Comparative and Superlative

Adjectives

Nillireth Presutti Halub

 Comparison of equality: as…….as
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Adjectives Opposites
new old If two things are equal in some way, we can use a comparison
long short with as … as …. and not as ... as
beautiful awful Two things are compared. (affirmative) Comparison of Adjectives with not as ... as (negative)
big small Examples: Examples:
clean dirty 1. Bogota is as big as a Caracas. 1.The cat is not as friendly as a dog.
pretty ugly 2. Science is as interesting as History 2. A car is not as fast as a plane.
easy difficult
early late Click to listen
young old Exercise 1 : to the answers
hot cold Exercise 2:
Make sentences: as ... as.
hard soft
dangerous safe 1.France / interesting / Russia Use the words to make comparative sentences – not as...as:
hardworking lazy France is ________________ 1. The yellow skirt / long / the red skirt.__________
nice nasty 2. Tayrona Park / fun / Cabo de la Vela 2. The countryside / exciting /the big city _________
single married
true false
Tayrona Park is ____________ 3. The emeralds / beautiful / the diamonds ________
interesting boring 3.The train quick the bus. 4. Horror movies / as good / comedy_________
fat thin The Train is _____________ 5. A Porsche / fast / a Bugatti___________
polite rude
4.James hungry Tom.
rough smooth
intelligent stupid James is______________
fast slow 5.The blue T-shirt expensive the green T-shirt
The blue T-shirt is…..
 Comparative Adjectives
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Formation of Comparative Adjectives

There are two ways to make or to "form" a comparative adjective:
To compare a one-syllable adjective ending with a consonant, add -ER.
Examples:
small smaller than
The car is faster than the bike.
sweet sweeter than
The bike is slower than the car. long longer than
strong stronger than Terry is older than Kate / Terry is fatter than Kate
clean cleaner than Kate is younger than Terry / Kate is prettier than Terry
new newer than Kate is thinner than Terry
cheap cheaper than
If the one-syllable adjective already ends with the letter e, form the comparative by adding -R:
Examples
nice nicer than
Ocean Bank is smaller than Sheraton Hotel
wise wiser than
If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant preceded by a vowel, double the consonant and add -
ER
big bigger than
thin thinner than
Adjectives with two syllables, ending in –y , drop the “Y” and add -IER
positive comparative
dirty dirtier than
Habiba Yennifer easy easier than
Habiba is Prettier than Yennifer. happy happier than
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Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ed, -ing, -ful, or -less always form the
comparative with more
Adjective Comparative

worried more worried 6.

boring more boring

careful more careful

useless more useless

Adjectives which have three or more syllables always form the comparative with more
Adjective Comparative

dangerous more dangerous

difficult more difficult

exciting more exciting

ridiculous more ridiculous

 Comparative Adjectives practice
Click to listen
to the answers
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COMPARATIVE 
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the comparative adjective. Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives i
 1. The red jacket is ______________(cheap) than the blue jacket.  parenthesis:
2. The shoes are ____________(nice) than the boots.  1.  A rock is________than a leaf. (heavy)
3. The pink socks are _____________ (expensive) than the white socks. 
4. The brown sweater is _______________ (good) than the blue 2. Our house is _________than yours. (big)
sweater.  3. The princess is _________ than the witch. (beautiful)
) 

5. The chocolate looks ____________(bad) than the candy.  4. Tom is  _________student than Mary. (good)
6. The radio is ______________  (new) than the DVD player.  5. Bicycles are _________than motorbikes. (safe)
7. The CDs are _________________ (old) than the DVDs.  6. July is _________than January. (hot)
8. These apples are _________________ (bright) than those apples.  7. A lion is _________ than a cat. (dangerous)
9. This dress is __________________ (beautiful) than that dress.  8. Helen is_________  than Mary. (happy)
10. Those green tomatoes are _________________(sweet) than the red 9. Computers are_________than telephones. (expensive)
tomatoes.   10. I think golf is _________ than football. (boring) 
 Formation of Superlative Adjectives
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We use superlative adjectives when talking about three or more things (not two things).
In the example below, "biggest" is the superlative form of the adjective "big":
A   B   C 3. If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant preceded by a
A is the biggest. vowel,
Formation of Superlative Adjectives double the consonant and add -EST
There are two ways to make or to "form" a Superlative Adjective: big the biggest
1. one-syllable adjective ending with a consonant, add -EST. thin the thinnest
Examples: 4. Adjectives with two syllables, ending in –y , drop the “Y” and add -IEST
small the smallest dirty the dirtiest
sweet the sweetest easy the easiest
long the longest happy the happiest
strong the strongest pretty the prettiest
clean the cleanest
new the newer Irregular Superlative •Examples:
 
cheap the cheapest Adjective Form •My dog is the best dog in the
2. If the one-syllable adjective already ends with the letter e, good   best
bad   worst world.
form the comparative by adding -ST:
Examples far   farthest •Of all the students in the
little   least class, Max is the worst.
nice the nicest
many   most
wise the wisest
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Adjectives which have three or more syllables always form the
superlative with the most.
Adjective Superlative

dangerous the most dangerous

difficult the most difficult

exciting the most exciting

ridiculous the most ridiculous

Complete the sentences using the superlative form: Click to listen

Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ed, -ing, -ful, or -less always form the to the answers
Cedric is (young) .
superlative with most. Maria is (old) .
Adjective Superlative
Fiona is (tall) .
worried the most worried Cedric is (small) .
Fiona is (fat) .
boring the most boring Vicky is (slim) .
Fiona is (beautiful) .
careful the most careful Fiona is (pretty) .
Eliot is (strong) .
useless the most useless Fiona is (attractive) .
Dan is (intelligent) .
 Comparatives and Superlatives
Reading Comprehension

The Circus: Superlatives and Comparatives

The Rodriguez Brothers Circus is in town! Every year, the circus arrives and stays
for a week. Then they go to the next town.
There are not many animals in the circus. People told the circus that they didn't
like seeing animals performing. There is an elephant called Jacob and two old Read through the text about a circus, then answer the
lions, Hattie and Meg. questions below: True or False.
Most of the performers are human! There is Leopold, The Strongest Man In The 1. The circus comes to the town twice a year.    F
World. His father also worked in the circus, but Leopold is stronger than him, he
2. There are not many animals in the circus.    T
has bigger arms and bigger legs too! Leopold performs his act every night for the
town's people who come to watch. 3. People don't come to the circus because of the animals.  
Another performer is Clara. She says she has the longest hair in the world. It's T 
about 4 metres long! She also has a daughter who works in the circus. Her name is 4. Leopold and his father work in the circus together.   
Sue-Ellen. Her hair is a lot shorter, but she wants to grow it as long as her F
mother's. Sue-Ellen helps look after the animals and she's also learning how to 5. Leopold's father is the strongest.    F
juggle. 6. Clara's hair is longer than her daughter's hair. T
The highlight of the circus are the three clowns, Pit, Pot and Pat. They all wear
7. Sue-Ellen wants to be a clown in the circus. F
long red shoes, but Pat's shoes are the longest and sometimes, he falls over
because they're so long! They perform for about twenty minutes and they are 8. Pit is the father of the other two clowns. F
always the most popular act with the audience, especially the children. Many 9. The three clowns wear identical shoes. F
people think Pit, Pot and Pat are three brothers, but Pat is older than the other two 10. Everyone is very tired on the day that
- he's their father! He's the oldest clown in the country, but he has a lot of energy. the circus leaves town. T
Tomorrow will be the longest day because the circus is leaving town and
everything must be packed away into big trucks.
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