This document discusses the use of comparative and superlative adjectives. It provides examples from a conversation comparing different cinemas and weather. It then explains the rules for forming comparative adjectives using -er or more, and superlative adjectives using -est or most. Tables show how to form comparatives and superlatives depending on the type of adjective. The document emphasizes using the before superlatives and expressions like "in the world" with them. It concludes with practice sentences applying these rules.

1. Unit 5 – comparative and
superlative adjectives

2. comparative and superlative adjectives
Let’s look at:
1. When we use comparative and superlative adjectives.
2. When we use other forms with comparatives.
3. How we make comparative adjectives.
4. How we make superlative adjectives.
When do we use them?
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3. Function: When do we use comparative
and superlative adjectives?
I went for a picnic in the park
yesterday. It was the hottest day of
the year, and the sunniest. I think
the park is better than the cinema
when the weather is good. It’s
cheaper, too!
The new cinema is nicer than the old cinema
but the tickets are more expensive. It’s
bigger, so it’s easier to find a good seat. We
saw the Spider-Man film there yesterday.
How many examples of
comparatives can you find in the
conversation?
Six.
Look at what the girl says: ‘The
new cinema is nicer than the
old cinema.’
Is she describing the cinemas
or comparing them?
Comparing
them.
How many examples of
superlatives are there? Four.
Look at what the boy says: ‘It was
the hottest day of the year, and the
sunniest!’ Is he comparing the
weather yesterday to one other day
or to all the other days this year?
All the
other
days.
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OK, but it was the best superhero film ever! Spider-Man
climbs the tallest buildings in the city and...

4. Function: When do we use comparative
and superlative adjectives?
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The park is better than
the cinema.
Here, the girl is comparing
one film to all the other films
(a group of films).
It was the hottest
day of
the year, and the
sunniest!
It’s the best
superhero film
ever!
Here are the
two objects
In this example, we
don’t need to mention
both objects because
we know we are
talking about tickets for
the two cinemas.
The tickets are more expensive (than the tickets
for the old cinema).
The new cinema is nicer than the old cinema.
The tickets are more expensive.
2. superlative adjectives: to compare one person, thing, etc. to a group.
1. comparative adjectives: to compare two people, things or places.
The boy is comparing one
day to all the other days in
the year.
The new cinema is nicer than the old
cinema.
The park is better than
the cinema.

5. Function: When do we use (not) as ... as
and too/enough?
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1. We use as + adjective + as to say that two things or people are the same in some way.
Is the old cinema as nice as the
new one?
No, but it isn’t as expensive as the
new one, either.
The negative is not as ... as.
2. We use adjective + enough to mean ‘the right amount’.
We use too + adjective in a negative way to mean ‘more than the right amount’.
Yes, but it was too hot to run around!
Was the park big enough to play a
game of football?
What is the negative form of
adjective + enough?
not + adjective
+ enough
This has a negative meaning:
‘less than the right amount’.

6. Function: When do we use other forms
with comparatives?
How do we make
comparative and
superlative adjectives?
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describes a big difference describes a small difference
Does she have short hair or is it a bit longer?
Look at these
sentences. Where do
they go in the table?
I’m not quite as interested in art as I am in sport.
This river is much wider than the one in my town.
I’m a lot more nervous than you about flying.

7. Form: How do we make comparative
adjectives?
types of adjectives comparative adjectives
most one-syllable adjectives
one-syllable adjectives ending in -e
one-syllable adjectives ending in a
vowel and then a consonant
two-syllable adjectives ending in -y
long adjectives (two or more
syllables)
irregular adjectives
cheaper (cheap)
nicer (nice)
bigger (big)
easier (easy)
more expensive
(expensive)
better (good) no rule
Look at these parts of the
conversation again. Use the
examples to complete the
table below. The first one is
done for you.
Now look at the rules and
add them to the table. The
first one is done for you.
+ -er
+ -r
double
consonant + -er
delete -y + -ier
more + adjective
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The new cinema is nicer than the old
cinema but the tickets are more
expensive. It’s bigger, so it’s easier to
find a good seat.
I think the park is better than the
cinema when the weather is good.
It’s cheaper, too!

8. Form: How do we make superlative
adjectives?
Look at these parts of the
conversation again and
use the examples to
complete the table below.
Some examples are done
for you.
types of adjectives comparative adjectives
most one-syllable adjectives
one-syllable adjectives ending
in -e
one-syllable adjectives ending in
a vowel and then a consonant
two-syllable adjectives ending
in -y
long adjectives (two or
more syllables)
irregular adjectives
the hottest (hot)
the sunniest
(sunny)
the best (good)
Now look at the rules and
add them to the table. The
first one is done for you.
the + -est
the + -st
the + double
consonant + -est
the + delete -y + -iest
the most + adjective
no rule
the tall (tallest)
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It was the best superhero film ever! Spider-
Man climbs the tallest buildings in the city.
It was the hottest day of
the year, and the sunniest.
the widest (wide)
the most exciting
(exciting)

9. Form: How do we make comparative and
superlative adjectives?
types of adjectives comparative adjectives superlative adjectives
most one-syllable adjectives cheaper (cheap) + -er the tallest (tall) the + -est
one-syllable adjectives ending
in -e
nicer (nice) + -r the widest (wide) the + -st
one-syllable adjectives ending in
a vowel and then a consonant
bigger (big) double consonant
+ -er
the hottest (hot) the + double
consonant + -est
two-syllable adjectives ending
in -y
easier (easy) delete -y + -ier the sunniest (sunny) the + delete -y +
-est
long adjectives (two or
more syllables)
more expensive
(expensive)
more + adjective the most exciting
(exciting)
the most +
adjective
irregular adjectives better (good)
worse (bad)
further (far)
no rule the best (good)
the worst (bad)
the furthest (far)
no rule
Let’s
practise!
The rules are very similar for
both comparatives and
superlatives.
Don’t forget
the!
We often use expressions like in
the world, in the town, in the
class, in the shop with
superlative structures.
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comparative adjective + than…
e.g. The new cinema is nicer
than the old cinema

10. 1. I think this film is worst than the one we saw last week.
2. I wasn’t too fast to win the race, but I came in second place.
3. She’s the best player on the team.
4. A: Is he confident as his sister? B: Yes, he is!
5. That was the most easy question in the exam.
6. My best friend isn’t quite as old as me.
Practice activities
Find and correct the errors in these sentences.
worse
fast enough
as confident
easiest
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