Unit 2 lesson a
- 1. Unit 2 Lesson A COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
- 2. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things. Subject + to be /am, is,are/ + adj+ er + than Subject + am, is, are + more + adj + than small smaller
- 3. HOW DO WE BUILT? Short adjective + ER. old older young younger CVC + ER (the final consonant is doubled) big bigger hot hotter Short adjective ended in –Y -IER easy easier heavy heavier Long adjective: MORE + long adjective exciting more exciting beautiful more beautiful Irregular adjectives good better bad worse We use THAN after the comparative form of the adjective. John is taller than Mary. A Ferrari is more expensive than a Fiat.
- 4. OLD olderI’m 70. I’m 75. (young –younger) The woman is old. The man is older than the woman. The woman is old, but she is younger than the man.
- 5. BIG (small- smaller) bigger The polar bear is big. The elephant is bigger than the polar bear. The polar bear is big, but it is smaller than the elephant.
- 6. TASTY Yogurt is tasty, but ice cream is tastier than yogurt. tastier
- 7. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1. Tiny is (tall) than Sky. 2. Sky is (good) at basketball than Tiny. 3. Tiny is (fast) than Sky. 4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny. 5. Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.
- 8. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky. 2. Sky is (good) at basketball than Tiny. 3. Tiny is (fast) than Sky. 4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny. 5. Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.
- 9. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky. 2. Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny. 3. Tiny is (fast) than Sky. 4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny. 5. Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.
- 10. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky. 2. Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny. 3. Tiny is FASTER than Sky. 4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny. 5. Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.
- 11. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky. 2. Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny. 3. Tiny is FASTER than Sky. 4. Sky is MORE POPULAR than Tiny. 5. Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.
- 12. Complete the following sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky. 2. Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny. 3. Tiny is FASTER than Sky. 4. Sky is MORE POPULAR than Tiny. 5. Sky’s feet are BIGGER than Tiny’s feet.
- 13. SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES We use the superlative to compare more than two people, places or things. big – bigger – the biggest
- 14. HOW DO WE BUILT? Short adjective + EST. old the oldest young the youngest CVC + EST (the final consonant is doubled) big the biggest hot the hottest Short adjective ended in –Y -IEST easy the easiest heavy the heaviest Long adjective: THE MOST + long adjective exciting the most exciting beautiful the most beautiful Irregular adjectives good the best bad the worst We use THE before the superlative form of the adjective. John is the tallest. A Ferrari is the most expensive car .
- 15. OLD – OLDER- THE OLDEST
- 16. as+adjective+as Jim is as tall as Peter. She runs as fast as Robert. Jim’snot as tallas Peter. Shedoesn’t run as fast as Robert. Shedoesn’t speak Frenchas wellas you.
- 18. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative). My house is (big) ____ than yours. This flower is (beautiful) _______ than that one. This is the (good) ______ book I have ever read. Non-smokers usually live (long) _______ than smokers. Which is the (dangerous) _______ animal in the world? A holiday by the sea is (good) ______ than a holiday in the mountains. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ________ than a beer. Who is the (rich) _________ woman on earth? The weather this summer is even (bad) _______ than last summer. He was the (intelligent) _________ thief of all.
- 19. Use the words given to compare the following pictures.
- 31. Answer the following questions: 1. When do we use Comparative and Superlative adjectives?; 2. How do we form Comparative and Superlative adjectives?; 3. Describe your favorite actor using Comparative adjectives.; 4. Describe your group-mate using Superlative adjectives.