We use comparatives to compare two things or two people Superlatives are used to compare more than two things or more than two people She is taller than Mick Jagger SUPERLATIVES ID: 705109
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COMPARATIVES - SUPERLATIVES
We use
comparatives
to compare two things or two people.
Superlatives
are used to compare more than two things or more than two people. Slide2
She is
taller than
Mick Jagger.
SUPERLATIVES
COMPARATIVES
Paris
is the biggest city in France.Slide3
SYLLABLES
To form comparatives and superlatives you need to know the number of
syllables in the adjective
. Syllables are like "sound beats", they are measured by the beats created by vowel sounds.
Now we will
watch a video, explaining how to count the
syllables.Slide4Slide5
Exercise
counting
syllables
RepliedQuietly
InsteadAnimalsDecided
MountainDeclaredComputerFinished
Television1111112212BookJoke
Tire
Race
Course
Tired
Pencil
Forest
Laughed
Outline
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AnsweredNotebookCelebratedRecreationSummarizeCooperationDictionaryCongratulation
2
2
4
4
3
5
4
5Slide6
Video
Comparative AdjectivesSlide7
COMPARATIVES
One
syllable adjective
: Adjective + erEx. :
Short => short
erIf short vowel :
double the consonant + erBig => biggerTwo or more syllables : add « more » before adjectiveEx: drunken => more drunkenboring
=>
more
boringSlide8
COMPARATIVES
Adjectives
ending
in « y » : two
possibilitiesa) « y » changes in «
ier »: easy =>
easierb) « more » in front of adjective: easy => more easySpecial cases
Good =>
better
-
Many
=> more
Bad =>
worse
- Old => elder
Far => further - Well => betterSlide9
Exercises comparatives
My
house
is (big) _____ than yours
.This flower is
(beautiful) _____ than that one.
Bangkok is (far) _____ than Phnom Penh.Often cola is (expensive) _____ than beer.My brother has a (tidy) _____ room than me.Barcelona played (bad) ______ than Real Madrid.I’m (good) _____ now than
yesterday
. Slide10
Video
Superlative AdjectivesSlide11
SUPERLATIVES
One
syllable
adjectives : the adjective + est
Tall => the
tallestTwo
or more syllable adjectives : the most adjective Beautiful => the most beautifulSlide12
SUPERLATIVES –
Special
cases
Adjectives ending in « y » : two
possibilitiesa) «
y » => « iest » :
easy => easiestb) « The most » in front of adjective : easy => the most easy
Special
cases:
Good =>
better
=> best
Bad =>
worse
=> worst
Far => further => furthestMany => more => most Old => elder => eldestWell
=> better => bestSlide13
SUPERLATIVES -
exercises
Who
is (tall) ____ person
in your family?
My mum is (good
) _____ cook in the world.Bob is the (happy) _____ boy that I know.This is (expensive) _____ car.Where are (nice) _____ beaches?This was (bad) _____ moment in my life.It is (enjoyable) _____ book I’ve ever read.This
is
(
quiet
) _____ place on
earth
.Slide14
Big
differences
Much / a lot / far + comparative
Mike and Kate are much younger
than Kate.He is a lot
taller than his brother.This is a far better solution.Small differences
A
little
(bit) / a bit /
slightly
+
comparative
Jack is a little more experienced than Jim.This computer is a bit
slower than the other one.This cake is slightly sweeter.Slide15
The
most
extreme
of a group
Superlative + ofMike is
the tallest of
all his colleagues.Sandra is the smartest of her class.The representative of a group
One of
+
superlative
She
is
one of the best singers in the world.This is
one of the tallest buildings in the city.Slide16
The
make
the superlative stronger
By far +
superlativeKate is by far
the most organized
person in the company.Ordinal numbersOrdinal number
+
superlative
Battambang
is
the second
largest
city in Cambodia.Slide17
Some
exercises
This is a far (bad) _____ situation.
This is one of (beautiful) _____ beaches in Cambodia.
Who is (good) ____ singer of Cambodia?Brazil is one of (
big) _____ countries in the world.Jupiter is (large) ____ of the nine planetsIndia is the second (populated) ______ country in the world.Messi is by far (good) _____ player in the world.Slide18
The End