Comparatives and Superlatives

1. Comparatives
and
Superlatives

2. comparatives

3. BC
A is big.

4. BC
A is big.
A is bigger than B.

5. BC
A is big.
A is bigger than B.

6. ə ə
A is bigger than B.

7. X X is interesting.

8. X X is interesting. Y
Y is boring.

9. X X is interesting. Y
Y is boring.
X is more interesting than Y.

10. X is more interesting than Y.

11. observe:

12. A is bigger than B.
X is more interesting than Y.

13. superlatives

14. BC
A is the biggest.

15. BC
A is the biggest.

16. D
A is the biggest
in the grey box.

17. spelling rules with –er and –iest

18. 1. doubling the final consonant

19. hot
hotter

cool
cooler

20. hot
hotter

cool
cooler

21. double the final consonant if:
a) adjective is 1 syllable
and
b) ends with 1 vowel + 1 consonant

22. 2. adjectives in –y

23. pretty
prettier

ugly
uglier

happy
happiest

24. with 2-syllable adjectives
ending in –y

25. a) remove the ‘y’
b) add –ier or –iest

26. summary

27. adjective comparative superlative
tall taller the tallest
1 syllable
big bigger the biggest
2 syllables happy happier the happiest
with -y easy easier the easiest
2 syllables modern more modern the most modern
others tired more tired the most tired
3+ syllables interesting more interesting the most interesting

28. adjective comparative superlative
good
better the best
well
bad worse the worst
farther the farthest
far
further the furthest
- more the most
little less the least

29. exercise

30. write the comparative forms
of these adjectives

31. adjective comparative superlative
warm
happy
bad
thin
expensive
far
healthy
special
good
wet
modern
green
educational

32. adjective comparative superlative
warm
happy
bad
thin
expensive
far
healthy
special
good
wet
modern
green
educational

33. adjective comparative superlative
warm
happy
bad worse the worst
thin
expensive
far farther / further the farthest / furthest
healthy
special
good better the best
wet
modern
green
educational

34. adjective comparative superlative
warm
happy
bad
thin
expensive
far
healthy
special
good
wet
modern
old
educational

35. adjective comparative superlative
warm
happy
bad
thin
expensive more expensive the most expensive
far
healthy
special more special the most special
good
wet
modern more modern the most modern
green
educational more educational the most educational

36. adjective comparative superlative
warm
happy
bad
thin
expensive
far
healthy
special
good
wet
modern
green
educational

37. adjective comparative superlative
warm
happy happier the happiest
bad
thin
expensive
far
healthy healthier the healthiest
special
good
wet
modern
green
educational

38. adjective comparative superlative
warm
happy
bad
thin
expensive
far
healthy
special
good
wet
modern
green
educational

39. adjective comparative superlative
warm
happy
bad
thin thinner the thinnest
expensive
far
healthy
special
good
wet wetter the wettest
modern
green
educational

40. adjective comparative superlative
warm
happy
bad
thin
expensive
far
healthy
special
good
wet
modern
green
educational

41. adjective comparative superlative
warm warmer the warmest
happy
bad
thin
expensive
far
healthy
special
good
wet
modern
green greener the greenest
educational

42. comparing nouns

43. C has a lot of books.

44. C has a lot of books.
D has a few books.

45. C has a lot of books.
D has a few books.
C has more books than D.

46. C has more books than D.

47. C has a lot of paper.

48. C has a lot of paper.
D has a little paper.

49. C has a lot of paper.
D has a little paper.
C has more paper than D.

50. C has more paper than D.

51. more is used to compare both
countable and uncountable
nouns

52. modifying comparatives

53. a bit
much

54. BC
A is very big.
A is bigger than C.

55. BC
A is very big.
A is much bigger than C.

56. MOLTO
A is very big.
A is much bigger than C.

57. BC
B is quite big.
B is bigger than C.

58. BC
B is quite big.
B is a bit bigger than C.

59. homework

60. Module 4 part 2.1-11
(12-21 aren’t active)