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Basics of English Grammar
Comparative and Superlative
forms of adjectives
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
read ing
read ing 1st 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 cra zy dir ty
por tant won der ful
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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?
long er one syllable adjectives
two syllable adjectives
ending in -ly funn
other two and three
syllable adjectives
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
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y ier
modern more
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?
long est one syllable adjectives
two syllable adjectives
ending in -ly funn
other two and three
syllable adjectives
irregular adjectives
for example ‘good’
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iest
modern modern most
good best
Summary comparison
long est
iest funn
modern most
best
long er
iest funn
modern more
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 comparative forms
Exercise II
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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Key Exercise
Exercise
Exercise – comparatives Where 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
check your answer
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go to the
exercise
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Exercise – superlatives Where 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
check your answer
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exercise
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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