Comparatives and Superlatives

By teacher Silvino Sieben

3ª Série EM

Comparatives

• Comparative equality

• - As…as: when similar things are the same in an aspect. Pattern: As + adjective + as.

• Example: John is 21 years old. Mary is 21 years old.

• John is as old as Mary.

Negative Examples…verb to be + not + as + adj. + as…

Fred is 20 years old. Jean is 21 years old.

Fred isn’t as old as Jean

This book costs $3. That book costs $5.

This book isn’t as expensive as that book.

Comparatives

Comparative superiority – long words

-more…than

Conexão is more expensive than Renner

Barra shopping is more interesting than Sider shopping

Comparatives

Comparative inferiority

- less…than

Renner is less expensive than Conexão

Sider shopping is less interesting than Barra shopping

ComparativesComparatives – short words-er…thanAdd –er than to short adjectives like

EX:

Barra shopping is bigger than Sider shopping

Carlos is taller than the teacher

comparatives

• Exceptions

• Good – Better than

• Bad – Worse than

Superlative

• Superlative Form: use it when you talk about more than two people or things.

Use the most + adjective for long words

EX: Lamborghini is the most expensive car

Superlative

Use the least + adjective for long words

Batoré is the least beautiful

artist.

Superlative

Add –est to short adjectives

 

Examples: Rosa: 12 Rita: 15 Jenny: 17

Rosa is the youngest girl.

Jenny is the oldest of the three.

Superlative

Irregulars:

Good – The Best

Bad – The worst

Far – The farthest/furthest

• 1. My homework is ____________ Ali’s homework. (good)

• 2. London is ______________ Rio de Janeiro. (cold)

• 3. Maths is _____________ science. (easy)

• 4. Science is _____________ maths. (difficult)

• 5. A dog is _______________ a cat. (big)

• 6. An orange is __________ a lemon. (sweet)

• 7. My father is ____________ my mother. (old)

• 8. The food in a cafeteria is _______the food in restaurant. (cheap)

• 9. The weather yesterday was _________the weather today.(bad)

• 10. Watching television is ___________ reading a book.(interesting)