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Comparativesand
Superlatives
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Adjectives
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Tall ShortSad HappyEmpty FullLarge Small
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Fast SlowGood BadClean DirtyNew Old
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Heavy Light
Far CloseThin FatHot Cold
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Wet DryOld YoungEasy DifficultRigth Wrong
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Exercise #1Fill the blanks with the opposite of the adjective.
Tall:___________Close:____________
Funny:_________ Modern:__________Good:_________
Fat:______________Tame:_________
Handsome:________Cold:__________
Dry:_____________Boring:_________ Lazy:_____________Young:_________ Easy:_____________Dull:___________ Big:______________Right:__________ New:_____________Fast:___________ Empty:____________Clean:__________ Fast:______________
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Comparatives
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How is a Comparative Adjective formed:•If the adjective is short add the ending –er.Adjective ComparativeShort ShorterFull FullerOld Older
•If and adjective ends in –y, preceded by a consonant, change the –y for –I and add –er.Adjective ComparativePretty PrettierCrazy CrazierUgly Uglier
•If the adjective has more than 2 syllables (long adjective) we add the word more before the adjective to make the comparative.Adjective ComparativeBeautiful More beautifulIntelligent More intelligent
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•Finally we have some adjectives that are irregular, and have to be memorized.Adjective ComparativeGood BetterFar FartherBad Worse
Exercise #2Fill the blank with the correct comparative for each adjective
Cold:___________________ Young:___________________Dry:____________________ Clean:___________________Good:___________________ Funny:___________________Handsome:_______________ Easy:____________________Big:____________________ Fat:_____________________Bad:___________________ Far:_____________________Close:__________________ Thin:____________________Dirty:____________________ Happy:__________________
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Exercise #3Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative.
1. Pizza is _________________ than broccoli.2. France is __________________ than Mexico.3. My Ipod is 2 times ________________ than yours.4. Shakira is _____________________ than Amandititita.5. 1st B is ____________________ than 1st A.6. My laptop is ___________________ than yours.7. English homework is _________________ than Spanish
homework.8. A Ferrari is ________________ than a Volkswagen.9. A basketball player is _________________ than a soccer player.10.Bill Gates is ____________________ than me.
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Superlatives
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How is a Superlative formed:•If the adjective is short add the ending –est.Adjective SuperlativeShort ShortestFull FullestOld Oldest
•If and adjective ends in –y, preceded by a consonant, change the –y for –I and add –est.Adjective SuperlativePretty PrettiestCrazy CraziestUgly Ugliest
•If the adjective has more than 2 syllables (long adjective) we add the words the most before the adjective to make the comparative.Adjective SuperlativeBeautiful The most beautifulIntelligent The most intelligent
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•Finally we have some adjectives that are irregular, and have to be memorized.Adjective SuperlativeGood The bestFar The farthestBad The worst
Exercise #4Fill the column with the correct comparative and superlative form of the
adjective.Adjective Comparative SuperlativeClean ______________ __________________Handsome ______________ __________________Pretty ______________ __________________Short ______________ __________________Fast ______________ __________________Intelligent ______________ __________________Thin ______________ __________________Beautiful ______________ __________________
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Exercise #5Look at the picture and answer with the correct Superlative.
1. Homer is _________________ member of the family. (old)2. Marge is ___________________ if you count her hair. (tall)3. Bart is __________________________ of the family. (dirty)4. Maggie is ______________________ of the family. (young)5. Lisa is ___________________________ of them all. (smart)
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Final ExerciseFind a partner using the numbers the teacher will give you and answer the
following questions.
1. Who is the most intelligent in your class? __________________2. Who is the worst singing? __________________3. Who is the best singing? __________________4. Who is the best soccer player?
__________________5. Who is the worst soccer player? __________________6. Who is the most beautiful?
__________________7. Who is the most handsome?
__________________8. Who is the youngest?
__________________9. Who is the oldest?
__________________10. Who is the funniest?
__________________11. Who is the dirtiest?
__________________12. Who is the cleanest?
__________________13. Who is the most serious? __________________14. Who is the tallest?
__________________15. Who is the shortest?
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