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Class schedule

• FINISH ORAL PRESENTATION


• IDIOM
• GAME
• COMPARATIVES
• SUPERLATIVES
Idiom:
“Hit the
roof”
•To become
extremely
angry.

•Example:
•Dad will hit
the roof when
he finds out I
(adjective
s)
Comparative adjetives.
. We use comparative adjectives to show change
or make comparisons.

This car is certainly better, but it's much more


expensive.
I'm feeling happier now.
We need a bigger garden.

1. We use than when we want to compare one thing


with another:

She is two years older than me.


New York is much bigger than Boston.
He is a better player than Ronaldo.
When we want to describe how something or
someone changes, we can use two
comparatives with and:

• The balloon got bigger and bigger.


• Everything is getting more and more
expensive.
• Grandfather is looking older and older.
How to form comparative.
• 1. We usually add –er to one-syllable words to make comparatives.

• 2. If an adjective ends in –e, we add –r .


• 3. If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double the
consonant:.

• 4. If an adjective ends in a consonant and –y, we change –y to –


i and add –er .
• 5. We use more to make comparatives for most two syllable adjectives
and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:

• However, with these common two-syllable adjectives, you


can either add –er/–r and use more.
cruel narrow
gentle pleasant
handsome polite
stupid simple

He is certainly handsomer than his brother.


His brother is handsome, but he is more handsome.
Superlatives adjetives.
. Superlative Adjectives are words used to describe a
noun when comparing it to two or more nouns to the
highest or lowest degree. Think: big, bigger, biggest, or
small, smaller, smallest.

1. We use the with superlative adjectives:

It was the happiest day of my life.


Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
How to form superlatives.
• 1. We usually add –est to one-syllable words to make superlatives.

Old = oldest
Long= longest

• 2. If an adjective ends in –e, we add –st .

Nice= Nicest
Large= Largest
• 3. If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double
the consonant:.

• Big= biggest
• Fat= fattest

• 4. If an adjective ends in a consonant and –y, we change –y to –


i and add –est .

• Happy= happiest
• Silly= silliest
• 5. We use most to make comparatives for most two syllable adjectives
and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:

• Careful = most careful


• Interesting = most interesting

• However, with these common two-syllable adjectives, you


can either add –est/–st and use most.
cruel narrow
gentle pleasant
handsome polite
stupid simple

She is one of the politest people I have ever met.


She is the most polite person I have ever met.
The adjectives good, bad and far have
irregular comparatives and superlatives:

good better best

bad worse worst

Far
(distance)
farther/further farthest/furthest
Far
(Extend)
Classwork.
Make your own comparisons using the words provided and the structure .
Ex. My apartment/ large/ yours: My apartment is larger than yours.
My car /expensive/ your car: My car is more expensive than your car.

1. biology/ interesting/ history ________________________________________________________________


2. train/ fast/ airplane ___________________________________________________________________
3. Batman / popular/ Superman _______________________________________________________________
4. lemon/ sweet/ orange ___________________________________________________________________
B. Write questions using the words provided and the superlative form of the adjective.

Ex. what/ big mistake/ ever made:


What is the biggest mistake you have ever made?

1. what /beautiful place to visit/ your country


_____________________________________________________________
2. who/ kind person/ you know
______________________________________________________________
3. what/ good movie/ ever seen
_____________________________________________________________
4. what/ happy day/ in your life
______________________________________________________________

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