Comparative & superlative adjectives in English
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COMPARATIVE &SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
IN ENGLISHAIMED TO: ESO/BACHILLERATO STUDENTS
©2014.Mayte Garrido. ESL Teacher. Spain
COMPARATIVE
SUPERIORITY
MÁS…QUE
EQUALITYTAN…COMO
INFERIORITY
MENOS…QUE
ONE-TWO SYLLABLES
TWO SYLLABLES OR
MORE
AS EXPENSIVE AS(NOT) SO TALL AS
LESS BEAUTIFUL THAN
LESS BIG THANLESS POPULAR THAN FUNNIER THAN
CUTER THANBIGGER THAN
MORE BORING THAN MORE SERIOUS
THAN
IRREGULARS: GOOD- BETTER THAN
BAD-WORSE THANFAR- FURTHER/FARTHER THAN
OLD-ELDER LITTLE-LESS
MUCH/MANY-MORE
Gap filling1. My brother is 18 years old, I am 14 years old, so my brother is _______(old) than
me.2. Sarah’s car is _______(big) and ________(expensive) than Marta’s car. 3. Today’s ___________(hot) than yesterday. 4. I am 60 kg and Jessica is 59 kg. I am a bit _________(fat) than Jessica. 5. I am good at Maths. John is good at Maths too. I am ____________(good) as John. 6. Yesterday I was very happy. Today I am sad. I am not ___________(happy) as
yesterday. 7. For __________(far) information, call us on 7858 5958. 8. This situation is _________(bad) than I expected!9. Ann is beautiful. Mary is prettier. Ann is ___________(beautiful) than Mary. 10. My English book is ____________(thick) than my Music book.
CONSTRUCTIONS WITH COMPARATIVES (Bach)
A) GRADUAL INCREASES
The rent of our house is getting more and more expensive
Those cars are cheaper and cheaper
B) PARALLEL INCREASE (The+ comparative…The+comparative)
The more I see you, the more I love you
The hotter, the better
ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION /ə/ shwa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_5.shtml
better[ˈbetər] bigger [‘bɪgər] smaller[‘smɒlər]
Compare these three people
SUPERLATIVEEL/LA MÁS…DE
ONE-TWO SYLLABLES
TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES
THE FATTESTTHE LARGESTTHE SHYEST
THE MOST INTELLIGENTTHE MOST PLEASANT
THE MOST INTERESTING
IRREGULARS: GOOD- THE BESTBAD- THE WORST
FAR- THE FURTHEST/FARTHEST
OLD- THE ELDEST LITTLE- THE LEAST
MUCH/MANY- THE MOST
“Emma is the most beautiful girl in the world”
“Dan is the tallest of all”.
DISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNERDISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNERWho’s the tallest?Who’s the best?
Who’s the most handsome?Who’s the richest?
USEFUL LINKS
• http://recursostic.educacion.es/malted/web/curso.php?id=10&sec=unidades • http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/
learnit/learnitv140.shtml • http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/
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