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Comparative and Superlative Adjective For 3RD LEVEL

The document explains the use of comparative and superlative adjectives, detailing how to form them based on the length of the adjective and providing examples. Comparative adjectives are used to compare two entities, while superlative adjectives compare more than two. It includes exercises for practice and questions for further application.

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Comparative and Superlative Adjective For 3RD LEVEL

The document explains the use of comparative and superlative adjectives, detailing how to form them based on the length of the adjective and providing examples. Comparative adjectives are used to compare two entities, while superlative adjectives compare more than two. It includes exercises for practice and questions for further application.

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COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things.

small smaller

beetle ant
HOW DO WE BUILT?

Short adjective + ER. Long adjective: MORE + long


adjective
old  older
exciting  more exciting
young  younger
beautiful  more beautiful
Short adjective + ER (the final
consonant is doubled) Irregular adjectives
good  better
big  bigger
hot  hotter bad  worse
Short adjective ended in –Y  -IER We use THAN after the comparative
easy  easier form of the adjective.
heavy  heavier John is taller than Mary.
A Ferrari is more expensive than a Fiat.
old I’m 70. older I’m 75.

(young –younger)

The woman is old. The man is older than the woman.

The woman is old, but she is younger than the man.


bigger
big

(small- smaller)

The polar bear is big.

The elephant is bigger than the polar bear.

The polar bear is big, but it is smaller than the elephant.


tasty tastier

Yogurt is tasty, but ice cream is tastier than yogurt.


Complete the following
sentences. Use the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Tiny is (tall) than Sky.


2. Sky is (good) at basketball
than Tiny.
3. Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
5. Sky’s feet are (big) than
Tiny’s feet.
Complete the following
sentences. Use the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky.


2. Sky is BETTER at basketball
than Tiny.
3. Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
4. Sky is MORE POPULAR
than Tiny.
5. Sky’s feet are BIGGER than
Tiny’s feet.
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

We use the superlative to compare more than


two people, places or things.
big – bigger – the biggest
HOW DO WE BUILT?

Short adjective + EST. Long adjective: THE MOST + long


old  the oldest adjective
young  the youngest exciting  the most exciting
Short adjective + EST (the final beautiful  the most beautiful
consonant is doubled) Irregular adjectives
big  the biggest good  the best
hot  the hottest bad  the worst
Short adjective ended in –Y  -IEST
We use THE before the superlative
easy  the easiest form of the adjective.
heavy  the heaviest
John is the tallest.
A Ferrari is the most expensive car .
old – older- the oldest
Complete the following sentences.
Use the superlative form of the
adjectives in brackets.

1. Al is (short).
2. Ed is (thin).
3. Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
4. Ed is (tall).
5. Joe is (smart).
Complete the following sentences.
Use the superlative form of the
adjectives in brackets.

1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
3. Al is wearing THE MOST
COLOURFUL clothes.
4. Ed is THE TALLEST.
5. Joe is THE SMARTEST.
Use the words given to compare the
following pictures.
Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets
(comparative or superlative).
My house is (big) bigger
____ than yours.
more
This flower is (beautiful) beautiful
_______ than that one.
best book I have ever read.
This is the (good) ______
Non-smokers usually live (long) _______ longer than
smokers. most dangerous
Which is the (dangerous) _______ animal in the
world?
better than a holiday
A holiday by the sea is (good) ______
in the mountains. more expensive
It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ________
than a beer.
richest
Who is the (rich) _________ woman on earth?
worse
The weather this summer is even (bad) _______ than
last summer. most intelligent
He was the (intelligent) _________ thief of all.
most boring

the best

the most interesting


better the best
fatter
more difficult the most difficult
funny the funniest

bad worse
thinner the thinnest
big the biggest

intelligent more intelligent


FRUIT

HEALTHY
EXPENSIVE
SWEET
TASTY
FATTENING
JEEP ELECTRIC CAR
Answer the following questions:
1. When do we use Comparative and Superlative adjectives?;
2. How do we form Comparative and Superlative adjectives?;
3. Describe your favorite actor using Comparative adjectives.;
4. Describe your group-mate using Superlative adjectives.

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