rey lehi aguirre rios clare maro media and materials
DESCRIPTION
Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios Clare Maro Media and Materials. Superlative and Comparative. Superlatives and Comparatives. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios Clare Maro Media and Materials](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062313/56816643550346895dd9b8fe/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios
Clare Maro
Media and Materials
Superlative and Comparative
![Page 2: Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios Clare Maro Media and Materials](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062313/56816643550346895dd9b8fe/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Superlatives and Comparatives
Comparatives and Superlatives are special forms of adjectives. They are used to compare two or more things. Generally, comparatives are formed using -er and superlatives are formed using -est. This page will explain the rules for forming regular comparatives and superlatives, and also show some basic ways of using them.
![Page 3: Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios Clare Maro Media and Materials](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062313/56816643550346895dd9b8fe/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Superlative and compative
Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples: wide, fine, cute
Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Examples: hot, big, fat
Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Examples: light, neat, fast
Two syllables, ending in Y. Examples: happy, silly, lonely
Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples: modern, interesting, beautiful
![Page 4: Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios Clare Maro Media and Materials](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062313/56816643550346895dd9b8fe/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Comparative
Add -er: wider, finer, cuter
Double the consonant, and add -er: hotter, bigger, fatter
Add -er: lighter, neater, faster
Change y to i, then add -er: happier, sillier, lonelier
Use “more” before the adjective: more modern, more interesting, more beautiful
![Page 5: Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios Clare Maro Media and Materials](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062313/56816643550346895dd9b8fe/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Superlative
Add -est: widest, finest, cutest
Double the consonant, and add -est: hottest, biggest, fattest
Add -est: lightest, neatest, fastest
Change y to i, then add -est: happiest, silliest, loneliest
Use “most” before the adjective: most modern, most interesting, most beautiful
![Page 6: Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios Clare Maro Media and Materials](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062313/56816643550346895dd9b8fe/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
How to use comparatives
Comparatives are used to compare two things. You can use sentences with “than”.
Israel is taller than Raul.
Israel is more intelligent than Raul.
Florida is hotter than New York.
![Page 7: Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios Clare Maro Media and Materials](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062313/56816643550346895dd9b8fe/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Superlatives
Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Superlative sentences usually use “the”.
Hugo is the tallest in the class.
Píndaro is the most inteligente in the class.
![Page 8: Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios Clare Maro Media and Materials](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062313/56816643550346895dd9b8fe/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Comparative and superlatives.
positive comparative superlativeBad Worse WorstFar Farther FarthestFar Further FurthestGood Better Best
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/english_lessons/comparatives-and-superlative-exercises
![Page 9: Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios Clare Maro Media and Materials](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062313/56816643550346895dd9b8fe/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Audio.
![Page 10: Rey Lehi Aguirre Rios Clare Maro Media and Materials](https://reader036.vdocuments.mx/reader036/viewer/2022062313/56816643550346895dd9b8fe/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)