U6 comparatives and superlatives-5 to -2a
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Institución Educativa Particular
«Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»
Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher
Comparatives and superlatives
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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
•One-syllable adjectives add –er for the comparative and –est for the superlative.
small nice big warm hot
smaller smallest nicer nicest bigger biggest warmer warmest hotter hottest
* We use more and most before words ending in –ed, e.g. bored > more bored
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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
•We use more and most with two-syllable adjectives not ending in –y, and with longer ones.
careful boring famous excitin
g reliabl
e
more careful most careful
more boring most boring
more famous most famous
more exciting most exciting
more reliable most reliable
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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
•Two-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + y lose y and add –ier and -iest
busy happy dirty
busier busiest happier happiest dirtier dirtiest
Some two-syllable adjectives not ending in “-y” also add -er / -est; e.g. narrow, clever, gentle, quiet, simple.
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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVESSpelling rules for the –er/-est endings
•Adjectives ending in –e add –r / -st, e.g.finer, safest, larger•Adjectives ending in consonant + y lose y and add –ier / -iest, e.g.lovelier, luckiest, prettier•Adjectives ending in a single vowel + single consonant double the consonant, e.g.fitter, sadder, thinner, wettest, hottest
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COMPARISON OF ADVERBS:•Some adverbs have the same form as an adjective. They add –er / -est, e.g.earlier, fastest, harder, highest•Many adverbs are an adjective + ly. They form the comparative and superlative with more / most, e.g.more easily, most carefully, more slowly
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IRREGULAR FORMS:
•Some adjectives / adverbs have irregular forms:
good/well bad/badly far
better best
worse worst farther
farthest further
furthest
We can use elder / eldest instead of older / oldest for people in the same family.
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Institución Educativa Particular
«Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»
Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher
Comparatives and superlatives
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EXERCISES
1. Make sentences using the comparative and superlative form :
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FRUIT
FRIES
CHOCOLATEHealthyTastyFattening
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DifficultEasy
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SPAINCANADA
JAMAICA
ColdHotPopulated
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IRONING
CLEANING
COOKING
BoringUseful
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BIKE
SUV
ELECTRIC CAR
CheapSlowSmall
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AmusingPopularDangerous
ICE SKATING
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL
SNOWBOARDING
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TOKYO
LA FELGUERA
MAUI
Noisy Quiet Crowded