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smaller
younger
nicer
Nice
smallest
cheapest
youngest
There are changes in spelling when we add er / -est to adjectives. Example: big bigger
b. Longer adjectives
ADJECTIVE - COMPARATIVE - SUPERLATIVE
Adjectives of three or more syllables
take more in the comparative and
most in the superlative.
Expensive
/k'spensv/
Interesting
/'ntrst/
more expensive
Funny
/'fni/
Easy
/'i:zi/
funnier
Quiet
/'kwat/
Clever
/'klevr /
quieter
Boring
/'b:r/
Modern
/'m:drn /
more boring
Polite
politer
more polite
the easiest
the cleverest
/p'lat/
Common
more common
/'k:mn / || /'kmn/
the politest
the most polite
the commonest
the most common
Good
Bad
Far
Old
Little
Much / many
better
the best
worse
the worst
farther
the farthest
further
the furthest
older
the oldest
elder
the eldest
(family relationships)
less
more
the least
the most
Practice Stage
1 . Write sentences. Use the COMPARATIVE form of the adjectives and THAN
e.g. Liam / tall / Helen. Liam is taller than Helen.
1. I / lazy / my brother.
2. Tom / confident / Karen
3. Simon / impatient / his sister
4. August / hot / May
5. My mum / funny / my dad.
Production Stage.
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2. State which
one of the singer
is the best by
creating three
more sentences
using Superlative
adjectives.
Example :
Bruno Mars is
the best singer in
the world.
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2)
Suggestions
If I could do things differently, I would incorporate a lot of visual aids in the form of pictures and
powerpoint presentation to help students understand parts of the lesson they cant grasp. Then, if I
really had to use their native language, I will limit it to just explaining the grammar. Other wise, any
examples or explanation will be strictly done in the target language. In order to do so, I will
dependent heavily on visual and body language to promote students.
Example of visual aids :