Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparatives

Adjectives

BigSmall

Safe

Dangerous

FastSlow

Selfish

Happy

Beautiful

Complex

Nice

When we compare, we compare two objects, two animals, two persons, two buils...

Rules:

Rule 1: 1 syllable adjective + er

Doble consonant

CVC (consonant + vowel + consonant) Big (cvc) = Bigger

Look out!!!

Tall+er= Taller + Than

Example of RULE 1

Chocolate is NICER THAN beans

An apple is BIGGER THAN ants

Rule 2: adjectives with 2 syllables ending in Y+IER

Crazy/Funny/Happy/Hungry/Thirsty/Angry + ier

Shakira is PREATIER THAN Ladie Gaga Chris Hemsworth is FUNNIER THAN George Cloone

Music is EASIER THAN Maths

MORE + adjective (+2) + THAN

My uncle is more worker than my dad

Rule 3: adjectives with 2+

DangerousSafe UglyCheep

MORE + adjective (+2) + THAN

A mobile phone is more expensive than a samsung

Rule 3: adjectives with 2+

Beautiful Adorable DangerousConfortable

A tiger is more aggresive than a flyA sofa is more confortable than chair A tiger is more dangerous than my table

One direction is more famous than 5SOS

Good

Bad

Far

Better

Worse

Further

My cousin is worse in crafts than my grandmaMichael Jordan is better than Juan Carlos Navarro

A fox is further than a turtle

Rule 4: Irregular adjectives

Class exercises

1/Egipt..........Alaska (hot) 2/ Barça..........Madrid(good)

3/Grey.........white (dark) 4/ The beach........an hotel (sunny)

5/ Morgan Freeman..........Mario Casas(older)

Answers to the exercices

1/ Egipt is hotter than Alaska 2/ Barça is better than Madrid 3/ Grey is darker than white

4/ The beach is sunnier than an hotel 5/ Morgan Freeman is older than Mario Casas

Superlatives

From a group of things/people take 1

He's the tallest

Rules: Danger Than

Rule 1: 1 syllable adjective +est

Doble consonant

CVC (consonant + vowel + consonant) Big (cvc) = Biggest

Look out!!!

Tall+est= Tallest +The

THE✅

Rule 1: one syllable adjectives + est

Richest

Biggest (cvc)

EasiestPrettiest

Tallest

Shortest

1- Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world

2- Obama is the richest person in the USA

3- Marina is the smallest person in 1rst of ESO B

4- Everest is the highest mountain in the world

5- Sagrada Familia is the biggest monument in Barcelona

Rule 2: adj Y= iest

Lazy + iest Paul is the laziest in the class

Examples Rule 2Funny = the happiest Crazy = the crasiest

Happy = the happiest Angry = the angriest

1- Jennifer Aniston is THE PRETTIEST women in the world 2- Dani Rovira is THE FUNNIEST actor in Spain

3- Judith.F is THE HAPPIEST girl in the class 4- Berta is THE CRASIEST girl in the class 5- Aina is THE ANGRIEST girl in the class

THE MOST+ adjective (+2)

A mobile phone is the most expensive mobil

Rule 3: adjectives with 2+

Beautiful Adorable DangerousConfortable

A tiger is the most agressive animal in the worldA sofa is the most comfortable in the world

One direction is the most famous boy band in the world

1- Cocodrile is the most dangerous animal in the world

Cats are the most adorable animals in the world

Michael Jackson is the most famous singer in the world

Rule 4: Irregular adjectives

The best The worst

The furthest

Good Bad Far

Brad Pitt is the best actor in the world

Miley Cyrus is the worst singer in the USA

New Zealand is the furthest island in the world (Barcelona)

Class exercises

1/ New York is..............................city in the USA(modern) 2/ Albert Cirera is.............................boy in our class(old)

3/ Lawrence is.............................runner in 1st of ESO B(worst) 4/ Elephant is....................................animal in the world(big) 5/ Grown ups is.............................movie in the world(funny)

Answers to the exercises

1/ New York is the most modern city in the USA 2/ Albert Cirera is the oldest boy in our class

3/ Lawrence is the worst runner in 1st of ESO B 4/ Elephant is the biggest animal in the world

5/ Grown Ups is the funniest movie in the world

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Judith Vegas