Comparatives & Superlatives

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Comparatives and superlatives
Degrees of comparison

Box A is small. 
Box B is smaller than box A. 
Box C is the smallest of all. 
A
B
C
adjective
comparative
superlative

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Comparatives and superlatives
One syllable words
- Comparative: -er
- Superlative: -est
old
older
oldest

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Comparatives and superlatives
1.Adjective ends in -e,
add  -r en -st.
large
larger
largest
Spelling rules
2.  Adjective ends in consonant + y,
add  -ier en -iest.
happy
happier
happiest

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Comparatives and superlatives
hot
hotter
hottest
Spelling rules

3.  Adjective ends in 1 vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
+ 1 consonant: double the consonant
big
bigger
biggest

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Comparatives and superlatives
Words of three syllables or more
- Comparative: more
- Superlative: most
expensive
more expensive
most expensive

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Comparatives and superlatives
famous
more famous
most famous
Exceptions: famous and boring
boring
more boring
most boring

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Irregular adjectives
good/well
better
best
bad/ill
worse
worst
much/many
little
more
less
most
least

far
further
furthest

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My house is (big) ...
than yours.

Slide 9 - Open question

Who is the (rich) ...
woman on earth?

Slide 10 - Open question

This flower is (beautiful)
... than that one.

Slide 11 - Open question

Who is the (good) .... football player in the world?
A
better
B
gooder
C
goodest
D
best

Slide 12 - Quiz

What is your ... (bad) subject at school?
A
badder
B
worse
C
worst
D
baddest

Slide 13 - Quiz

The ... (little) you can do is study for the tests.
A
leasest
B
least
C
littlest
D
less

Slide 14 - Quiz

Your house is the _______ (far) from school.
A
farrest
B
furthest
C
farst
D
further

Slide 15 - Quiz

For comparatives with 1 syllable you use ...
A
-er
B
more
C
the longer
D
less

Slide 16 - Quiz

For comparatives with 3 or more syllables you use ...
A
-er
B
more
C
the longer
D
less

Slide 17 - Quiz

For comparatives with 2 syllables you use ...
A
-er
B
more
C
the longer
D
less

Slide 18 - Quiz

Comparatives:
French is ...(difficult) than English.
A
difficulter
B
more difficult
C
more difficulter
D
most difficultest

Slide 19 - Quiz

Comparatives:
My friend is ...(intelligent) than I am .
A
intelligenter
B
more intelligenter
C
more intelligent
D
most intelligent

Slide 20 - Quiz

Comparatives:
My father is ...(nice) than yours.
A
nicer
B
more nice
C
nicest
D
most nice

Slide 21 - Quiz

Comparatives:
My computer works ...(bad) than yours.
A
badder
B
more bad
C
worse
D
the worst

Slide 22 - Quiz