Comparatives Superlatives Chapters 3 5 Book 4 A

Comparatives & Superlatives Chapters 3 -5, Book 4 A New Welcome to English Second Edition

Comparatives Comparison of a quality between two people or things e. g. John Cindy is short. She is shorter than John is tall. He is taller than Cindy.

Comparatives: Short adjectives. . . Spelling rules Examples Usually + er slow fast tall Ending in -e + r larger nicer Ending in a consonant + y –y -i hungry hungrier happy happier funny funnier Ending in a vowel + a consonant + er double the consonant + er big fat fit slower faster taller bigger fatter fitter

Now you try. e. g. 1 empty hot 2 fit 3 long 4 weak 5 ugly 6 slow 7 heavy 8 large emptier hotter fitter longer weaker uglier slower heavier larger

Comparatives are used in sentences with than. Peter taller Mary. Henry heavier Simon. is Jim fitter An apple Remember Henry. a melon. smaller verb than comparative (adjective + er) than

Comparatives elephant large small bird The elephant is larger than the bird. The bird is smaller than the elephant.

Practice pear: small big ham: thin thick than e. g. The boy’s pearsmaller is the girl’s. 1 The girl’s pear is bigger than the boy’s. 2 The girl’s ham is thicker than the boy’s. 3 The boy’s ham is thinner than the girl’s.

Comparatives: Long adjectives Use the word more to make the comparative form. Long adjectives Examples Most two-syllable adjectives which do not end in -y Mary is more polite than Cindy. Tom is more helpful than Peter. All adjectives of three syllables or more Candy is more hard-working than Maggie. Joe is more good-looking than Tom.

Comparatives: Long adjectives tiger panda friendly fierce The panda looks more friendly than the tiger. The tiger looks more fierce than the panda.

Now you try. e. g. helpful busy 1 2 3 4 5 6 more helpful busier polite careful naughty beautiful hard-working good-looking more polite more careful naughtier more beautiful more hard-working more good-looking

Practice large small 1 A hippo is larger than a rabbit. 2 A rabbit is smaller than a hippo . polite 3 Mary is eating quietly. Beeno is eating noisily. more polite than Mary is heavy light 4 Ann is 33 kg. Ben is 35 kg. Ann is lighter than Ben is heavier than Ben. Ann. Beeno.

Practice helpful 5 Sally always helps at home. Charlie never helps at home. Sally is more helpful than tall short 6 Ann is 150 cm. Ben is 137 cm. Ann is taller than Ben is shorter than Ben. Ann. happy 7 Tom is laughing. Betty is crying. Tom is happier than Betty. Charlie.

Superlatives Comparison of a quality among three or more people / things watermelon pineapple melon hea 2 kg 15 kg 7 kg The watermelon is the heaviest fruit. The pineapple is the lightest fruit. ligh t vy

Superlatives: Short adjectives Always use the before superlatives. The elephant The shark is The giraffe the biggest animal in the jungle. the largest fish in the sea. the tallest animal in the world. Remember superlative (adjective + est) noun

Superlatives: Short adjectives Spelling rules Examples Usually + est slow fast tall Ending in -e + st large the largest nice the nicest Ending in a consonant + y Ending in a vowel + a consonant –y -i + est double the consonant + est the slowest the fastest the tallest hungry the hungriest happy the happiest funny the funniest big fat fit the biggest the fattest the fittest

Now you try. e. g. dry young the driest the youngest 1 big the biggest 2 busy the busiest 3 fine the finest 4 kind the kindest 5 high the highest 6 funny the funniest

Superlatives: Long adjectives Use the + most before long adjectives to make the superlative form. ngo ma $ 5 ut n o c co on l e m expensive $ 10 $ 30 The melon is the most expensive fruit.

Superlatives Tom Candy Joe cheerful unhappy Tom is the most cheerful child. Joe is the most unhappy child.

Comparatives & Superlatives Some adjectives have special forms. Adjective Comparative Superlative good better the best bad worse the worst e. g. Pauline is a good student. Mary is a better student than her. Cherry is the best student in her class. Cherry

Now you try. bigger fatter e. g. big the biggest the fattest 1 hotter the hottest 2 longer the longest 3 shorter the shortest 4 heavy heavier the heaviest 5 stronger the strongest 6 hungry hungrier the hungriest

Now you try. 7 bad worse the worst 8 good better the best 9 polite more polite the most polite 10 hard-working more hardworking the most hard-working 11 helpful more helpful the most helpful 12 beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

Practice Maggie 1 Maggie is the tallest girl in class. (tall) 2 Timmy is stronger than Bob. (strong) Bob is weaker Timmy. (weak) than Timmy Bob

Practice 3 handbag The suitcase is more expensive than the handbag. (expensive) 50 3 $ e s a tc sui The handbag is than the suitcase. (cheap) cheaper $ 5 $ 10 $ 20 4 The pineapple is the most expensive fruit. (expensive) The strawberry is the cheapest fruit. (cheap)

Practice good 5 Ann has 90 marks. Pam has 95 marks. Alice has 100 marks. Ann is a good Pam is a better Alice is the best student in her class. heavy light 6 Ann is 33 kg. Ben is 35 kg. Mary is 30 kg. Ben is Mary is the heaviest the lightest child.