Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative forms.

1. English III
By: Rosario Aste
Semestre 2014-01

3. Contents
• What’s an adjective?
• Comparative form
• Superlative form

4. ADJECTIVES
• Adjectives are words that describe a noun.
He is a...responsible,
outgoing and
patient employee.

5. COMPARATIVE FORM
A plane is faster
than a train.

6. COMPARATIVE FORM
Japanese is
more difficult
than French

7. COMPARATIVE FORM
A
is older than
is more modern than
A
B

8. SUPERLATIVE FORM
to compare more than two people, places or
things.
Grandmother is
the oldest of
all

9. SUPERLATIVE FORM
Scuba diving is the
most exciting of all.

10. SUPERLATIVE FORM

11. SUPERLATIVE FORM
B
A
House A is
expensive
C
House B is
expensive
House C is the
most expensive
of all

12. SUMMARY
• We use comparatives to compare two
people, animals, things.
• One syllable adjective: –er than
eg. tall- My sister is taller than me.
• Two or more syllables: more than
eg. beautifulFiona is more beautiful than Chucky’s
bride.

13. SUMMARY
• We use superlatives to compare more than two
people, animals, things.
• One syllable adjective: the –est
eg. tall
Herman is the tallest of all
• Two or more syllables: the most
eg. beautiful- the most beautiful
Marilyn is the most beautiful in the group.

14. FUENTES DE INFORMACIÓN
• Picture in comparative adjectives exercise.
“Oxford Spotlight 2”, Student’s Book.

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