U2_E1_Intermediate_Comparative_Superlatives

Multiple Choice

Antartica is the ___________ place on earth.

• colder

• more cold

• coldest

• most cold

Multiple Choice

A mouse is _________a lion.

• weaker than

• more weak than

• the weakest

• the most weak

Multiple Choice

My mum is the ___ (good) cook in the world.

• better

• best

• most good

Comparatives

Basic rules

Comparatives

We use comparative adjectives to give information about 2 sustantives (person, object, place)

Example:

The mouse is SMALLER than the cat.

SHORT ADJECTIVES

To make a comparative from a short adjective we add "er" at the end of the word + the word "THAN"

Example:

The mouse is smallER than the cat.

Multiple Choice

The man is ______ ___ the girl. (tall)

• tall than

• taller than

• tallest

• more tall than

SHORT ADJECTIVES

If the adjective is a "CVC" (consonant + vowel + consonant) like in BIG - HOT - FAT we double the last consonant +er+than

Example:

Julia is fatTER than Betty.

Multiple Choice

The brown house is ______ _____ the white house. (BIG)

• biggest

• more big

• bigger than

• biger

SHORT ADJECTIVES

If the adjective end in "Y" like:

HAPPY - LAZY - CRAZY - LUCKY

We change the "Y" for an "I" +er+than

Example:

The boy is lazIER than the girl.

Multiple Choice

The girls is ____ ____ the boy. (HAPPY)

• happiest

• more happier

• happy than

• happier than

LONG ADJECTIVES

For long adjectives we just add "more" BEFORE the word and "than" AFTER the word.

Example:

The princess is MORE beautiful THAN the witch.

Multiple Choice

The car is _____ ______ ____ the bike. (EXPENSIVE)

• most expensive

• expensiver than

• more expensive than

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

Some adjectives have their own forms and don't follow the rules:

Good - BETTER - THE BEST

Bad - WORSE - THE WORST

Multiple Choice

Angels are _______ ______ devils. (GOOD)

• gooder than

• better than

Multiple Choice

Sugar is ______________salt.

• sweeter than

• more sweet than

• the sweetest

• the most sweet

Superlative Adjectives

What are superlative adjectives?

4 types of Superlative Adjectives

1. adjective + est

2. adjective (y) - y +iest

3. most + adjective

4. irregular form

Example 1 - add 'est'

• big - the biggest

• large - the largest

• great - the greatest

Example 2 - adjective (y) , -y+iest

• noisy - the noisiest

• heavy - the heaviest

• pretty - the prettiest

Example 3 - 'most' + adjective

• expensive - most expensive

• beautiful - most beautiful

• poisonous - most poisonous

Example 4 - irregular

• good - best

• bad - worst

• less - least

• more - most

Multiple Choice

What is the superlative form for 'big'

• bigger

• more big

• biggest

• the biggest

Multiple Choice

What is the superlative form for 'small'

• smallest

• smaller

• the smallest

• most small

Multiple Choice

What is the superlative form for 'good'

• most good

• the best

• better

• goodest