Hello everybody!
How are you today?
Look at everything.
Everything is different.
For example: my friend Mermaid
is smaller than me!
But don't tell her! She won't like it.
How do we compare to objects, people or animals?
We use comparatives.
Let's learn about comparatives today.
Oh! Hello, Mermaid!
Today we are going to compare things.
Do you want to help?
-Of course I want to help!
-Okay, great!
So let's start with this example.
The horse is fast.
And the turtle is slow.
So we can say "the horse is faster than the turtle".
So, for short adjectives we use -er than.
Let me show you these short adjectives.
Short, cold, long, strong.
Let's practice.
-Oh, I know!
Shorter than! -That's great.
Now you practice at home.
-Now is my turn!
I'm stronger than you!
-Yes, of course you are, Mermaid.
Good example.
Look at these adjectives.
-They all finish in -e!
-That's right!
Good point, Mermaid.
So it's easy, we only add -r
when making the comparative.
-I'm cuter than you!
-Ha!
I love you too, Mermaid.
-I have another question.
-Ookay, go ahead!
"Big" is a short adjective, right?
But why is it "bigger" with double g?
-Okay, calm down.
You're right.
"Big" is a short adjective, but it has a magic form.
It goes consonant, vowel, consonant.
So we double the last consonant:
"bigger".
Look! The horse is bigger than the turtle.
-The same with fat, fatter.
-That's right!
And thin, thinner.
Look: the pencil is thinner than the pufferfish.
We use "more than" or "less than"
with long adjectives.
Like comfortable, beautiful,
expensive, intelligent.
For example: this trouser are more expensive than this hat.
Now is your turn.
You have a sofa,
and a chair.
Can you compare using the word "comfortable"?
-Oh yes! I can say:
This sofa is more comfortable than the chair.
-Last thing!
For "good" we use "better than",
for example:
I think summer is better than winter.
And for "bad" we use "worse than".
For example:
I think sweets are worse than fruit.
Do you agree?
So remember, to compare things
we can use adjective and er than.
Although sometimes it's different.
Now you can compare everything around you.
-Yes! Practice at home, everybody!
-See you next time!
Bye!