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Comparatives
Slide2Slide3Keys
Slide4Geographical quiz Superlatives 1) What’s the world’s largest island?a) Greenland b) Madagascar c) New Guinea2) What’s the most spoken language in the world? A) Spanish b) English c) Chinese 3) Which is the furthest planet from the earth? a) Mercury b) Pluto c) Jupiter4) What is the highest waterfall in the world? a) Espelands, Norway b) Angel, Venezuela c) Yosemite, U.S5) The deadliest volcanic eruption occured in 815 killing 92,000 people. Which volcano erupted? a) Mount Pelee, Martinique b) Mayon, Philippines , c) Tambora, Indonesia
Slide5Geographical quiz Superlatives 1) What’s the world’s largest island?a) Greenland b) Madagascar c) New Guinea2) What’s the most spoken language in the world? A) Spanish b) English c) Chinese 3) Which is the furthest planet from the earth? a) Mercury b) Pluto c) Jupiter4) What is the highest waterfall in the world? a) Espelands, Norway b) Angel, Venezuela c) Yosemite, U.S5) The deadliest volcanic eruption occured in 815 killing 92,000 people. Which volcano erupted? a) Mount Pelee, Martinique b) Mayon, Philippines , c) Tambora, Indonesia
Slide6Comparatives a pag.73
Slide7Grammar Reflections What comparatives can you find in the quiz Night?What superlatives can you find in the geographical quiz?
Slide8Grammar Reflections Comparatives Colder, sweeter , heavier , bigger , healthier, more dangerours, better , worse. Superlatives Largest, most spoken, furthest, highest, deadliest
Slide9Grammar Reflections How do we form the comparatives and superlatives of adjectives? What are the rules?
Slide10Comparative & superlative forms
Adjectives in the base form
Comparatives
Superlatives (THE +)
1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
TALL
SMALL
NICE
Double Consonant (CVC)
THIN
FAT
+ -
ER
TALL
ER
SMALL
ER
NIC
ER
THIN
NER
FAT
TER
+ -
EST
THE TALL
EST
THE SMALL
EST
THE NIC
EST
THE THIN
NEST
THE FATT
EST
2 SYLLABLES ADJS WITH Y
HEAVY
TASTY
TINY
+ -
IER
HEAV
IER
TAST
IER
TIN
IER
CRAZ
IER
+ -
IEST
THE HAV
IEST
THE TAST
IEST
THE TIN
IEST
THE CRAZ
IEST
2/3/4 or MORE SYLLABLES
COMFORTABLE DANGEROUS
+
MORE
MORE
COMFORTABLE
MORE
DANGEROUS
+
MOST
THE
MOST
COMFORTABLE
THE
MOST
DANGEROUS
Slide11Irregular comparatives and superlatives
GOOD –
BETTER
– THE BESTBAD – WORSE – THE WORSTFAR – FURTHER – THE FURTHESTMUCH/MANY – MORE – THE MOSTLITTLE – LESS – THE LEAST
Remember
:
we ALWAYS have to use
than
after the comparative to introduce the person or thing we
compare
to.
E.g., John is taller
than
Jim.
London is more expensive
than
Cagliari.
Superlatives
are used to compare one person or thing to a group
Slide12Lower degree
comparatives & superlatives: they are introduced by less and the least
E.g., she is
less tall than
her brother, that is
the least bright
colour
Same degree
comparatives: as … as, so … as
E.g., Tom is
as intelligent as
his sister
Slide13Pag.141
Slide14Ex. 9C-a Pag.141
Slide15Pag.141
Slide16Grammar Bank ex. 9C – b Pag.141
Slide17Superlatives
Slide18Grammar Bank Superlatives ex. 10A-a p. 143
Slide19Grammar Bank Superlatives ex. 10A-b p. 143
Slide20Comparatives and Superlatives p
Comparative
Superlative
Slide21Comparatives and Superlatives p. 76
Comparative
Superlative
Bigger
The
biggest
Longer
The
longest
Wider
The
widest
Busier
The
busiest
More
dangerous
The
most
dangerous
More
popular
The
most
popular
Slide22Adjectives of personality
Write down 3 adjectives which describe your personality
Slide23Adjectives of personality
Step A: Write down 3 adjectives which describe your personality Step B: Fill in the chart with the opposites of the following adj.
What’s
the opposite
of …?
Careful
Serious
Quiet
Generous
Stylish
,
fashionable
Aggressive
Friendly
Rude
Ruthless
Patient
Slide24Adjectives of personality
Step A: Write down 3 adjectives which describe your personality Step B: Fill in the chart with the opposites of the following adj.
What’s
the opposite
of …?
Careful
Careless
Serious
Funny
Quiet
Nervous
,
chatty
Generous
Selfish
Stylish
,
fashionable
Old-fashioned
Aggressive
Calm
Friendly
Unfriendly
Rude
Polite,
kind
Ruthless
Patient
Compassionate,
merciful
Impatient
Slide25Personality Adjectives
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