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Comparative & Superlative adjectivesSlide2

ADJECTIVESAdjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.Slide3

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVESWhen comparing 2 things.One

syllable

adjectives

:

add –er Cold  colder High  higherOne syllable adjectives ending in one vowel + consonant: double the consonant and add –er Big  bigger Hot  hotterNOUN 1 + verb + COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE + THAN + NOUN 2Southern states are colder than northern states.Slide4

Adjectives endind in y: change y to -ier.Dry



drier

Easy

 easierTwo or more syllable adjectives: add MORE before the adjectiveDifficult  more difficultBeautiful  more beautifulIrregularGood  betterBad  worseSlide5

When comparing things…Comparative adjectivesComparing 2 things

Superlative Adjectives

Comparing 3 or more thingsSlide6

RULESSlide7

COMPARATIVE ADJ.SUPERLATIVE ADJ.ONE SYLLABLE Add –

er

small

 smaller

Tall 

old 

Add –estSmall  smallestTall  old ONE SYLLABLEending in EAdd –rLarge  largerWise  Add –stlarge  largestWise  ONE SYLLABLEEnding with a single consonant with a vowel before itdouble the consonant and add –erBig  biggerThin  Fat  double the consonant and add –estBig  biggestThin Fat  Slide8

COMPARATIVE ADJ.SUPERLATIVE ADJ.TWO SYLLABLE Ending in y

Change y to

–

ier

Happy

 happier

Angry  Busy Change y to –iestHappy  happiestAngry Busy TWO SYLLABLE ending in –er, -le, or –owTake the –er form of the adjectiveNarrow  narrowerGentle  Take the –est form of the adjectiveNarrow  narrowestGentle MOST TWO, THREE OR MORE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVESAdd MORE before the adjectivePleasant  more pleasantCareful Thoughtful Beautiful  Important Add MOST before the adjectivePleasant  most pleasantCareful ThoughtfulBeautiful Important Slide9

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVESIrregular

Adjective

Comparative

Form

Superlative

FormgoodbetterbestbadworseworstfarfartherfarthestlittlelessleastmanymoremostSlide10

Two-Syllable Adjective

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

clever

cleverer

cleverest

clevermore clevermost clever

gentle

gentler

gentlest

gentle

more gentle

most gentle

friendly

friendlier

friendliest

friendly

more friendly

most friendly

quiet

quieter

quietest

quietmore quietmost quietsimplesimplersimplestsimplemore simplemost simple

Two-syllable adjectives that follow two rules. These adjectives can be used with -

er

and -

est

and with more and most.Slide11

How to use them in a sentence..COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVESComparative adjective + than

Andrew is

smaller

than

Tom.

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVESThe + superlative adjective He is the smallest kid in the class. Slide12
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Let’s work on it..My house is _______________ (big)  than yours.This flower is  _______________ (beautiful)  than that one.This is the _______________  (interesting)  book I have ever read.

Non-smokers usually live  _______________

(

long)  than smokers.

Which is

the

 _______________  (dangerous)  animal in the world?A holiday by the sea is  _______________ (good)  than a holiday in the mountains.It is strange but often a coke is  _______________ (expensive)  than a beer.Who is the  _______________ (rich)  woman on earth?The weather this summer is even  _______________  (bad)  than last summer.He was the  _______________  (clever)  thief of all.Slide14

Correct the mistakes. Thomas is the oldest of her brothers and sisters.John is the taller in the class.Charles knows the funniest jokes in the class.

Gunther

has the

more

interesting job

in the

class.Victoria is from the most beautiful city in the class.Jordan is healthyer than Bradley.Bradley is older than Jordan.Jordan is younger than Bradley.Bradley is more shorter than Jordan.Jordan is fitter than Bradley.Bradley is a badder basketball player than Jordan.Jordan is more young than Bradley.Slide15

You are planning a summer trip with your friends. Everyone has different ideas and you must make a decision. There are three options:Taking a tour to L.A and DisneylandCamping BeachUse comparative and superlative adjectives in your decision making and make a final conclusion. Use comparative and superlative adjectives.