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REVIEW
Comparatives and Superlatives Adjectives
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What is an adjective?
• Describes a person.
• Describes a place.
• Describes a thing.
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The comparative form of an adjective is used to compare two persons, places, or things. The
word than sometimes signals this form.
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One syllable adjectives
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Comparatives
My houseMario’s
Mario’s house is small.
My house is not small.
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Look for the“ADJECTIVE”
1st STEP
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small + er
Making the comparative form
smaller than
1 Syllable
+ than
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Comparatives
Final result
Mario’s house is smaller than mine.
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Comparatives
My house Mario’s
My house is big Mario’s house is not big.
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big + er
Making the comparative form
biger thanIncorrect
!
+ than
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b i g
C V C
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b i g e r
Double the consonant
CC Vg
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Comparatives
Final result
My house is bigger than Mario’s.
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Cases of adjectives in which one has to double consonants
bigger
happier
hotter
big
happy
hot
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Cases of adjectives in which the spelling changes
best
worst
least
good
bad
little
better
worse
less
COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
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Three syllable adjectives
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Comparatives
Apples are delicious.
Bananas aren’t delicious.
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delicious +
Making the comparative form
Three syllables
+ than more
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Comparatives
Final result
Apples are more delicious than bananas.
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The superlative form of an adjective is used to compare
three or more persons, places, or things.
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One syllable adjectives
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Superlatives
Which is big?
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big +
Making the superlative form
one syllable
+the est + of
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Superlatives
The giraffe is the biggest of the three.
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Three syllable adjectives
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Superlatives
Who is intelligent?
Joan
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most+
Making the superlative form
three syllables
+the intelligent+of
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Superlatives
Final result
Joan is the most intelligent of the three.
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Comparative Form Superlative Form
small = smaller than
big = bigger than
delicious = more delicious than
small = the smallest of
big = the biggest of
intelligent = the most intelligent of