1. COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

2. COMPARATIVE

Have a look at the following sentences: 3. -Jim istaller thanMark. 4. -Sara and Martha dancebetter thanme. 5. -Michael workedharder thanSteve. 6. -This computer isslower thanmine. 7. -My house isbigger thanyours.

8. How do we create the comparative? SHORT ADJECTIVE + ER + THAN Sara is tall er thanMia. Steve worked hard er thanme. My house is big ger thanyours. 9. Be aware thatone-syllable adjectivesdouble the last consonant.bigbig ger than hothot ter than 10. EXCEPTIONS

There are some exceptions to this rule: 11. goodbetter than 12. badworse than 13. farfarther than / further than 14. fastfast / faster

15. With long adjectives...

We say: 16. This picture is MORE beautifulTHAN that one. 17. John's film is MORE interestingTHAN Mary's film. 18. We add the word MORE and the adjective does not change.

19. SUPERLATIVES

We use the SUPERLATIVE when we refer to something that has the quality of the highest degree. Have a look: Mark isthestrong estplayer in the team. Sarah isthetall estgirl in the classroom. Paris isthebigg estcity in France.

20. We form SUPERLATIVES: THE + ADJECTIVE + EST Bolt isthefast estrunner in the world. Michael istherich estman in the world. This isthecold estwater I have ever drunk! That isthehott estplace on earth! 21. EXCEPTIONS:

Goodthe best 22. Worse the worst 23. Farthe furthest

24. With long adjectives... THE + MOST + ADJECTIVE Sara isthe most beautifulgirl in the city. His film isthe most boringfilm in the cinema. This T-shirt isthe most expensiveone. 25. NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO PRACTISE...GOOD LUCK!!