Comparatives & Superlatives

1. COMPARATIVES &
SUPERLATIVES
IN THIS TUTORIAL YOU WILL LEARN
ABOUT COMPARATIVE AND
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES.
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3. • learn how to form comparative and superlative
degrees of adjectives.
• learn how to use comparative and superlative
degrees of adjectives.
• classify adjectives into different categories.
In this lesson, you will:

4. Comparatives and Superlatives
• Comparing two things with a short adjective
• Comparing two things with a long adjective
• Comparing more than two things with a short adjec
• Comparing more than two things with a long adject

5. Comparing two things with a short
adjective
• Add –er to most adjectives to compare two persons,
places, or things.
- Mars is aMars is a smaller planet than Jupiter.planet than Jupiter.
-- Venus has aVenus has a shorter year than Jupiter.year than Jupiter.
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6. Comparing two things with a short
adjective-structure
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7. Exercise
Q1: Venus has a ______ year than Jupiter.
shorter
shortest
Think of comparatives with a short
adjective.
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8. Exercise
Q2: London is______ than Madrid.
bigger
more big
Think of comparatives with a short
adjective.
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9. Comparing two things with a long
adjective
• Add more before the adjective if the adjective is long.
- Ali isAli is more handsome than Ahmet.than Ahmet.
-- Berna isBerna is more intelligent than Dilek.than Dilek.
-- A fork isA fork is more useful than a spoonthan a spoon..
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10. Comparing two things with a long
adjective-structure
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11. Exercise
Q1: A queen is _________ than a witch .
beautifuler
more
beautiful
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adjective.
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12. Exercise
Q1: Literature is _________ than English.
difficulter
more
difficult
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adjective.
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13. Comparing more than two things with
a short adjective
• Add –est to short adjectives to compare more than
two persons, places, or things.
- Aysun isAysun is the tallest girl in the class.girl in the class.
-- This dog isThis dog is the cutest dog in the world.dog in the world.
-- IKEA isIKEA is the biggest shopping mall in Izmir.shopping mall in Izmir.
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14. Comparing more than two things with
a short adjective-structure
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15. Exercise
Q1: Ahmet is __________ boy in the class.
taller
the tallest
Think of superlatives with a short
adjective.
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16. Exercise
Q1: Summer is __________ season of all.
hotter
the hottest
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adjective.
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17. Comparing more than two things with
a long adjective
• Add most before the adjective if the adjective is long.
- Ali isAli is the most handsome boy in the class.boy in the class.
-- Berna isBerna is the most intelligent girl.girl.
-- A fork isA fork is the most useful tool.tool.
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18. Comparing more than two things with
a long adjective-structure
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19. Exercise
Q1: Ahmet is __________ boy in the class.
most
handsome
the most
handsome
Think of superlatives with a long
adjective.
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20. Exercise
Q1: Ayşe is __________ girl in the school.
the most
clever
the more
clever
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adjective.
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21. Summary
We learned:
• how to form comparative and superlative degrees
of adjectives.
• how to use comparative and superlative degrees of
adjectives.
• how to classify adjectives into different categories.
• how to practise comparative and superlative forms
of adjectives.
This is the end of this tutorial.

22. References
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC1zj2eihiM
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=dwhV6mOFVZQ