Use can use adjectives to give description to things. Do you know the meaning of
these adjectives?
expensive
sexy
hot
serious
mean
chubby
crowded
confused
purple
young
tired
lazy
convenient
sweet
greasy
attractive
shy
dirty
charming
nice
mad
boring
trendy
silly
We compare two different things this way:
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Chongno is cheaper than Akpujeong.
Akpujeong is more expensive than Chongno.
When we use than, we either add er to the end of the adjective (shorter, fatter) or we put
more in the front of the adjective (more handsome). Let’s look at the rule for this:
Use er when an adjective has one syllable.
tall, green, sharp, hard becomes taller, greener, sharper, and harder
Use more when an adjective has three or more syllables
beautiful, fantastic, interesting becomes more beautiful, more fantastic, and more interesting
Use more when an adjective has two syllables
charming, charmed, violent becomes more charming, more charmed, and more violent
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Use er when an adjective has two syllable and ends in Y
hairy, funny, scary becomes hairier, funnier, and scarier
Use the adjectives on top to complete the four boxes with the proper comparative.
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good
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fun
simple
little
ALL RULES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN
Tea is better than Coke.
World War II was worse than World War I.
South Cholla province is farther/further than North Cholla.
Everland is more fun than Seoul Land.
simpler or easier but never …more simple…
smaller
but never … more little…
Help me save the world by
identify which sentences
are Konglish and which are
correct!
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Today’s weather is more nice than yesterday.
I like better Hite than Cass.
Blood is more thicker than water.
My shoes is older than yours.
Chinese food is greasier than Thai food.
English is very more practical than Dutch.
Kart Rider is my most favorite game.
The train is more quicker than the bus.
I prefer vanilla better than chocolate.
These jeans are more worn out than those.
Tea is less expensive than coffee.
Japanese live more longer than Koreans.
T-money is much more convenient than cash.
BoA is more common than Shin Hye Sung.
I don’t like Jim Carey better than Nam Hee Suk.
What’s the difference between _____________ and _____________?
How are ________ and ________ different?
What do ________ and ________ have in common?
How are ________ and ________ similar?
Which one do you prefer more, __________ or __________? Why?
Compare the following sentences with a partner
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High school- university
renting a video- going to a movie
you- your best friend
South of the Han River- North of the Han
River
Korean food- Western food
The 63 Building- the YBM building
a subway- a taxi
a KAL 747 jet- a duck
Samsung- Nong Shim
study English- drinking soju
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your mother- your father
film camera- digital camera
a disco- a temple
a fork- chopsticks
Korea today- Korea in 1955
being an office worker- being a student
today’s weather- yesterday’s weather
a man’s body- a woman’s body
make your own comparisons…