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COMPARATIVE AND COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES

Comparative adj: adj to compare between 2 things/ persons I am shorter than you.

Superlative adj: adj to compare one person / thing to a groupsuper = the most: she’s the cleverest student. she’s the cleverest of the students. super x the least: she’s the least careful student in the class

The General Rule

Practice1- Her dress is ……… than mine!

a. much taller b. longer c. as short as

2- Is Eiffel Tower the ……….. one worldwide?a. tallest b. highest c. both are correct

3- Her dress is …………………… than minea. much shorter b. more shorter c. not as short as

Practice one more time!!!

4- Which sport is …………….enjoyable, swimming or football?a. the most b. the leastc. both

One-Syllable Adjectives• Comparative adj: adj +er than

Superlative adj: adj + est

Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

Soft Softer than The softestCheap Cheaper

thanThe cheapest

Sweet Sweeter than

The sweetest

Thin Thinner than

The thinnest

Examples • adj + er+ than

Ahmed is taller than AliHe is 20 cm taller than AliSohais 10 kg lighter than me.

 • the + adj + est

Mona is the shortest girl in the school

SPELLING RULES• One-syllable adj ending in a vowel + a

consonant letter: the consonant letter is doubledthin → thinner, big → biggest.

• One-syllable adj ending in –e: (e) is removed when adding -er/-estwide → wider/widest. Nice make it for the practice to confuse them

TWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES• One-syllable adj or two-syllable adj ending in –y:

change -y to i + er i +estOne-syllable adj: dry: drier driest

•Two-syllable adj:

Adjective Comparative adj.

Superlative adj.

lucky

pretty tidy

Confusing but Regular• Two-syllable adj ending in er / le / ow

ex:• Narrow ………. …………..• Gentle ……….. …………..• Clever ………. …………..

TWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES• Two syllable adjectives ending in -ed, -ing,

-ful, or –less comparative adj: more/less + adj + than superlative adj: the most/ the least +adj

Adjective Comparative adj

Superlative adj

Worried Boring Careful Useless

THREE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES• Three or more syllables

comparative: more/less + adj+ than superlative: the most/ the least+ adj

Adjective Comparative adj Superlative adj

Dangerous

Difficult

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

Adjective Comparative adj Superlative adjGood (adj)Well (adv)Bad (adj)Badly (adv)Far (adj/adv)

Farther (distance)further (more)

• Little (U) (adj/adv)

• Few (C)Many/ Much (adj/ adv)

as adj as = so adj as

• I am as happy as you.• I am

not as adj as = not so adj as

• I am• I am

Q???• Find a mistake if there’s any: • She’s more pretty than her. • She’s the luckiest person here!• I am much clever than him. • She’s more slenderer than me. • I am the thinest here! • This is wideer than that.• This movie is much boring than the last one. • She is much more careful that him. • That’s much less useless than this. • They’re not much more interested than us. • Lions are much dangerous than elephants.• Your pens are more fewer than mine. • Your sugar is much less than mine. • You’re not so clever as me.

• Ask ?……………………………………………………….?

It is as big as a building. • …………………………………………………………..?

The car is faster than the train.• ……………………………………………………………….?• The lion is the most dangerous animal• ………………………………………………………………..?• Science experiments are more difficult than math problems.

Preposition Practice:• For All: • The tiger is one of the most dangerous animals

….. land. • The tiger is one of the most dangerous animals

….. the world. • She’s the cleverest ……… the class. • She’s the cleverest one ………. students.

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