Comparative and Superlative

A)

Comparative and Superlative

(a) A is older than B (b) A and B are older than C and D. (c) Ed is more generous than his brother. (d) A, B,C, and D are sisters. A is the oldest of all four sisters. (e) A man in German claims to be the oldest person in the world. The comparative compare this to that or these to those. Form: -er or more and is followed by than

The superlative compares one part of a whole group to all the rest of the group. Form: -est or most and begins with the.

B)
ADJETIVE Small Big Busy Expensive COMPARATIVE Smaller Bigger Busier More expensive

C)
Form One-syllable: Adjectives from the comparative by adding (e)r. Old-Older (than) Spelling One-syllable: Adjectives ending in a vowel + consonant double the consonant and add er Thin Thinner (than) More than two syllables: Adjectives form Two-syllable: adjectives ending in a the comparative with more + adjective. consonant + y replace y with I and add Comfortable More comfortable. er. Trendy Trendier (than) USE: we use the comparative form + than to compare two people, things, places, etc Jills sunglasses are nicer than Carols

Activity 1 Correct the errors in the sentences. 1 Alaska is large than Texas. _______________________________________ 2 Chihuahua is the largerst state in Mexico. _______________________________________ 3 Mexico is the larger from Japan in land area _______________________________________ 4 Old shoes are usually more comfortable to new shoes. ________________________________________ 5 Alfred is more taller in the classroom _________________________________________ 6 My house is the bigger than my neighbours house __________________________________________ 7 You are the most funner girl in the class. ___________________________________________

Activity 2 Write the comparative form of these adjectives. ADJECTIVE Tall Short Small Big Fast Slow Beautiful COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE Comfortable Hot Sweet Good Bad Ugly Cold COMPARATIVE

Activity 3 Order the correct item in order to make a sentence using the comparatives. . 1 Alex/old/me

2 Luis/slow/Fred

3 TV/popular/radio

4 Car/slow/airplane

5 Carl/tall/in the classroom 6 Australia/big/England 7 Titanic/famous/ship in the world

Activity 4 Look at the picture and resolve the questions.

Chris Griffin Age: 16 Weight: 50 kg Height: 1.40 mts

Boo Age: 5 Weight: 18 kg Height: 40 cm

Homer Simpson Age: 39 Weight: 80 kg Height: 1.70 mts

Boo is _____________ (young) that Chris Homer is ______________ (old) of three Chris is ____________ small than homer Boo is ____________ (slow) than homer Chris has got _____________ (long) hair than homer Homer is ___________ (big) than Boo

Activity 1 1 Alaska is larger than Texas 2 Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico. 3 Mexico is larger from Japan in land area 4 Old shoes are usually more comfortable than new shoes. 5 Alfred is the tallest in the classroom 6 My house is bigger than my neighbours house 7 You are the funnier girl in the class. Activity 2 ADJECTIVE Tall Short Small Big Fast Slow Beautiful Activity 3 1 Alex is old than me 2 Luis is slower than Fred 3 TV is more popular than radio 4 Car is slower than airplane 5 Carl is the tallest in the classroom 6 Australia is bigger than England 7 Titanic is the most famous ship in the world COMPARATIVE Taller Shorter Smaller Bigger Faster Slower More Beautiful ADJECTIVE Comfortable Hot Sweet Good Bad Ugly Cold COMPARATIVE More Comfortable Hotter Sweeter Best Worse Uglier Colder

Activity 4

Chris Griffin Age: 16 Weight: 50 kg Height: 1.40 mts

Boo Age: 5 Weight: 18 kg Height: 40 cm

Homer Simpson Age: 39 Weight: 80 kg Height: 1.70 mts

Boo is younger that Chris Homer is the oldest (old) of three Chris is smaller than homer Boo is slower (slow) than homer Chris has got longer (long) hair than homer Homer is bigger (big) than Boo

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