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Comparatives and superlatives

Comparisons

What are comparisons?

The act of comparing two or more people or things 

(Cambridge Dictionary).

Comparative and superlative

Smart - smarter - smartest 

How do you make comparisons?

Short words: +er or + est:

Short - Shorter - shortest 

Fast - faster - fastest

Add: than or the :

Layla is shorter than Tess. 

Emma is the shortest. 

How do you make comparisons?

If a word ends in -e, only add +r or +st:

Nice - nicer - nicest 

If a word ends in -y, the -y changes to +ier or +iest:

Busy - busier - busiest 

How do you make comparisons?

For long words (two syllables or more) use more or most:

Com for ta ble 

Comfortable - more comfortable - most comfortable 

That painting is more beautiful than the other one. 

Your painting is the most beautiful. 

Exceptions

Good - better - best 

Bad - worse - worst 

Words that end in vowel + consonant. 

Double final consonant:

Big - bigger - biggest 

Convert the following into comparatives

Sad

happy

strong

intelligent

fast

curious

special

Fill in the blank: This team is _______ than last year's.

1. stronger
2. strongest
3. more strong
4. stronger than

Fill in the blank: She feels _______ today.

1. more happy
2. happiest
3. happyer
4. happier

Fill in the blank: He is _______ than before.

1. sadder
2. sad
3. sadest
4. more sad

Fill in the blank: This mountain is _______ than that one.

1. more strong
2. stronger
3. stronger than
4. strongest

Fill in the blank: She is _______ than he.

1. more happy
2. sadder
3. happyer
4. happier

Identify the comparative of 'simple'.

1. more simple
2. most simple
3. simpler
4. simplest

Which is the comparative form of 'happy'?

1. more happy
2. happier
3. happyer
4. most happy

He is _____ than me (happy)

1. happier
2. happiest
3. more happy
4. most happy

She is _____ than me

1. happiest
2. as happy
3. happier

My brother is _____ than me (old)

This is _____ than that (important)

This bike is _____ than that one (expensive)

Comparatives and Superlatives

Box A is small.

Box B is smaller than box A.

Box C is the smallest of all.

A

B

C

Comparatives and Superlatives

- Compare: -er

- Superlative: -est

old

older

oldest

Convert to comparison and superlative

happy       happier      happiest

fast                                                   

nice                                                   

heavy                                                 

More than 2 syllabels

Cuando un adjetivo es largo y tiene más de dos silabas, se agrega: 

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

This is the _____ show ever (incredible)

1. incredibler
2. incrediblest
3. more incredible
4. most incredible

They are the _____ boys in the school

1. taller
2. tallest
3. more tall
4. most tall

That is the _____ car (fast)

Questions?

Equality

This school is as big as mine.

This burger is not as tasty as the Burger King's.

Comparisons - Make sentences

1. The blue car is ................. (fast) the red car. 

2. Peter is ................... (not tall) Fred.

3. The violin is ............... (not old) the cello.

4. Oliver is .................. (optimistic) Peter.

5. Today it is .................. (very windy) yesterday.

6. Grapefruit juice is ............... (not sweet) lemonade.

7.  Nick is .............. (brave) a knight.

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