Comparatives & Superlatives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Goal for today: 

* You understand how to use comparatives & superlatives in English 

What do you know about comparatives & superlatives?

.... than hell.

1. BETTER
2. HOTTER
3. HOTTEST
4. WORSE

I've got one ... problem without you.

1. MORE
2. BIGGER
3. FEWER
4. LESS

Baby get ...

1. HIGHER
2. BETTER
3. STRONGER
4. SMARTER

This woman  is young.                                      This woman is old.

young                                           old
younger                                       older
youngest                                     oldest

short words:

+ er
+ est

long words:

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

ex-pen-sive

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

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

doubling

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

Y -> ier/ iest

The man in red shorts is UGLY.

The man in purple shorts is UGLIER.

The man in white shorts is UGLIEST.

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

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

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

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

Make sentences with the adjective "good" in the comparative and superlative form(2 sentences)

Make sentences with the adjective "bad" in the comparative and superlative form(2 sentences)

What do you know about comparatives & superlatives?