COMPARATIVE AND COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES

Practice1- Her dress is ……… than mine!

a. taller b. longer c. as short as

2- Is Eiffel Tower the ……….. one worldwide?a. tallest b. highest c. both are correct

Practice again!!3- I am shorter than you. I am not

…………. you.a. so tall as b. not as tall as you c. as short as d. a &c

4- Which …… more dangerous, dinosaurs or whales?a. is b. are c. can

Practice one more time!!!

5- …………. sport is the least interesting?a. What b.Which c. Which of

6- Which sport is …………….enjoyable, swimming or football?a. the most b. less c. the least d. a & c

SOME RULES ABOUT FORMING COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

• One syllable adjectives generally form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by adding -est, e.g.:

Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

Soft Softer The softestCheap Cheaper The cheapestSweet Sweeter The sweetestThin Thinner The thinnest

SPELLING RULES• Note that if a one syllable adjective ends in a

single vowel letter followed by a single consonant letter, the consonant letter is doubled, e.g.: thin → thinner, big → biggest.

• If an adjective ends in -e, this is removed when adding -er/-est, e.g.: wide → wider/widest.

• If an adjective ends in a consonant followed by -y, -y is replaced by -i when adding -er/-est, e.g.: dry → drier/driest.

TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

• two syllable adjectives which end in -y usually form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by adding -est, (note the change of -y to -i in the comparative/superlative) e.g.:

Adjective Comparative

superlative

Lucky luckier The luckiestPretty Prettier The prettiest Tidy Tidier The tidiest

TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES• two syllable adjectives ending in -

ed, -ing, -ful, or -less always form the comparative with more and the superlative with the most, e.g.:

Adjective Comparative

superlative

Worried More worried The most worried

Boring More boring The most boringCareful More careful The most

carefulUseless More useless The most

useless

THREE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES• Adjectives which have three or more syllables always form the

comparative and superlative with MORE and THE MOST, e.g.:

• The only exceptions are some three syllable adjectives which have been formed by adding the prefix -un to another adjective, especially those formed from an adjective ending in -y. These adjectives can form comparatives and superlatives by using more/most or adding -er/-est, e.g.:unhappy – unhappier – the unhappiest/ the most unhappy

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Dangerous More dangerous The most dangerous

Difficult More difficult The most difficult

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Good Better The bestBad Worse The worstFar Farther/further The farthest/furthest

Little Less than The least

Many/ Much

More than The most

USE OF COMPARATIVES• Comparatives are very commonly

followed by than and a pronoun or noun group, in order to describe who the other person or thing involved in the comparison is, e.g.:

• John is taller than me.

• I think that she’s more intelligent than her sister.

OTHER USES OF COMPARATIVES• Comparatives are often qualified by using words and phrases such as

much, a lot, far, a bit/little, slightly etc., e.g.:

You should go by train, it would be much cheaper.Could you be a bit quieter?

I’m feeling a lot better.Do you have one that’s slightly bigger?

• Two comparatives can be contrasted by placing the before them, indicating that a change in one quality is linked to a change in another, e.g.:The smaller the gift, the easier it is to send.

The more stressed you are, the worse it is for your health.

• Two comparatives can also be linked with and to show a continuing increase in a particular quality, e.g.:– The sea was getting rougher and rougher.– Her illness was becoming worse and worse.– He became more and more tired as the weeks went by

USE OF SUPERLATIVES• Like comparatives, superlatives can be placed before nouns in the

attributive position, or occur after be and other link verbs, e.g.:

– the most delicious chocolate cake I’ve ever eaten– Annabel was the youngest– This restaurant is the best

• As shown in the second two examples, superlatives are often used on their own if it is clear what or who is being compared. If you want to be specific about what you are comparing, you can do this with a noun, or a phrase beginning with in or of, e.g.:

– Annabel was the youngest child– Annabel was the youngest of the children– This restaurant is the best in town.

THE OPPOSITES OF COMPARATIVE AND

SUPERLATIVES• we use the forms less (the opposite of

comparative more), and the least (the opposite of superlative the most).

• Less is used to indicate that something or someone does not have as much of a particular quality as someone or something else, e.g.:

– This sofa is less comfortable.– I’ve always been less patient than my sister.

• The least is used to indicate that something or someone has less of a quality than any other person or thing of its kind, e.g.:

– It’s the least expensive way to travel.– She was the least intelligent of the three sisters.

as adj as = so adg as• I am as happy as you. • I am so interested as you.

• I am not as bored as you.

• I am not so angry as you.

Q???• How + adj ……. ?How big is the whale?

It is as big as a building. • Which is faster, a car or a train?

The car is faster than the train.• Which animal is the most dangerous?• The lion is the most dangerous animal• Which are more difficult, Science

experiments or Math problems?

Practice:

• The dinosaur is one of the ……!!!…… dangerous animals on land.

Prepositions • Animals on land• Animals in the world

Adjs Q???• Exs of adj of persons:

How old are you? What’s your age? I am….. years old

•How tall are you? I am one metre 60 centimeters tall

• What is your weight? How heavy are you? I weigh 60 kilograms.

• I’m 60 Kg heavy.

Adjectives of things:• How high is the building? What’s the

height of the building? It’s 40 m high.

• How heavy is the ship? What’s the weight of the ship? It weighs 60,000 tonnes.

Adj Qs• How long does it take? Time.

• How long is this tape? It is 70 centimeters long.

• How long is that road? It’s 100 km long

•How wide is the classroom? It’s 1 metre wide.

Adj Qs• How far is the school from here? It’s 30

kilometres far.• How old is the ship? It’s 70 years old .

• How wide is the lake? It’s 10 km wide.How deep is the Red sea? It’s 10 km deep.

Free Practice

Exchangable

Qs• What: weight / height/ depth/

width/ length + is + something?

(What+ n) + is + something?(How + adj) is something?

Speeds:• How fast something moves:

How fast is the ship? It can sail at 50 km an hourHow fast is this plane? It can fly at 40 km an hourHow fast is this car? It can go 180 km an hour

Quantities:How much sugar do you like in your cup of tea?

I like two spoons of sugar, please..

Say numbers!!• 8890 years ago• 1890000 people• 155,000,000 days ago• 5905 m.• 7090 kg.