COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

By Lorena Peña Florez

Multiple Choice

WHAT KIND OF WORDS ARE ADJECTIVES?

• words used to describe a noun

• words used to mention an action

• words used to indicate the frequency

Open Ended

Write down the first adjective that you remember

Multiple Select

Which of the following words are adjectives ?

• Friend

• friendly

• Fit

• Full

• cook

A phrase used to highlight

the superiority, inferiority or equality among two nouns.

Comparatives are used to compare and clarify the difference between two nouns. In other words, comparative adjectives are used when two persons or objects being compared.

What is a comparison?

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Superlatives indicate that the quality or quantity is at its highest or is most intense.

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What is a superlative?

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Do you know the rules to make comparisons?

Let's learn them.

One syllabe adjectives

1. Add-ER at the end of the adjective to compare and

2. Add ​-EST to use in a superlative sentence

Adjective: Small

1. Smaller

2. Smallest ​

Example:

My smartphone is smaller than my Personal computer.

My earpod ​is the smallest of my devices.

​NOTE:

1. when you compare you need the word THAN

2. when you make a superlative sentence you need THE before the adjecive.​

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a COMPARISON.

My sister's hair is ____than my friend's hair. (LONG)

• long

• longer

• longest

• longerest

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a COMPARISON.

My bike is ____than hers. ( FAST)

• Fastest

• fast

• faster

• fasters

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a SUPERLATIVE

The sloth bear is the ____animal. ( SLOW)

• slowerst

• slow

• slowest

• slower

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a SUPERLATIVE

The sloth bear is the ____animal. ( SLOW)

• slowerst

• slow

• slowest

• slower

One syllabe adjective ending in -e

1. Add-R at the end of the adjective to compare and

2. Add ​-ST to use in a superlative sentence

Adjective: Nice

1. Nicer

2. nicest ​

Example:

Mygrandma is nicer than dad.

My mom is the nicest in my family​

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a COMPARISON.

The Amazon region is ____than Caribbean region. (WIDE)

• widest

• wide

• widder

• wider

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a SUPERLATIVE

The Amazon region is the ___ in Colombia

( WIDE)

• widest

• wide

• wider

• widow

One syllable adjective ending in C+V+ C​

1. Double final consonant and add-ER at the end of the adjective to compare and

2. Double final consonant and add ​-ST to use in a superlative sentence

Adjective: big

1. bigger

2. biggest

Example:

Colomba is bigger than Paraguay.

Brazil is the biggest Latin American Country. ​

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a COMPARISON.

A sportsperson is ____than (FIT) an average person.

• fittest

• fitest

• fitter

• fit

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a SUPERLATIVE

Barranquilla is the ____ city in Colombia.

( HOT)

• hot

• hotter

• hotest

• hottest

Two syllable adjective ending -y​

1. Change -Y for -i and add-ER at the end of the adjective to compare and

2. Change -Y for -i and add ​-EST to use in a superlative sentence.

Adjective: Happy

1. Happier

2. Happiest

Example:

Mexicans are happier than Argentinians.

Finnish are the happiest people in the world.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a COMPARISON.

A comediant is ____ than a nurse. (FUNNY)

• funnier

• funnyer

• funniest

• funny

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a SUPERLATIVE

YouTubers are the ____ people on Media.

( CRAZY)

• crazy

• crazier

• craziest

• crazie

Two or more syllable​ adjectives

1. Add the word -MORE /LESS just before the adjective to compare and

2. Add the words ​ - THE MOST/ THE LEAST to use in a superlative sentence.

Adjective: BEAUTIFUL

1. MORE / LESS BEAUTIFUL

2. THE MOST/ THE LEAST BEAUTIFUL

Example:

Colombia is more beautiful than Bolivia.

Finland is one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a COMPARISON.

Nairo Quintana is ____ than Suso. (POPULAR)

• More popular

• popularer

• the most popular

• popular

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence and make a SUPERLATIVE

English is ____ subject.

( INTERESTING)

• the more interesting

• the most interst

• the most interesting

• the interestiest

They don't follow the rules, the have their own form to compare.

Irregular adjectives

Most common irregular adjectives.

1. tall

2. big​

3. nice

4. polite​

5. happy

6. modern

7. expensive ​

8. Important

9. ​dangerous

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Think a sentence. ​

​Choose one adjective

Open Ended

Write one example of comparative sentence

Open Ended

Write one example of superlat sentence

Thanks

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