1. Basics of English Grammar
Comparative and superlative
forms of adjectives
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2. Where you are:
Contents
• Introduction
• What is a noun?
• What is an adjective?
• What is a syllable?
• Syllable – further examples
• Adjectives
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Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
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Dictionary
• Comparative form
• How to built comparative forms?
• Superlative form
• How to built superlative forms?
• Summary
• Comparison chart
• Practice
• Superlative forms
• Comparative forms
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3. Where you are:
What is a noun?
Noun is a word which refers to a thing,
person, activity, place etc.
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Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
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car
reading
teacher
street
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4. What is an adjective?
Adjective is a word which describes a noun
adjectives
noun
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Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
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big
fast
expensive
car
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5. What is a syllable?
Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound
read ing
read
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Noun
Adjective
Syllable
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ing
1st syllable
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2nd syllable
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6. Syllables – examples
1. One-syllable adjectives
fast big cheap long
2. Two-syllable adjectives
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happy crazy dirty
3. Three-syllable adjectives
important wonderful
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7. What is a “comparative form”?
Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘more’
fast-er
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Noun
Adjective
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My car is fast.
But his car is faster.
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8. “Comparative form”?
How is a ‘comparative’ form built?
one syllable adjectives
long er
two syllable adjectives
ending in -ly
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Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
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funnier 
y
ier
other two and three
syllable adjectives
modern
more modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
good
better
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9. What is a “superlative form”?
Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘most’
fast-est
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Noun
Adjective
Syllable
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Superlatives
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My car is fast.
Your car is fast.
But his car is the fastest.
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10. “Superlative form”?
How is a ‘superlative’ form built?
one syllable adjectives
long est
two syllable adjectives
ending in -ly
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Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
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funny
iest 
other two and three
syllable adjectives
modern
most modern
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
good
best
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11. Summary comparison
comparative
superlative
long
longer
longest
funny
funniest
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funniest
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modern more modern most modern
good
better
best
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Exercises
On the following three slides you will find the instructions
for three exercises related to your subject.
Exercise I
Give Polish translation
Exercise
Exercise II
Give comparative forms
Exercise
Key
Exercise III
Give superlative forms
Exercise
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Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
Key
Key
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All the excersises are prepared on the basis of the
following list of adjectives. [Go to the list]
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13. Exercise – Polish equivalents
Give Polish translation for a group of 25 adjectives
title
question
number – press
arrows to go to
the next word
adjective
to be
translated
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Noun
Adjective
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to go to
the exercise
Key
supply translation
check your answer
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14. Exercise – comparatives
Give comparative forms for a group of 25 adjectives
title
question
number – press
arrows to go to
the next word
adjective
to be
transformed
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Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
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Click
to go to
the exercise
Key
supply the comparative
check your answer
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15. Exercise – superlatives
Give superlative forms for a group of 25 adjectives
title
question
number – press
arrows to go to
the next word
adjective
to be
transformed
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Noun
Adjective
Syllable
Comparatives
Superlatives
Comparison
Practice
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Click
to go to
the exercise
Key
supply the superlative
check your answer
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16. Where you are:
Exercises
List of adjectives
hot
nice
short
kind
exciting
good
bad
tired
big
pleasant
intelligent
happy
pretty
annoyed
tasty
upset
thin
young
lovely
attractive
unhappy
careless
perfect
terrible
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ugly
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