UNIT 8.Student´s book pages 56-61

Workbook pages 114-119

COMPERATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.

What are they for?

We use this to show diferences between two things.

To form them you need to know the number of syllables in the adjetive

Syllables are like the “sound beats”.Ex. Find one syllable. Finding Find-ing.

COMPERATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.

We use comparatives to compare differences between two odjects.

Noun (subject) + verb + comperative adjetive + than + noun (object.)

Ex. My house is larger than hers. This box is smaller than the one I lost.

COMPERATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.

We use superlatives to describe an object wich is upper or lower limit of a quality.

The subject is compared to a group of objects. Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjetive + noun (object.)

Ex. This is the smallest box I´ve ever seen. My house is the latgest one in our neightborhood.

COMPERATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.

How do we form them? The form depends on the number of

syllables in the original adjective. One Syllable adjectives.Add -er for the comparative.Add  -est for the superlative. Ex.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Tall Taller Tallest

Sad Sadder Saddest

Two syllables. Form the comparative either by adding -er or by

preceeding the adjective with more.  Form the superlative either by adding -est or by

preceeding the adjective with most. For adjectives ending in y, change the y to an i

before adding the ending.

Ex.

COMPERATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.

Adjective Comparative

Superlative

Tangled More tangled Most tangled

Happy Happier Happies

Three or more syllables. Form the comparative by putting more in front of

the adjective. Form the superlative by putting most in front.

Ext.

COMPERATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Important. More important.

Most important.

Expensive. More expensive.

Most expensive.

EXERCISES1. What is the comparative of "destructive"?A.) Destructiver B.) More destructive. C.) Destructivier.

2. What is the superlative of "ugly"?A.) Ugliest. B.) Uglier. C.) Uggliest.

3. What is the superlative of "small“ ?A.) Smaller B.) Smalliest. C.) Smallest.

4. What is the comparative of "hot"?A.) Hoter B.) Hotter C.) Hotest.

5. What is the comparative of "sad"?A.) Sader B.) Sadder C.) Saddier.

EXERCISES

1. Joe is ____ than Ed. (Short) 2. Al is the ____. (Short) 3. Ed is the____. (Thin) 4. Al has the ____ clothes. (Colorful) 5. Joe is ____ than Al. (Thin) 6. Al is____than Joe. (Heavy) 7. Ed is the____.(Light) 8. Joe is_____tnan Ed. (Happy) 9. Ed is the_____ .(Mysterious) 10. Joe is______ than Ed. (Energetic)

Make a sentence by re-ordering the words and punctuation.

1.   Vancouver      smaller      .      than      Victoria      is      much 

2.    is      in      the      city      Toronto      .      biggest      Canada  

3.Uglytown      Jasper      beautiful      .      is      than      more   

4.    province      most      .      Canada      BC      is      in      the      attractive   

EXERCISES

ANSWERS.

1. Victoria is much smaller than Vancouver.

2. Toronto is the biggest city in Canada.

3. Jasper is more beautiful than Uglytown.

4. BC is the most attractive province in Canada.