Transcript Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparatives & Superlatives
as … as and the example:
• Jane is as tall as John.
Positive Form
Use the positive form of the
adjective if the comparison not as … as / not so … as and
contains one of the
the example:
following expressions:
• John is not as tall as Arnie.
Listening… Which is larger?
Comparative Form and Superlative
Form (-er/-est)
• one-syllable adjectives (clean, new, cheap)
• two-syllable adjectives ending in -y or er (easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever)
positive comparative
form
form
clean
cleaner
superlative form
(the) cleanest
Exceptions in spelling when adding er / -est
• silent ‘e’ is dropped
– Example: late-later-latest
• final ‘y’ after a consonant
becomes i
– Example: easy-easier-easiest
• final consonant after short,
stressed vowel is doubled
– Example: hot-hotter-hottest
Practice
Fill in the correct form of the words in
brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. My house is bigger/
biggest than yours.
2. This flower is more
beautiful/ beautiful than
that one.
3. This is the interesting/
most interesting book I
have ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually
live long/ longer than
smokers.
5. Which is the most
dangerous/
dangerous animal in the
world?
Fill in the correct form of the words in
brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. My house is bigger than
yours.
2. This flower is more
beautiful/ beautiful than
that one.
3. This is the interesting/
most interesting book I
have ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually
live long/ longer than
smokers.
5. Which is the most
dangerous/
dangerous animal in the
world?
Fill in the correct form of the words in
brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. My house is bigger than
yours.
2. This flower is more
beautiful than that one.
3. This is the interesting/
most interesting book I
have ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually
live long/ longer than
smokers.
5. Which is the most
dangerous/
dangerous animal in the
world?
Fill in the correct form of the words in
brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. My house is bigger than
yours.
2. This flower is more
beautiful than that one.
3. This is the most
interesting book I have
ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually
live long/ longer than
smokers.
5. Which is the most
dangerous/
dangerous animal in the
world?
Fill in the correct form of the words in
brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. My house is bigger than
yours.
2. This flower is more
beautiful than that one.
3. This is the most
interesting book I have
ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually
live longer than smokers.
5. Which is the most
dangerous/
dangerous animal in the
world?
Fill in the correct form of the words in
brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. My house is bigger than
yours.
2. This flower is more
beautiful than that one.
3. This is the most
interesting book I have
ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually
live longer than
smokers.
5. Which is the most
dangerous animal in the
world?
Bibliography
• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/adjectivesadverbs/adjectives/exercises
• http://www.curso-ingles.com/gramaticainglesa/compar.php
• http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/gra
mmar/regcom.htm
• http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes10/compa_1.ht
m
• http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.ph
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