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COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES
Mónica Redondo Arias
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1. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
My brother is older than me.
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1. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
• It’s more dangerous to cycle than to drive.
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2. COMPARATIVE ADVERBS (for
actions)• People walk more quickly than in the past.
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3. LESS + ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB
I’m less relaxed this year than I was last year.
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4. AS + ADJECTIVE / ADVERB + AS
• He drives as fast as his father .
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4. (NOT) AS + ADJECTIVE / ADVERB +
AS• Enrique doesn’t sing as well as his father.
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SHORT ADJECTIVES
Adjective
Comparative
-ER
Short Shorter 1 syllable: + -ER
Big Bigger 1 syllable, consonant+ + vowel + consonant= DOUBLE CONSONANT
Happy happier 2 syllables ending in cons -yFinal –y = i + ER
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LONG ADJECTIVESAdjective Comparative
MORE … THAN
Serious More serious than…
2 syllables: + -MORE … THAN.
Expensive More expensive than…
3 syllables: + MORE … THAN.
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IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE
GOOD BETTER THAN…
BAD WORSE THAN…
FAR FURTHER THAN …. FARTHER THAN ….
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ADVERBSAdverbs talk about how we do things
• He speaks faster than his sister
Adverbs ending in -ly
More …. Than More quickly than….
Rest of adverbs -er Faster
• People walk more quickly than in the past.
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COMPARATIVE WITH “LESS”
LESS + ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB
• I’m less relaxed this year than I was last year.
• This Picasso’s painting is less old than this Van Gogh’s.
• She plays less beautifully than her brother.
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LET’S PRACTICE!
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MAKE THE COMPARATIVE
Modern computers are much _______ the early ones (fast)FASTER THAN
I’m _________ this week ________ last week. (busy)BUSIER THAN
Newcatsle is _______ from London ______ Leeds (far)FURTHER THAN
I thought the 3rd Men in Black was ________________the first two. (bad) WORSE THAN
I’m not lazy – I just work _______________ you! (slowly)MORE SLOWLY THAN
Your bag is nicer than mine. My bag isn’t ___________________ (as…. as)AS NICE AS YOURS.
Tokyio is bigger than London. London isn’t _____________________ (as…as)AS BIG AS TOKYO
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SHORT ADJECTIVESAdjective Comparative
-EST
Short The Shortest 1 syllable: + THE …-EST
Big The biggest 1 syllable, consonant+ + vowel + consonant= DOUBLE CONSONANT
Happy The happiest 2 syllables ending in -yFinal –y = i + EST
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LONG ADJECTIVESAdjective Comparativ
e
THE MOST…
Serious The most serious.
2 syllables: THE MOST + adj.
Expensive The most expensive.
3 syllables: THE MOST + adj.
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SUPERLATIVES
We use IN + names of places.
This is the noisiest city in the world.
This is the noisiest city OF the world.
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EVERWe often use THE + superlative with the PRESENT PERFECT + EVER.
This is the most romantic dinner I’ve ever had.
This is the most romantic dinner I’ve never had
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LET’S PRACTICE!
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MAKE THE SUPERLATIVE
Thais are _____________ people I’ve ever met. (polite)
Yesterday was _______________ day of the year. (hot)
This is ______________ time to drive to the city. (bad)
This is ___________________ part of the exam (important)
_____________ I’ve ever flown is to Bali (far)
That’s definitely ___________ film I’ve ever seen (funny)
Rob’s daughters are all pretty, but I think Emily is _________ (pretty)
THE MOST POLITE
THE HOTTEST
THE WORST
THE MOST IMPORTANT
THE FURTHEST
THE FUNNIEST
THE PRETTIEST