _____. 15. I didn’t enjoy my last book. This one is _____. 16. You need to finish both these reports. But that one is _____, so please do it first. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  17. Complete the table adjective comparative adjective comparative old older late big intelligent easy sad heavy scary expensive boring important modern more modern thin large © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  18. Use a comparative below sharp dangerous high strong 17. This knife doesn’t cut very well. Can you please bring me a _____ one? 18. Heather is going to the gym these days. She is _____ than she was last year. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  19. good, bad and far These adjectives have an irregular comparative. You need to remember them: adjective comparative Your pasta looks good but mine looks better. gooder good better I felt bad yesterday and today I feel worse. badder bad worse We have to drive further to get to the airport. farer far further © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  20. Tell your teacher! What is the comparative of each of these adjectives? bad heavy slow good young expensive far important nice polite interesting © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  21. Your turn! Use a comparative to complete the sentences: 19. It isn’t hot today. It was __________ yesterday. 20. This cheese doesn’t taste good. The other cheese tasted __________. 21. My chair is uncomfortable. Your chair is __________! 22. I felt ill an hour ago. I took a tablet and now I feel _________. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  22. Time to practice! Use a comparative to complete the sentences: 23. My French lessons are not interesting. My English lessons are _________. 24. I don’t like his idea. My idea is _________. 25. Let’s go to the shopping center near my house. The other shopping center is _________ and I don’t have a car. 26. England and Ireland are small countries. Turkey is __________. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  23. What about these ones? Use a comparative to complete the sentences: 27. Can you please give me some ice so my drink will be _________? 28. I’m not taking a bus. It’s difficult. Let’s get a taxi because it’s _________. 29. Don’t speak like that! You must be __________. 30. I only got 67% on my exam yesterday but last month my grade was _____. Only 52%. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  24. Summary adjective + comparative 1 syllable -er older, younger, nicer 1 syllable ending in V+C +consonant + -er bigger, thinner (but slower) ending in -y >ier heavier, easier, friendlier more than 1 syllable more + adjective more important, more expensive good, bad, far irregular form better, worse, further © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  25. Correct the sentences 31. This bag is $200. That bag is $250. It’s expensiver. 32. Do you think it is more cheap to travel by plane or train? 33. We need to drive more far. Probably another 50 kilometers. 34. Yesterday I felt ill. I slept 10 hours last night and now I feel more good. © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  26. What can you say about these pictures? B A C © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

  27. What can you say about these pictures? B 10x x 5y + 93/2= ? (7.5 x 2^3) / (4.2-12) = ? A C © 2014-2021 Global Online Language Services Inc.

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