Comparative & Superlative

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Comparative and superlative 

                                      Revision of the comparative and superlative.

Les doelen

1) Know what comparative and superlative adjectives are.

2) Change an adjective to a comparative and superlative adjective.

Comparative and superlative adjectives

	Comparative	Superlative
Short adjectives (one syllable) e.g. cheap, big, small	- er	- est
Adjectives that end in consonant + y e.g. funny, early, heavy	- ier	- iest
Adjectives with two syllables or more e.g. boring, expensive	more ...	most ...
Irregular adjectives: far good bad	further better worse	furthest best worst

What are the comparative and superlative forms of 'nice'?

1. more nice - most nice
2. niceer -niceest
3. nicer-nicest
4. no idea

What are the comparative and superlative forms of 'good'

1. gooder / goodest
2. weller / best
3. more good / most good
4. better / best

Make the comparative and the superlative for the word 'careful'.

1. more careful - carefullest
2. more carefuller - most carefullest
3. more careful - most careful
4. carefuller - carefullest

What are the comparative and superlative forms of 'narrow'?

1. narrower/narrowest
2. more narrow/most narrow
3. more narrower/most narrowest
4. narower/narowest

Make the comparative and the superlative for the word 'silly'.

1. silly- sillyer
2. more silly - most sillyer
3. more sillie - most sillier
4. sillier - silliest

What are the comparative and superlative forms of 'hot'?

1. hoter - hotest
2. hotter - hottest
3. more hotter- most hotest
4. more hot - most hot

Comparative and superlative. Do you understand?

1. green
2. yellow
3. red