Comparative and Superlative patterns

Comparative and Superlative patterns

In this class we will review comparative patterns and we will learn about superlative patterns

Comparative patterns

let's review what we already know

Comparative Adjectives

comparative adjectives compare two nouns together.

Comparative adjectives compare two nouns together.

- My computer is more efficient than your computer.

- Your house is bigger than mine.

- Gerthy is nicer than Nick

Use a Comparative adjective + than to compare two nouns.

- Mice are smaller than Dogs

- Action films are more gripping than Romantic films

- English is easier than Japanese

For longer adjectives use "more" instead of "-er"

Beautiful > More beautiful

Clever > More clever

Careful > More careful

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Create a comparative sentence with the adjective "Small"

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Create a comparative sentence with the adjective "simple"

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Create a comparative sentence with the adjective "Amazing"

Comparative adverbs

Comparative adverbs are used to compare and describe verbs

Comparative adverbs are used to compare and describe verbs

- She speaks faster than me

- Allan writes more beautifully than Josh

- I go to the park more frequently than last month

Use "more" before an adverb which finishes in "-ly"

- Seals swim more rapidly than whales

- This computer works more efficiently than the one in the classroom

- Snails move more slowly than turtles

Open Ended

Create a comparative sentence with the adverb "frequently"

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Create a comparative sentence with the adverb "rapidly"

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Create a comparative sentence with the adverb "faster"

Let's practice

Choose the correct word in each sentence

Multiple Choice

I visit supérate _____ last year

• more frequently than

• more frequent than

Multiple Choice

Earthquakes are _____ in the last decade

• more frequently than

• more frequent than

Multiple Choice

Earthquakes happen in my country _____ in yours.

• more frequently than

• more frequent than

Multiple Choice

This English exam was _____ last one

• more easily than

• more easy than

• easier than

Multiple Choice

I did this exam _____ last time

• more easily than

• more easy than

• easier than

Multiple Choice

Rebeca travels _____ her best friend

• more oftenly than

• more often than

• oftener than

Multiple Choice

The sequel is _____ the previous movie we saw

• more bad than

• badder than

• worse than

Multiple Choice

Frogs jump _____ toads

• more longer than

• more longly than

• longer than

Multiple Choice

Toads are _____ frogs

• bigger than

• bigger that

• bigger then

Multiple Choice

Charlie XCX is _____ DJ Alice

• more popularity

• more popularly

• more popular than

Superlative Patterns

Superlative adjectives and superlative adverbs

Superlative Adjectives

Use superlative adjectives to compare three or more nouns

Use superlative adjectives to compare three or more nouns

Alison is the tallest student in the class

Paris is the most beautiful city in the world, in my opinion

What is the most interesting movie you have watched?

The structure is "the + adjective-est"

Big > The biggest

Great > The greatest

Easy > The easiest

Good > The best

For longer adjectives, use "the most"

Popular > The most popular

Interesting > The most interesting

Comfortable > The most comfortable

There are some irregular adjectives

Good > Better than > The best

Bad > Worse than > The worst

Far > Further than > The furthest

Multiple Choice

What is the correct superlative form for the adjective "funny"?

• The funniest

• The funnyest

Multiple Choice

What is the correct superlative form for the adjective "easy"?

• The easyest

• The easiest

Open Ended

Create a superlative sentences with the adjective "the easiest"

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Create a superlative sentences with the adjective "the smallest"

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Create a superlative sentences with the adjective "the most famous"

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Create a superlative sentences with the adjective "the most terrible"

Superlative Adverbs

Use superlative adverbs to compare the actions (VERBS) of three or more nouns.

Use superlative adverbs to compare the actions (VERBS) of three or more nouns.

• Mr. Bolt runs the fastest of all the competitors

• From all my grandchildren, Leonor visits me the most frenquently.

• Danny works the most quickly of all the employees

Use "the most" for long adverbs and adverbs which finish in "-ly"

• Of all my students, Robert always finishes the exams the most quickly .

• Wendy works the most efficiently

Multiple Choice

Susan arrived _____ for the trip

• the later

• the latest

Multiple Choice

What time of the day do you work _____

• the most efficiently?

• the most efficient?

Multiple Choice

Saraí sang _____ of all the singers in the contest

• the most beautifully

• the most beautiful

Multiple Choice

This is is the _____ song I have ever listened

• the most beautifully

• the most beautiful

Multiple Choice

This is is the _____ song I have ever listened

• the better

• the best

Multiple Choice

"the house in the lake" is _____ movie I have ever watched, but it is also my favorite

• the cheesiest

• the cheesy

Multiple Choice

Golf is _____ to watch on TV

• the most boring

• the duller

Multiple Choice

Ronaldhino played _____ of all his teammates

• the goodest

• the best