Basics of English Grammar

Comparative and superlative

forms of adjectives

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Contents• Introduction

• What is a noun?

• What is an adjective?

• What is a syllable?

• Syllable – further examples

• Adjectives• Comparative form

• How to built comparative forms?

• Superlative form

• How to built superlative forms?

• Summary• Comparison chart

• Practice• Superlative forms

• Comparative forms

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What is a noun?

Noun is a word which refers to a thing, person, activity, place etc.

car

street

teacher

reading

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What is an adjective?

Adjective is a word which describes a noun

fast

big

expensive

car

adjectives noun

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What is a syllable?

Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound

reading

read ing1st syllable 2nd syllable

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Syllables – examples

1. One-syllable adjectives

2. Two-syllable adjectives

3. Three-syllable adjectives

fast big cheap long

hap

im

py crazy dirty

portant wonderful

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What is a “comparative form”?

Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘more’

fast-er

My car is fast.

But his car is faster.

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good

modern

“Comparative form”?

How is a ‘comparative’ form built?

longerone syllable adjectives

two syllable adjectives

ending in -lyfunn

other two and three

syllable adjectives

irregular adjectives

for example ‘good’

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yier

modernmore

better

What is a “superlative form”?

Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘most’

fast-est

My car is fast.

Your car is fast.

But his car is the fastest.

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y

“Superlative form”?

How is a ‘superlative’ form built?

longestone syllable adjectives

two syllable adjectives

ending in -lyfunn

other two and three

syllable adjectives

irregular adjectives

for example ‘good’

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iest

modernmodernmost

goodbest

Summary comparison

longest

iestfunn

modernmost

best

longer

iestfunn

modernmore

better

long

funny

modern

good

comparative superlative

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On the following three slides you will find the instructions

for three exercises related to your subject.

Exercise I

Give Polish translation

Exercise II

Give comparative forms

Exercise III

Give superlative forms

All the excersises are prepared on the basis of the

following list of adjectives. [Go to the list]

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Exercise – Polish equivalentsWhere you are:

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Give Polish translation for a group of 25 adjectives

title

adjective

to be

translated

question

number – press

arrows to go to

the next word

supply translation

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Exercise – comparativesWhere you are:

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Give comparative forms for a group of 25 adjectives

title

adjective

to be

transformed

question

number – press

arrows to go to

the next word

supply the comparative

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Exercise – superlativesWhere you are:

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Give superlative forms for a group of 25 adjectives

title

adjective

to be

transformed

question

number – press

arrows to go to

the next word

supply the superlative

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List of adjectives

hot big thin

nice pleasant young

short intelligent lovely

kind happy attractive

exciting pretty unhappy

good annoyed careless

bad tasty perfect

tired upset terrible

ugly

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