comparative & superlative part 1

Comparative & SuperlativePart 1

Comparative

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expensive

This is more expensive than this

adjective:

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COMPARATIVE

beautiful

Cathy is more beautiful than Susan.

adjective:

Cathy Susan

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COMPARATIVE

intelligent

Lisa is more intelligent than Bart.

Lisa

adjective:

Bart

COMPARATIVE

famous

Superman is more famous than Supercat.

adjective:

Superman Supercat

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COMPARATIVE

natural

Rio de Janeiro is more natural than New York.

Rio de Janeiro New York

adjective:

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COMPARATIVE

• We form the comparative of adjectives of three or more syllables using:

MORE

THAN

beautiful importantexpensiveintelligent

Let’s check it! 1. Rio de Janeiro is _________________ . New

York (natural) 2. Richard is _________________ all the other

students in this class. (intelligent) 3. Volleyball is ____________________ basketball, but soccer is _______________

volleyball. (interesting; exciting) 4. This girl is _________________ your girlfriend. (attractive)

more natural than

more intelligent than

more interesting than more exciting than

more attractive than

5. New York is a _________________ city ______ New Jersey. (energetic)

6. Sheraton Hotel is ____________________ Del Rey Hotel. (comfortable)7. A hamburger is ___________________ a hot dog. But a cheeseburger is ___________ ______ a hamburger. (delicious) (tasteful)8. The president is ___________________ the all the ministers. (talkative)9. Japanese is _________________ English. (difficult)

more energetic than

more comfortable than

more delicious thanmore tasteful

than more talkative than

more difficult than

SUPERLATIVE• We form the superlative of adjectives of

three or more syllables using:

THE MOST

beautiful importantexpensiveintelligent

SUPERLATIVE

Spiderman Supermouse Hulk Batman

They are all famous, but the Spiderman is the most famous of all.

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Let’s check it! 1. Corcovado is one of _________________

landmarks in the world. (beautiful) 2. Richard is _________________ student in his

class. (intelligent) 3. Volleyball is __________ but soccer is

_______________ . (interesting; interesting) 4. This girl is _________________ girl in our

school. (attractive) 5. Apple pie is _______________ dessert there is.

(delicious)

the most beautiful

the most intelligent

interestingthe most interesting

the most attractive

the most delicious

1.Who is ______ important person in your life?

a. most b. the most c. more

2. Who is ______ important: your car or girlfriend?

a. most b. the most c. more

3. The pencil in this store is _______________ in the shopping mall.

a. the most expensive b. more expensive than

4. San Francisco is ____________ city in California.

a. more fascinating b. the most fascinating

Mixing everything up…

comparative & superlative part 1

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