Comparatives Review

Talk to a partner

What is the rule for deciding if you should

use “~er than” or “more (less) ~ than”

when making comparisons?

Saskatoon & SeoulSaskatoon

Population: 230,000

Climate

Temperatures range from 25~30°C

on the warmest summer days, to

-20~30°C on the coldest winter

days.

Humidity is typically quite low.

There are more hours of sunshine

annually than any other major

Canadian city.[Source: Tourism Saskatoon]

Make sentences comparing Saskatoon and Seoul:

1. In the winter, Saskatoon is ___ (cold) Seoul.

2. In the summer, Seoul is ___ (hot) and ___ (humid)

Saskatoon.

3. However, Saskatoon is generally ___ (sunny) Seoul.

4. In the winter, Seoul is ___ (cold) Saskatoon.

5. Saskatoon is ___ (humid) Seoul.

6. Saskatoon streets are ___ (crowded) those in Seoul.

7. Traffic in Seoul is ___ (crazy) traffic in Saskatoon.

8. Nightlife in Seoul is ___ (exciting) that in Saskatoon.

What is the rule for deciding if you should

use “~er than” or “more (less) ~ than”

when making comparisons?

Hint:

Think about how many syllables there are.

Are there any exceptions??

What modifiers can you use to strengthen or

weaken comparative adjectives?

Strengthen:

In the winter, Saskatoon is __ colder than Seoul.

In the summer, Seoul is __ more humid than Saskatoon.

far / a lot / much

Weaken:

Gyeongju is __ bigger than Saskatoon.

a little / a bit / slightly

What about to emphasize a difference?

New York is much bigger than Saskatoon, but Seoul is

__ bigger (than New York).

even

PracticeTalk to your partner and make sentences

comparing the following. Use modifiers!

Yonsei University / Korea University

Sinchon campus / Songdo campus

life in high school / life in university

Seoul / Busan

beer / soju

TV / computer games

spring / summer (in Korea)