BASIC SHAPES PRESENTATION

grammar

comparatives & superlatives

INFO

Comparatives

Irregular comparatives

Good ➞ better

far ➞ further /farther

bad ➞ worse

INFO

Superlatives

Irregular comparatives

Good ➞ the best

far ➞ the farthest / the furthest

bad ➞ the worst

Irregular comparatives

Good ➞ the best

far ➞ the farthest / the furthest

bad ➞ the worst

We use superlatives to compre one object / person / place to many. We use 'the' before the adjective

SUPERLATIVES

We use comparatives to compare between two objects / people / places, etc. We always use 'than' after the adjective

COMPARATIVES

vs

Comparatives with as + adjective + as

Imagine there are two things you want to compare, maybe your new bike and your friend's bike. You can use "as _____________ as" to say they are the same in some way. Example: My new bike is as fast as my friend's bike. (They go equally fast.) You can also use "as _____________ as" to say they are different in some way. Example: My new bike is not as comfortable as my friend's bike. (My friend's bike is more comfortable.)

Structure: SUBJECT + TO BE + AS + ADJECTIVE + AS + COMPLEMENTS This structure is used to compare two things, showing that they are equal in a particular quality or degree.

Kahoot on comparative and superlatives

Kahoot on superlatives

Kahoot on comparative rules

Kahoot on comparatives

Practice

This winter is colder than last winter. The hotel downtown is more expensive than the one in the suburbs.

However, for short adjectives there are rules:

• When an adjective has CVC, we double the last consonant:

My house is bigger than yours

• When an adjective has a consonant + "-y" ending in its first syllable, the "-y" is usually changed to "-i" before adding the comparative suffix "-er."

That flower is prettier than this one.

Comparatives are used to compare two things. They are formed by adding "-er" to the end of short adjectives (e.g. bigger, faster) or by using "more" + adjective for longer adjectives (e.g. more beautiful, more interesting).

Explanation

This winter has been the coldest in the last 10 years The hotel downtown is the most expensive hotel in the city

However, for short adjectives there are rules:

• When an adjective has CVC, we double the last consonant:

My house is the biggest in the neighbourhood

• When an adjective has a consonant + "-y" ending in its first syllable, the "-y" is usually changed to "-i" before adding the comparative suffix "-er."

That flower is the prettiest in the shop

Superlatives are used to compare three or more things. They are formed by adding "-est" to the end of short adjectives (e.g. biggest, fastest) or by using "the most" + adjective for longer adjectives (e.g. the most beautiful, the most interesting).

Explanation