Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparative Adjectives

We use comparative adjectives to compare how 2 things are different.

Swimming with a friend is safer than swimming alone.

Comparative Sentence

Multiple Choice

We use a comparative adjective to say the differences between ______ objects.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Superlative Adjectives

We use superlative adjectives to say which object has the most of that quality in a group of objects.

Bao Han is the shortest student in class New York.

To make a superlative adjective we usually + the ________est.

Multiple Choice

Choose the superlative sentence.

• Bao Hanh is smaller than Jenny.

• Viet is handsome.

• Jenny is the happiest student in class New York.

Teacher Liam is the most handsome teacher at Gateway school.

If it is a long word we +most before the adjective.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct superlative sentence.

• She is the beautifullest.

• She is the more beautiful in the world.

• She is the most beautiful girl in the world.

Teacher Liam is the most handsome teacher at Gateway school.

We must write the group where that object is the most.

Teacher Liam is the most handsome teacher in the world.

If we change the group we change the meaning of the sentence.

Multiple Choice

What is the group for this superlative sentence.

Lions are the biggest cats in the world.

• the world

• cats in the world

• animals

• mammals

Comparative adjectvies

• Say the similarities of differences between 2 objectives.

• Short adjectives = +er

• Teacher Liam is taller than Minh.

• Long adjectives = +more

• Teacher Liam is more handsome than Viet.

Superlative adjectives

• Say the no.1 in a group of objects.

• Short adjectives = + the ______est

• Nhat Anh is the tallest student in class New York.

• Long adjectives = + the most

• Cloudy is the most talkative student in class New York

• You must say the group of things you are comparing.

Irregular comparative and superlative adjectives

• good > better > best

• bad > worse > worst

• much > more > most

• little > less > least

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct word.

My house is the _____ attractive house on my street.

• more

• most

Multiple Choice

Amusements parks are ______ exciting than museums.

• more

• most

Multiple Choice

Blue whales are _______ animals in the world.

• biggest

• bigger

• the biggest

• the bigger

Multiple Choice

Bao Han is the shortest student _______________

• in the world.

• at Gateway school.

• in Vietnam.

• in class New York.

Multiple Choice

Choose the superlative sentence.

• BTS are the best band in the world.

• BTS are better than BlackPink.

Multiple Choice

Choose the comparative sentence.

• Football is the worst sport.

• Football is worse than basketball.

Open Ended

Write a comparative sentence.

Open Ended

Write a superlative sentence.