Comparatives and superlatives + practice
- 2. •We use comparative adjectives and adverbs to compare things or people that are different and separate from each other. This computer is better than those computers. Tom drives more carefully than his sister. •We use superlative adjectives and adverbs to compare one member of a group with the whole group. This is the best computer in the shop. Of all the people in my family, Tom drives the most carefully.
- 3. TYPE OF ADJECTIVE: regular adjectives with one syllable: ADJECTIVE: old COMPARATIVE: + -er older SUPERLATIVE: + -est oldest
- 4. TYPE OF ADJECTIVE: regular adjectives with one syllable(ending in vowel + consonant) ADJECTIVE: big COMPARATIVE: double final letter +-er bigger SUPERLATIVE: double final letter + -est biggest
- 5. TYPE OF ADJECTIVE: regular adjectives with two syllables ending in -y ADJECTIVE: happy COMPARATIVE :replace –y with –ier happier SUPERLATIVE: replace –y with –iest happiest
- 6. TYPE OF ADJECTIVE: other regular adjectives with two or more syllables ADJECTIVE: comfortable COMPARATIVE: more/less than +adjective more comfortable SUPERLATIVE: most/least+ adjective most comfortable
- 8. -To compare two or more things that are similar or the same, we can use as+ adjective/adverb+ as. My story is (nearly) as funny as yours. Paul did as well as Carol and Angela in the test. -We can also use the negative form of this: not as+ adjective/adverb+ as. -My story isn´t as funny as yours.
- 9. TYPE OF ADVERB: regular adverbs ADVERB: slowly COMPARATIVE: more/less + adverb more slowly SUPERLATIVE: most/least+ adverb most slowly
- 10. TYPE OF ADVERB: irregular adverbs ADVERB: early late Far fast(drive fast) hard(work hard) well (do well) badly often COMPARATIVE: earlier later further/farther faster harder Better worse more often SUPERLATIVE: earliest Latest furthest/farthest fastest Hardest best worst most often
- 12. CAR MOTORBIKE EXPENSIVE * CHEAP * FAST * COMFORTABLE * ECONOMICAL * CONVENIENT *
- 13. PUBLIC TRANSPORT CAR MOTORBIKE EXPENSIVE * * CHEAP * FAST * COMFORTABLE * ECONOMICAL * CONVENIENT *