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COMPARATIVES
AND
SUPERLATIVES
COMPARATIVES
To compare or describe differences between
people or objects.
We use than when we want to compare one
thing with another.
ADJECTIVE FORM COMPARATIVE FORM
ONLY ONE SYLLABLE, ENDING IN –E
EXAMPLES: WIDE, NICE, CUTE…
ADD –R: WIDER, NICER, CUTER
ONLY ONE SYLLABLE, WITH CONSONANT+ VOWEL+
CONSONANT
EXAMPLES: HOT, BIG, FAT
DOUBLE THE CONSONANT AND ADD -ER:
HOTTER, BIGGER, FATTER
ONLY ONE SYLLABLE WITH MORE THAN ONE
VOWEL OR CONSONANT AT THE END
EXAMPLES: LIGHT, NEAT, FAST
ADD –ER:
LIGHTER, NEATER, FASTER
TWO SYLLABLES ENDING IN – Y
EXAMPLES: HAPPY, SILLY, LONELY
CHANGE - Y TO - I AND ADD –ER:
HAPPIER, SILLIER, LONELIER
TWO SYLLABLE OR MORE, NOT ENDING IN -Y.
EXAMPLES: MODERN, INTERESTING, BEAUTIFUL
USE MORE BEFORE THE ADJECTIVE:
MORE MODERN, MORE INTERESTING, MORE
BEAUTIFUL
This box is smaller than the one I
lost.
My house is bigger than yours.
Your dog runs faster than Jim's
dog.
Mike is funnier than Isaac.
This book is more boring
than the last one.
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES.
You dance better than I do.
 good = better
 bad = worse
 far = farther
(further)
My sister's cooking
is worse than
your sister's cooking.
.
Mary's home is farther away th
Claire's (home) from school.
Which animal do you prefer and why?
Which country do you like and why?
Complete each sentence or question with an adjective in
the comparative form
1. This is __________ __________ that one.
2. Their house is _________ __________
_________ ours.
3. He's __________ ___________ you are.
4. A Mercedes is __________ ___________
__________ a Honda.
5. Our teacher is __________ ___________ yours.
6. The weather today is __________ ____________ what
it was yesterday.
7. The house looks ___________ ___________ after the
housekeepers did their work.
8. We're looking for a _________
__________neighborhood.
9. Compared to our last experience, this was
________ _________.
10. It's a lot __________ today ___________ it was
yesterday.
SUPERLATIVES
To describe one thing in a group of three or more things.
We also usually add 'the' at the beginning.
There are two ways to form a superlative adjective:
short adjectives: add "-est"
long adjectives: use "most"
• John is 1m75. David is 1m80. Chris is
1m85. Chris is the tallest.
• Canada, China and Russia are big countries.
But Russia is the biggest.
• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in
the world.
• Fast and Furious is the best film I have seen
this year.
• My job is the worst in my hole life.
• I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even
NOW IT’S YOUR
TURN… :D
THIN
TALL
PLUMP
SHORT
ATTRACTIVE
HANDSOME
PRETTY

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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.pptx

  • 2. COMPARATIVES To compare or describe differences between people or objects. We use than when we want to compare one thing with another.
  • 3. ADJECTIVE FORM COMPARATIVE FORM ONLY ONE SYLLABLE, ENDING IN –E EXAMPLES: WIDE, NICE, CUTE… ADD –R: WIDER, NICER, CUTER ONLY ONE SYLLABLE, WITH CONSONANT+ VOWEL+ CONSONANT EXAMPLES: HOT, BIG, FAT DOUBLE THE CONSONANT AND ADD -ER: HOTTER, BIGGER, FATTER ONLY ONE SYLLABLE WITH MORE THAN ONE VOWEL OR CONSONANT AT THE END EXAMPLES: LIGHT, NEAT, FAST ADD –ER: LIGHTER, NEATER, FASTER TWO SYLLABLES ENDING IN – Y EXAMPLES: HAPPY, SILLY, LONELY CHANGE - Y TO - I AND ADD –ER: HAPPIER, SILLIER, LONELIER TWO SYLLABLE OR MORE, NOT ENDING IN -Y. EXAMPLES: MODERN, INTERESTING, BEAUTIFUL USE MORE BEFORE THE ADJECTIVE: MORE MODERN, MORE INTERESTING, MORE BEAUTIFUL
  • 4. This box is smaller than the one I lost. My house is bigger than yours. Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.
  • 5. Mike is funnier than Isaac. This book is more boring than the last one.
  • 6. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES. You dance better than I do.  good = better  bad = worse  far = farther (further) My sister's cooking is worse than your sister's cooking. . Mary's home is farther away th Claire's (home) from school.
  • 7. Which animal do you prefer and why? Which country do you like and why?
  • 8. Complete each sentence or question with an adjective in the comparative form 1. This is __________ __________ that one. 2. Their house is _________ __________ _________ ours. 3. He's __________ ___________ you are. 4. A Mercedes is __________ ___________ __________ a Honda.
  • 9. 5. Our teacher is __________ ___________ yours. 6. The weather today is __________ ____________ what it was yesterday. 7. The house looks ___________ ___________ after the housekeepers did their work.
  • 10. 8. We're looking for a _________ __________neighborhood. 9. Compared to our last experience, this was ________ _________. 10. It's a lot __________ today ___________ it was yesterday.
  • 11. SUPERLATIVES To describe one thing in a group of three or more things. We also usually add 'the' at the beginning. There are two ways to form a superlative adjective: short adjectives: add "-est" long adjectives: use "most"
  • 12. • John is 1m75. David is 1m80. Chris is 1m85. Chris is the tallest. • Canada, China and Russia are big countries. But Russia is the biggest. • Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15. • Fast and Furious is the best film I have seen this year. • My job is the worst in my hole life. • I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even
  • 17.
  • 18.