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COMPARATIVES
9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
ONE-SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
old
tall
older
taller
add –er
9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBSTWO-SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
famous
pleasant
more famous
more pleasant
use more
9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBSTWO-SYLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
busy
pretty
busier
prettier
add –er
end in -y
change -y to -i
9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
ADJECTIVES WITH
3 OR MORE SYLLABLES
COMPARATIVE
important
fascinating
more important
more fascinating
use more
9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
IRREGULAR
ADJECTIVES
irregular
Irregular Adjective Comparative Form
good better
bad worse
far farther
little less
many more
9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
-LY ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
carefully
slowly
more carefully
more slowly
use more
PREVIEW
short/tall bars
BAR 1 is taller than BAR 3.
BAR 3 is taller than BAR 2.
BAR 1 is shorter than _____.BAR 4
9-1 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH AS… AS
Jenn is not as old as
Emma.
Emma Jenn
9-1 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH AS… AS
(a) The boots and shoes are size 11.
The boots are as large as the shoes.
(a) The boots and shoes are size 11.
The boots are as large as the
shoes.
As…as parts are equal or same
as + adjective + as
as + adverb + as
9-1 LET’S PRACTICE
Cheetah 95 kph
Antelope 95 kph
An antelope can run ___ fast ___ a
cheetah.
as as
9-2 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
A feather is lighter than a
brick.
9-2 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
(a) A feather is lighter than a brick.
(b) Feathers and bricks are lighter than
horses and trucks.
(c) A horse is more beautiful than a truck.
comparative + than
9-3 LET’S PRACTICE
Greta
Oscar
Greta is messy, but
Oscar is even _______.messier

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  • 2. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE old tall older taller add –er
  • 3. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBSTWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE famous pleasant more famous more pleasant use more
  • 4. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBSTWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE busy pretty busier prettier add –er end in -y change -y to -i
  • 5. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS ADJECTIVES WITH 3 OR MORE SYLLABLES COMPARATIVE important fascinating more important more fascinating use more
  • 6. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES irregular Irregular Adjective Comparative Form good better bad worse far farther little less many more
  • 7. 9-3 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS -LY ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE carefully slowly more carefully more slowly use more
  • 8. PREVIEW short/tall bars BAR 1 is taller than BAR 3. BAR 3 is taller than BAR 2. BAR 1 is shorter than _____.BAR 4
  • 9. 9-1 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH AS… AS Jenn is not as old as Emma. Emma Jenn
  • 10. 9-1 MAKING COMPARISONS WITH AS… AS (a) The boots and shoes are size 11. The boots are as large as the shoes.
  • 11. (a) The boots and shoes are size 11. The boots are as large as the shoes. As…as parts are equal or same as + adjective + as as + adverb + as
  • 12. 9-1 LET’S PRACTICE Cheetah 95 kph Antelope 95 kph An antelope can run ___ fast ___ a cheetah. as as
  • 13. 9-2 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE A feather is lighter than a brick.
  • 14. 9-2 COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE (a) A feather is lighter than a brick. (b) Feathers and bricks are lighter than horses and trucks. (c) A horse is more beautiful than a truck. comparative + than
  • 15. 9-3 LET’S PRACTICE Greta Oscar Greta is messy, but Oscar is even _______.messier