Bir sıfatın karşılaştırma şeklini yaparken şu husulara dikkat etmeliyiz;
1)Sıfatları “comparative yaparken (telafuzlarının) hece sayılarına dikkat ederiz..
*1 ve 2 heceli sıfatlar sonlarına _er takısı alarak,
Örn: cold(soğuk) colder(daha soğuk)
Small(küçük) smaller(daha küçük)
Fat………… fatter
Heavy……… heavier
* 3 ve daha fazla heceli olan sıfatlar başalrına more takısı alarak “comparative olurlar
Örn: comfortable(rahat)…….more comfortable(daha rahat)
Hardworking(çalışkan) more harworking(daha çalışakan)
2) Bir veya iki heceli olmasına rağmen eğer sıfat –ful,-ous,-ed, ing,-some ..ile bitiyorsa sonuna –er değil, başına more takısı alarak “comparative “olurlar
Örn: useful(kullanışlı)………..more useful)daha kullanışlı)
Boring(sıkıcı)………… more boring(daha sıkıcı)
3)Bir de bütün bu kurallara uymayan ezberlememiz gereken Comparative adjective ler vardır.(irregular adjectives)
Örn: good(iyi)……………better(daha iyi)
Bad(kötü)…………..worse (daha kötü)
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE
Cold
Colder(than)
Short
Shorter
Big
Bigger
Fast
Faster
Hot
Hotter
Heavy
Heavier
Dirty
Dirtier
Happy
Happier
Beautiful
More beautiful
Intelligent(zeki)
More intelligent
Expensive
More expensive
**useful
More useful
**boring(sıkıcı)
More boring
**handsome
More handsome
**IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES**
Bad
Worse
Good
Better
Much/many(çok)
More
Little(az)
Less
Far(uzak)
further
Example Sentences
Kayseri is cold but Erzurum is colder than Kayseri.
Jane is fat but Janet is fatter than Jannet.
Martin is a succesful student but Elizabeth is more succesful than Martin
Elephants are bigger than tigers.
Istanbul is more crowded than Ankara.
English is more enjoyable than Maths.
7. My father’s English is better than my mother’s English
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
I’m not older than my father.
İzmir isn’t larger than Konya.
Rabbits aren’t faster than Cheetahs.
Busses aren’t more comfortable than trains.
QUESTIONS (soru yaparken her zaman olduğu gibi yardımcı fiil(burada ‘am, is, are’) başa geçer)
Is Sinan shorter than Semih?
Yes, he is.(shorter than Semih)
No, he isn’t . (shorter than semih)
Are your shoes smaller than her shoes?
Yes, they are. (smaller than her shoes)
No, they aren’t. (smaller than her shoes)
Make Comparisons by Yourselves !!!
1. Compare two teachers that you have had:
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2. Compare two television programmes:
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3. Compare two members of your family:
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4. Compare two European cities:
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5. Compare two types of music:
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6. Compare two places that you have visited on holiday:
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7. Compare two makes of car:
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8. Compare two planets in the Solar System:
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9. Compare two restaurants that you know:
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10. Compare two languages:
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