Comparatives & Superlatives

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Slide 1 - Video

Goal for today: 
* You understand how to use comparatives & superlatives in English

Slide 2 - Slide

.... than hell.
A
BETTER
B
HOTTER
C
HOTTEST
D
WORSE

Slide 3 - Quiz

I've got one .... problem without you.
A
MORE
B
BIGGER
C
FEWER
D
LESS

Slide 4 - Quiz

Baby get ....
A
HIGHER
B
BETTER
C
STRONGER
D
SMARTER

Slide 5 - Quiz

Slide 6 - Video

This woman  is young.                                      This woman is old.
young                                           old
younger                                       older
youngest                                     oldest

Slide 7 - Slide

short words:
+ er
+ est

Slide 8 - Slide

long words:
more ....
most ....
An i-phone is expensive.
A Ferrari is more expensive.
A villa is most expensive.

ex-pen-sive

Slide 9 - Slide

The rules
* 1 syllable: -er than / the -est
example: strange - stranger than - the strangest

* 2 syllables ending in  -le, -er, -ow, -y: -er than / the -est
example: simple - simpler than - the simplest

* 2 syllables  not ending in -le, -er, -ow, -y: more /most
example: careful - more careful than - the most careful

Slide 10 - Slide

Some more rules 
3 or more syllables: more ... than / the most
example: popular - more popular than - the most popular

Exceptions:
good - better than - the best
bad - worse than - the worst

Slide 11 - Slide

Superlatives
wettest
smallest
noisyest
noisiest
hottest
hotest
excitingest
most exciting
most important
importantest
wetest
small
noisy
wet
hot
important
exciting

Slide 12 - Drag question

doubling
a cheetah is  a BIG cat.
a leopard is  BIGGER.
a lion is the BIGGEST.

Slide 13 - Slide

Y -> ier/ iest
The man in red shorts is UGLY.

The man in purple shorts is UGLIER.

The man in white shorts is UGLIEST.

Slide 14 - Slide

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

Slide 15 - Open question

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

Slide 16 - Open question

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

Slide 17 - Open question

This is the (interesting) ....
book I have ever read.

Slide 18 - Open question

A holiday by the sea is (good) ....
than a holiday in the mountains.

Slide 19 - Open question

The weather this summer is even (bad)
.... than last summer.

Slide 20 - Open question

FRENCH IS ....(EASY) THAN GERMAN

Slide 21 - Open question

Joey is as … as Skip.
A
cooler
B
cool
C
funnier
D
coolest

Slide 22 - Quiz

Maegan is …. than Romy.
A
more studious
B
happy
C
sweet
D
louder

Slide 23 - Quiz

Rob is the …. man of them all.
A
weirder
B
most handsome
C
strict
D
greatest

Slide 24 - Quiz

Comparative degree
Between two persons or -things
Use of Comperative Degree
Add -er -> most one syllable adjectives 
Kayleigh is louder than Senne.
Use of Positive Degree
Add 'more' or 'less' -> adjectives three or more syllables 
Kayleigh is more studious than Senne.

Slide 25 - Slide

Superlative degree
Between three or more people or things
Use of Superlative Degree 
Add -est -> most one- and two- syllable adjectives  
Ronald is the greatest man of them all.
Use of Positive Degree 
Add 'most' or 'least' -> adjectives three or more syllables  
P.e. Ronald is the most handsome man of them all.

Slide 26 - Slide

Nadir's dog is …. than his cat.
A
lazyer
B
bigger
C
lazier
D
biger

Slide 27 - Quiz

Winstons panda is the …. of them all.
A
lazyiest
B
bigest
C
laziest
D
biggest

Slide 28 - Quiz

Milk is …. than Coke.
A
purer
B
sweetest
C
sweeter
D
purest

Slide 29 - Quiz

Fernando is the …. of them all.
A
wisest
B
wissest
C
sweetest
D
sweettest

Slide 30 - Quiz

Brian is …. in Spanish than Bob.
A
better
B
gooder
C
worse
D
badder

Slide 31 - Quiz

Winston is the …. dancer of them all
A
goodest
B
best
C
worst
D
baddest

Slide 32 - Quiz

Warning
irregular form:
Good: good, better, best
Tom is better in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the best.
Bad: bad, worse, worst
Tom is worse in English than Sinan, but Ronald is the worst of them all.

Slide 33 - Slide

Make sentences with the adjective "good" in the comparative and superlative form(2 sentences)
timer
1:00

Slide 34 - Open question

Make sentences with the adjective "bad" in the comparative and superlative form(2 sentences)
timer
1:00

Slide 35 - Open question

Slide 36 - Link

What do you know about comparatives & superlatives?

Slide 37 - Mind map

Slide 38 - Video

Slide 39 - Video

Slide 40 - Slide