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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Fun Activities Games Grammar Guides 10529

The document discusses comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in English. [1] It explains that comparative adjectives are used to compare two people or things, and are formed by adding "-er" or "more" to short and long adjectives respectively. [2] Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more people or things, and are formed by adding "-est" or "most" to short and long adjectives respectively. [3] It provides examples of regular and irregular adjectives in their comparative and superlative forms.

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Fun Activities Games Grammar Guides 10529

The document discusses comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in English. [1] It explains that comparative adjectives are used to compare two people or things, and are formed by adding "-er" or "more" to short and long adjectives respectively. [2] Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more people or things, and are formed by adding "-est" or "most" to short and long adjectives respectively. [3] It provides examples of regular and irregular adjectives in their comparative and superlative forms.

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Comparative vs.

Superlative

* Comperative VS Superlative 1
want to compare two things, people,etc:

Adjetivo= Describir
TALL = ALTO
• When we compare using short words (one or
two sylabbles), we add –er + than at the end of
the adjective.
Ex.
• He is taller than me.
• (Más alto) (Que)
• My car is cheaper than your car.
• (Más barato)
⮚If an adjective ends in one vowel + consonant
(a,e,i,o,u) (b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m....)
we double the consanant and add –er
Silaba fonética: Sonido

• big - bigger
• hot - hotter
• thin - thinner
• fat - fatter
⮚ If and adjective ends with a –y, we change it to –i and add –er
• happy - happier
• funny - funnier
• easy - easier
• ugly - uglier
⮚When we compare 2 things or people using long

words (three or more sylabbles), we add


more + adjective + than

• Maria is more beau ti ful (adj) than Jennifer.  

• This book is more in te res ting than that book. 

❖Irregular words change;


good = better
bad = worse
far = further
little = less
more = much

* Comperative VS Superlative 4
⮚Write sentences using the words below:

Interesting more interesting


short shorter
Far farther
expensive more expensive
easy easier
Small smaller
Good better
High higher
Beautiful more beautiful
Bad worse

* Comperative VS Superlative 5
⮚If you want to compare three or more
things, people, etc. you use the
Superlative: Maximizar una cualidad.
Hacer mas grande.

When using short words (one sylabble), we


add the + adjective + –est.
ex:
• Red car is the fastest of all / in the group
• (el más rápido) ( de todos)
• Dinosaur is the tallest.

* Comperative VS Superlative 6
⮚When using long words( three or more syllables) we add the most +
adjective
tall = the tallest
big= the biggest
funny= the funniest
ex:
• He is the most intelligent
Student in the class.
• She is the most beautiful girl in
the world.

Irregular words change

Good = the best


Bad = the worst
Far = the furthest
Little = the least
* Comperative VS Superlative 7
⮚Write sentences using the words below:

CREATIVE THE MOST


CREATIVE
TIDY THE TIDIEST
FAR THE FARTHEST
IMPORTANT THE MOST
IMPORTANT
MESSY THE MESSIEST
BIG THE BIGGEST
GOOD THE BEST
NOISY THE NOISIEST
HANDSOME THE MOST
HANDSOME
* Comperative VS Superlative 8
BAD THE WORST
Short Adjectives
No. Syllables Adjective Comparative Superlative
1 short shorter the shortest
1 high higher the highest
1 cold colder the coldest
2 simple simpler the simplest
2 clever cleverer the cleverest

* Comperative VS Superlative 9
Long Adjectives
No of syllables Adjective Comparative Superlative

4 interesting more interesting most interesting

3 beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

4 intelligent more intelligent most intelligent

3 expensive more expensive most expensive

3 dangerous more dangerous most dangerous

* Comperative VS Superlative 10
⮚ Write the comparative form of the given
adjectives:

• intelligent
• funny
• carefull
• small
• boring

* Comperative VS Superlative 11
Which of the adjectives
are irregular?
• HOT - BIG - COLD - OLD - YOUNG -
BAD - FAST - QUICK - LITTLE - SLOW -
SHORT – COOL - GOOD - FAR -
SMALL - LONG - LOW – HIGH - WIDE -
LARGE - FEW - WARM - SMART

* Comperative VS Superlative 12
as ….. as

• Cindy (beautiful) Pamela

• Cindy is as beautiful as Pamela.

* Comperative VS Superlative 13
• Gordon (fat) Tom

• Tom is as fat as Gordon.

* Comperative VS Superlative 14

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