Ppt on degrees of comparison
- 1. Degrees of Comparison 1. Positive
- 2. Degrees of comparison are used when we describe a person or a thing.
- 3. Adjectives make the comparison. • Remember adjectives are describing words. • Example: (Positive degree) 1. Fast 2. Slow 3. Big 4. Small
- 4. Positive comparison • This is used for when we only describe one person or thing.
- 5. Example: •The house is big.
- 6. Example: • The boy is fast on his bicycle.
- 7. Example: • That girl is smart.
- 8. Example: • The radio was loud.
- 9. Activity: • Write four sentences using the positive degree of comparison. • Use the words on the board.
- 10. Degrees of comparison 2. Comparative 10
- 11. 2.Comparative degree • This is when we compare two people or things to each other.
- 12. Rule- add er to the adjective 1. Fast = Faster 2. Slow = Slower 3. Big = Bigger 4. Small = Smaller 5. Tall = Taller I am tall he is taller.
- 13. Examples: • The house is big but my house is bigger. Big Bigger
- 14. Example: • The boy is fast on his bicycle but I am faster. Fast Faster
- 15. Example: • The radio was loud but the T.V was louder.
- 16. Example: • Painful = more painful • Hopeful = more hopeful • Beautiful = more beautiful • Expensive = more expensive Adjectives ending in ful or e we use more.
- 17. Exceptions to the rule: • Good = better • Bad = worse • Many/much = more • Little/few = less • Far = farther/further • Old = older/elder
- 18. Activity:
- 19. How to play: • Player one chooses a category to compare (Speed, intelligence, strength) • Player 2 and 3 turn over their cards. • The first person to compare the animals the fastest gets to keep both cards. • The winner also gets to choose the next category. • Person with the most cards wins.
- 20. Degrees of comparison 3. Superlative degree
- 21. Superlative degree • Used when comparing more than two people or things. 21
- 22. Rule- add est to the adjective 1. Fast = Faster = Fastest 2. Slow = Slower = Slowest 3. Big = Bigger = Biggest 4. Small = Smaller = Smallest 5. Tall = Taller = Tallest Shortest
- 23. Example: • He was the fastest in the bicycle race. 23
- 24. Example: • She was the smartest girl in the class. 24
- 25. Example: • The biggest house on the block was for sale. 25
- 26. Example: • The slowest computer in the class belonged to Miss Brockway. 26
- 27. Example: • Superman was the strongest and fastest of all the super heroes but spider man was the most flexible. 27
- 28. Example: • Painful = more painful = Most painful • Hopeful = more hopeful = most hopeful • Beautiful = more beautiful = most beautiful • Flexible = more flexible = Most flexible Adjectives ending in ful or e we use most.
- 29. Exceptions to the rule: • Good = better = best • Bad = worse = worst • Many/much =more = most • Little/few = less = least
- 30. Identify the degree 1. The lion is a strong animal. 2. Rochelle is the kindest of all. 3. The apple is sweeter than the pear. 4. It is a tall building. 5. Facilitator Anthea had the most wonderful birthday cake. 30 Positive Superlative Comparative Positive Superlative