Transcript Comparison of Adjectives Private Moldo

Comparison of Adjectives
Forming
the Comparative
We add –er
to one syllable adjectives.
Cold
Old
Tall
Fast
Colder
Older
Taller
Faster
We add –er after
a vowel+consonant,
we double the final consonant.
Hot
Big
Fat
Hotter
Bigger
Fatter
We add –er to one-syllable
adjectives ending in –e.
Wide
Late
Large
Wider
Later
Larger
We add –ier to
two-syllable adjectives after
a consonant+ -y.
Easy
Early
Happy
Easier
Earlier
Happier
We use more with two or
more syllable adjectives.
Beautiful
Famous
Useful
Comfortable
More beautiful
More famous
More useful
More comfortable
We can use –er or more with
some two-syllable adjectives
Quieter
or
Cleverer or
Narrower or
Simpler
or
Commoner or
More quiet
More clever
More narrow
More simple
More common
A few adjectives have
irregular comparative forms.
Good
Bad
Far
Little
Many
Better
Worse
Farther/Further
Less
More
We use the comparative
form of adjectives to compare
one person, thing, etc. with another.
comparative + than
we use than after the
comparative
Red house is bigger than
blue house
He is taller
than me
Forming
the Superlative
We use –est, -st or –iest
to form the superlative of
one-syllable adjectives.
old
large
happy
wet
late
older
larger
happier
wetter
later
the oldest
the largest
the happiest
the wettest
the latest
We use most to form the
superlative of adjectives that
have two or more syllables
comfortable
interesting
important
beautiful
famous
the most comfortable
the most interesting
the most important
the most beautiful
the most famous
A few adjectives have
irregular superlative forms.
Good
Bad
Little
Many
Far
better
worse
less
more
farther
(further
the best
the worst
the least
the most
the farthest
the furthest)
We use the superlative form
of the adjective to compare three
or more people, things, etc.
the + superlative
we use the before the superlative
He is the happiest man in
the world.
This is the biggest animal.
as + comparative + as
We use as+comparative+as
to compare places, people,
events or things, when
there is no difference.
Tom is 14 years old.
Marry is also 14 years old.
Marry is as old as Tom.
We can show differences
by using not as+…….+as.
A dog is
not as dangerous as a tiger.
Examples
Robert is young.
Richard is younger than Robert
Bob is the youngest.
This car is expensive
This is more expensive than
the first one.
This is the most expensive
The moon is as happy as the sun.
A strawberry is smaller
than a pumpkin.
Exercises
Which one is more beautiful?
Which one is faster?
Which one is the most
dangerous?
Which man is busier?
Complete the sentences using the
comparative form of the verbs.
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A plane is……(fast) than a car.
A bike is ……(cheap) than a motorbike.
A city is ……(big) than a village.
Winter is …….(cold) than Spring.
A motorbike …..(expensive) than a
bike.
• Tv is ……(good) than radio.
Complete the sentences using the
superlative form of the verbs.
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A plane is……(fast)
A bike is ……(cheap)
A city is ……(big) place
Winter is …….(cold) season
A motorbike …..(expensive)
TV is ……(good) to watch
Choose the correct word or phrase
underlined in each sentence.
• Our journey took longer than/the
longest we expected.
• The fish was so tasty as/as tasty as the
meat.
• This is the taller/tallest building in the
world.
• Reading is more interesting/the most
interesting than walking