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Our objective is
1.To use ‘er’ and ‘est’ with comparative or superlative
words
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long
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long
longer
long
long
longer than
the longest
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tall
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tall
Taller than
the tallest
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strong
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strong
Stronger than
The strongest
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C O M P A R A T I V E S
• TO COMPARE ONE OR MORE ADJECTIVES or ADVERBS
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Comparative form of ADJECTIVES:
adjective example COMPARATIVE
ONE SYLLABLE
+ ER TALL / LONG
TALLER/ LONGER
Ending in VOWEL + CONSONANT
TWO SYLLABLE ENDING in Y
DOUBLE CONSONANT
Y IER
BIG/ THIN
LUCKY/ HAPPY
BIGGER/ THINNER
LUCKIER/ HAPPIER
3 SYLLABLES AND MORE
+ MORE- LESS
INTELLIGENTCARELESS
MORE CARELESS
LESS INTELLIGENT
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COMPARING WITH IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
EXAMPLE COMPARATIVE
GOODBADFAR
MANY/ MUCHA LITTLEOLDILLWELL
BETTERWORSEFARTHER/ FURTHERMORELESSOLDER/ ELDERWORSEBETTER
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Comparative form of ADVERBS:
EXAMPLES comparativeMOST ADVERBS MORE
+
QUICKLYINTELLIGENTLY
MORE quicklyMORE intelligently
EXCEPTIONS + -ER FAST/ HARDEARLY/ LATE
Faster/ harderEarlier / later
IRREGULAR ADVERBS
WELL BADLY FAR
BETTER WORSEFARTHER
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SOME EXAMPLES OF ADVERBS
HE finished it MORE QUICKLY THAN I could.
She answered MORE INTELLIGENTLY THAN I could
She writes BETTER THAN Shakespeare!
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COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES and ADVERBS + THAN
ex: MY NEIGHBOUR’S CAR IS FASTER THAN MINE
THESE STUDENTS ARE MORE PUNCTUAL THAN THOSE
We can use THAN + OBJECT PRONOUN or THAN + SUBJECT + VERB
Ex: she is taller than ME or she is taller than I AM
Comparative adjectives do not always occur with THAN
Ex:She prefers older boys older wines are better
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SUPERLATIVESADJECTICE EXAMPLES SUPERLATIVE
ONE SYLLABLE
+EST TALL/ LONG
TALLEST/ LONGEST
ENDING IN CONSONANT- VOWEL- CONSONANT
2 SYLLABLES ENDING IN -Y
DOULE CONSONANT
-Y -IEST
BIG/ THIN
LUCKYHAPPY
BIGGEST/ THINNEST
LUCKIESTHAPPIEST
THREE SYLLABLES AND MORE
+MOST EXPENSIVE
INTELLIGENT
MOST EXPENSIVEMOST INTELLIGENT
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SUPERLATIVES with IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
example SUPERLATIVEGOODBADFARMANY/ MUCHOLDILL
BESTWORSTFARTHESTMOSTOLDESTWORST