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Comparative andSuperlative Adjectives
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Comparative and Superlative
Adjectives• Comparative adjectives
Superlative adjectives
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Comparative adjectives
When do we use them?
We use them to compare TWO objects,people, places…
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Comparative adjectives
How do we use them? There are 5 rules:
g ule !g ule "
g ule #
g ule $
g ule 5
g Summar%
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Comparative adjectivesg ule !
Adjectives with 1 syllable add –er.
Adj& ' (er ' than
)*ample:
+art is tall er than ,a--ie&
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Comparative adjectives
g ule "
Adjectives ending – change it into !"#$.
Adj&.(%/ Adj&.(ier/ ' than
)*ample:
la0 % la0 i er than
Homer is la0 ier than 1isa&
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Comparative adjectivesg ule #
One syllable adjectives ending withCO%SO%A%T&'OW#(&CO%SO%A%T doublethe last consonant and add –er.
)*ample:
2a t 2a tt er than
C 3 C
Homer is 2a tt er than ,ar-e
*" consonants
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Comparative adjectivesg ule $
Adjectives with ) or more syllables notending in * add +O$# be,ore the
adjective.more ' adj& ." or more s%llables/ ' than
)*ample:
beauti2ul more beauti2ul than
,a--ie is more beauti2ul than ,r& +urns&
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Comparative adjectives
g ule 5
-ood better than
bad worse than
2ar 2arther than 4 2urther than
much more
"rregular adjectives to memori-e.
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Comparative adjectives
g Summar%
ule… adjective comparative
1. add (ertall
small
taller than
smaller than
). drop %, add (erla0%
happ%
la0ier than
happier than
. C'3'C 6 doubles lastconsonant
2at
bi-
2atter than
bi--er than
/. " or ' s%llables .not endin- in7/ add 8)
beauti2ul
dan-erous
more beauti2ul than
more dan-erous than
0. 9rre-ular 2orms .memori0e/-ood
bad
better than
worse than
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Superlative adjectives When do we use them?
We use them to compare 8) object,person, place… in a ;8
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Superlative adjectives
How do we use them? There are 5 rules:
g ule !g ule "
g ule #
g ule $
g ule 5
g Summar%
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Superlative adjectivesg ule !
Adjectives with 1 syllable add the2 –est3.
the ' adj& ' (est
)*ample:
,r& +urns is the rich est in Sprin-2ield&
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Superlative adjectives
g ule "
Adjectives ending – change it into !"#ST.
Adj&.(%/ the ' adj&.(iest/
)*ample:
2unn % the 2unn iest
>rust% is the 2unn iest clown in Sprin-2ield&
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Superlative adjectivesg ule #
One syllable adjectives ending withCO%SO%A%T&'OW#(&CO%SO%A%T double
the last consonant and add –est.
)*ample:
2a t the 2a tt est
C 3 C
Homer is the 2a tt est in the Simpson?s 2amil%&
*" consonants
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Superlative adjectivesg ule $
Adjectives with ) or more syllables notending in add T4# +OST be,ore the
adjective.the most ' adj& ." or more s%llables/
)*ample:
dan-erous the most dan-erous
@at Ton% is the most dan-erous -an-ster o2 the Sprin-2ield ma2ia&
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Superlative adjectives
g ule 5
-ood the best
bad the worst
2ar the 2arthest 4 the 2urthest
much the most
"rregular adjectives to memori-e.
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Superlative adjectives
g Summar%
ule… adjective superlative
1. add the estBrich
lon-
the richest
the lon-est
).rop %, add the iestB2unn%
cra0%
the 2unniest
the cra0iest
. C'3'C 6 doubles lastconsonant
2at
bi-
the 2attest
the bi--est
/. " or ' s%llables .not endin- in7/ add TH) 8ST
beauti2ul
dan-erous
the most beauti2ul
the most dan-erous
0. 9rre-ular 2orms .memori0e/-ood
bad
the best
the worst
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Practice
Born December 18, 1963
Born March 28, 1986
Born 2 May 1975
Born August 4, 1961
Whois...Old?Older?Oldest?
Born Setember 4, 1981
Thi h i l 96 f t
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This house is only 96 square feet,smaller than most people’sbathrooms. It’s the
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