Mg. Elsa Magdalena Diez Pachas

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ENGLISH III

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

ADJECTIVES.

AS ADJECTIVE AS.

ORIENTACIONES

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• Comparative and Superlative adjectives. • As adjective as.

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A: Where do you buy shoes?

B: I like Bata Department store.

A: Is Bata better than Vilma’s?

B: I think so. It has a bigger selection.

Note: For more vocabulary open your book to page 62.

I like this one.

It’s more expensive than this one. That is cheaper, look. You always want the most expensive.

Well, I’m not going to buy the cheapest car here.

Comparatives

Comparatives are used to compare two things. You can use sentences with THAN, or you can use a conjunction like BUT. Examples:

•Jiro is taller than Yukio. •Yukio is tall, but Jiro is taller.

Superlatives

Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Superlative sentences usually use THE, because there is only one superlative. Examples:

•Masami is the tallest in the class. •Yukio is tall, and Jiro is taller, but Masami is the tallest.

Jiro

Yukio

Masami

We form the comparative and superlative adjective (Cheap) and long Ajectives (expensive) in different ways.

Adjective form Comparative Superlative

Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples:wide, fine, cute

Add -R:wider, finer, cuter

Add -ST:widest, finest, cutest

Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Examples:hot, big, fat

Double the consonant, and add -ER:hotter, bigger, fatter

Double the consonant, and add -EST:hottest, biggest, fattest

Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Examples:light, neat, fast

Add -ER:lighter, neater, faster

Add -EST:lightest, neatest, fastest

Two syllables, ending in Y. Examples:happy, silly, lonely

Change Y to I, then add -ER:happier, sillier, lonelier

Change Y to I, then add -EST:happiest, silliest, loneliest

Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples:modern, interesting, beautiful

Use MORE before the adjective:more modern, more interesting, more beautiful

Use MOST before the adjective:most modern, most interesting, most beautiful

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When we compare things we use a different form of the adjective:

fat fatter fattest

Examples Adjectives

large larger largest

The first apple is large.

The second apple is larger than the first.

The third apple is the largest of the three.

A few of the comparatives and superlatives in English do not follow the usual pattern. Here is a list of common exceptions.

Irregular Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form

good better best

bad worse worst

far farther farthest

little less least

many more most

Exercises

1. Fill in the gaps. Use the comparative of the word in brackets.

• My house is ______ than yours (small)

• Sara is ______ than Tom (young)

• Teresa is ______ than John (old)

2. Write sentences. Use comparatives.

– Karol/ thin/ Maria __________________________

– Rob /funny/ Sam __________________________

– My classroom/big/yours _____________________

– Mary/happy/ Johanna _______________________

3. Complete the sentences. Use the

comparative of the word in brackets.

– Chemistry is ________ than English (difficult)

– Brad Pitt is ________ than Marc Anthony

(handsome)

– Frank is __________ than Susan (intelligent)

– Jennifer is ___________ than Angeline

(beautiful)

4. Fill in the gaps. Use the comparative form of good, bad and far. – Italian food is ______ than American food (good)– His handwriting is ______ than Mabel’s (bad)– My school is _______ from here than the park (far)

5. Click on the answer you think is correct.

A. Argentina is _____ than England.• Bigger• more big• biggest

B. Tomas is _____ than his brother.• Attractiver• more attractive• most attractive

C. Villages are _____ than cities.• Noisier• Busier• more peaceful

Exercise 1. Write the comparative form of the words in brackets.

They´ve made these chocolate bars smaller (small).

Sports is more interesting (interesting) than politics.

1. Can´t you think of anything ………………(intelligent) to say?

2. Well, the place looks………………(clean) now.

3. Olive looks……………………….(thin) that she did.

4. You need to draw it………………..(carefully).

5. The weather is getting ……………….(bad).

6. The programme will be shown at a ……………………...(late) date.

7. I can´t stay………………..(long) than half an hour.

8. A mobile phone would be a…………………(useful) present.

9. I´ll try to finish the job……………..(soon)

10. It was………………. (busy) than usual in town today.

11. I´ll been even……………..(annoyed) if you do that again.

12. Since the break-in I feel ……………… (nervous)

Exercises

1. Complete the sentences. Use the superlatives of the words in brackets

– Mary is ______ of all the students (tall)– Max's story is _______ story I've ever heard. (long)– My grandmother is ________ person I know (old)

2. Write sentences. Use superlatives.• My dog/big/all the dogs in the neighborhood.• Mary/fat/in the school• John/happy boy/ in the world.

3. Write sentences.– English/is/interesting/school subjects– My mom/is beautiful/woman/I know– Valentina/is/intelligent/person/I’ve seen– Chemistry/is/difficult/school subject

4. Fill in the gaps. Use the correct superlative.– Sam has _______ grades in the class (good)– Teresa had _______ day ever (bad)– The North Pole is ________ place in the world (far)

Exercise 4. Write the superlative form of the words in brackets.

It’s the shortest (short) day of the year.

It´s the most beautiful (beautiful) in the world.

1. That was the ……..(funny) film I´ve ever seen.

2. It was the …….. (horrible) feeling I´ve ever had.

3. Have you heard her ………..(recent) book?

4. It´s the …………(large) company in the country.

5. It was the ……… (boring) speech I´ve ever heard.

6. You´ve got the ………...(far) to travel.

7. That´s the ……….. (helpful) idea so far.

8. The factory uses the …….. (modern) production methods.

9. This is the ……….. (early) I´ve ever got up.

10. It was the ……………. (sad) day in my life.

AdjectiveAdjective ComparativeComparative Superlative Superlative

Heavy Heavier heaviest

Good

Fat The fattest

difficult

Funnier

The worst

Thin

Bigger

The most intelligent

12.. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

• My house is (big) ____ than yours. • This flower is (beautiful) _______ than that one. • This is the (good) ______ book I have ever read. • Non-smokers usually live (long) _______ than

smokers. • Which is the (dangerous) _______ animal in the

world? • A holiday by the sea is (good) ______ than a

holiday in the mountains. • It is strange but often a coke is (expensive)

________ than a beer. • Who is the (rich) _________ woman on earth? • The weather this summer is even (bad) _______

than last summer. • He was the (intelligent) _________ thief of all.

AS ADJECTIVE AS

As adjective as

COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY

-This book is as interesting as that magazine.

-Charles isn’t as tall as John.

• Esta estructura se usa para decir que dos sustantivos son de iguales.

AS+ adjective + AS = TAN + adjetivo + COMO

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