Adjectives describe nouns A student smart pretty quiet 2 ways to use adjectives You can use an adjective in two different ways 1 Catelina is a smart ID: 756373
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Making comparisonsSlide2
Adjectives
Adjectives describe nouns.
A ___________ student
smart
pretty
quietSlide3
2 ways to use adjectives
You can use an adjective in two different ways.
1.
Catelina
is a
smart
student
.
2.
Catelina
is
smart
. Slide4
Short (1 or 2 vowels) adjectives
Tall
Short
Small
Large
Big
Pretty Slide5
The comparative
form
When you compare two things/people, using a short adjective, add “-
er
” at the end of the adjective.
My house is
smaller
than
my sister’s house.
Use “than” before the second item.Slide6
Short (1 or 2 vowels) adjectives
Make the comparative form.
Tall
taller
Short
shorter
Small
smaller
Large
larger
Big
big
g
er
Pretty
Prett
i
er Slide7
Long
(3
or
more
vowels)
adjectives
A(n)
___________
student
beautiful
intelligent
excellentSlide8
The comparative
form
When you compare two things/people, using a long adjective, add “more” before the word.
Do NOT add “-
er
”
at the end of the adjective.
Angela is
more beautiful
than
Liz.
Use “than” before the second item.Slide9
Correct
the
mistakes.
This book is more easier than that one.
easier
This chair is much expensive than that one.
more
Summer is hot than winter.
hotterSlide10
Make c
omparison
sentences.
(cheap) The T-shirt is $5. The blouse is $30.
(expensive)
(easy) Spanish is my first language. English is my second language.
(difficult)
(delicious) I like home-cooked meals. I don’t like restaurant food.
(heavy) I weigh 100 pounds. My sister weighs 125 pounds. Slide11
Answer
The T-shirt is $5. The blouse is $30.
(cheap)
The T-shirt is 25 dollars cheaper than the blouse.
(
expensive)
The blouse is 25 dollars more expensive than the T-shirt.
Spanish is my first language. English is my second language.
(easy)
Spanish is easier than English.
(difficult) English is more difficult than Spanish.
I like home-cooked meals. I don’t like restaurant food.
(
delicious)
Home-cooked meals are more delicious than restaurant food.
I weigh 100 pounds. My sister weighs 125 pounds
.
(
heavy)
My sister is heavier than I (am) (me).
(light) I am lighter than my sister (is). Slide12
Short superlative form
When you compare two things/people, using a short adjective, add “
the
” before the
adjective
and “-
est
” at the end of the adjective.
My house is
the
smallest
in my neighborhood.
My house is
the smallest
house
in my neighborhood. Slide13
Long superlative form
When you compare two things/people, using a long adjective, add “
the most
” before the word.
Do NOT add “-
est
”
at the end of the adjective.
Angela is
the most beautiful
at school.
Angela is
the most beautiful
girl
at school. Slide14
Change the adjectives to comparative and superlative forms.
Base
Comparative
Superlative
small
smaller
The smallest
big
bigger
The biggest
heavy
heavier
The heaviest
important
More important
The most
important
delicious
More delicious
The most deliciousSlide15
Change the adjectives.
My computer is
heavier
than my brother’s computer.
Roses are
the most beautiful
among all the flowers.
Maria is
taller
than her boyfriend.
English is
the most
difficult
language in all the languages.
This book is
easier
than that one. Slide16
Special adjectives
g
ood
> better > the best
b
ad > worse > the worst
Hybrid cars have a
better
gas mileage than regular cars.
This soccer team is
the worst
in the league. They lost all 10 games. Slide17
Comparison with adverbs
Jim goes to the gym twice a week. Ken goes to the gym every day of the week.
Ken goes to the gym
more often than
Ken does.
Pete goes to the gym only once a week.
Ken goes to the gym
most
often
among three students. Slide18
Comparison
with
a
dverbs
All adverbs are considered “long.”
Use “more” and “the most.”
I can’t hear you. Please read the sentence
more loudly
.
“Who can speak
most loudly
in class?”
“Mike speaks most loudly.”Slide19
B
en, Joe, and Maria are studying at IELC. Ben
is
in Level
1 classes. Joe is in Level 5. Maria is in Level 8. She speaks English
well
.
Joe speaks English
better than
Ben does.
Maria
speak
s
English
best
among three students.