Comparative & superlatives

Comparative & Superlative

Comparatives

Comparatives To make comparatives we only use adjectives.

Happiest

Crazy

Tall

Big

Adjectives

When we compare two things, two objects, two buildings...

Rules :

Rule1: 1syllable adjective+er

Look out!!!

CVC ( consonant+vowel+consonant)

Big(cvc) = bigger

Double consonant

Tall+er=taller=+Than

Examples of rule 1A Nokia mobile is CHEAPER THAN an iphone 6 plus

Rule 2: adjectives with 2 syllables ending in Y+IER

Lazy, happy, funny,... + ierCrazy

Funny Happy

Rule 3: adjective with 2+

Aggresive Dangerous Expensive

MORE+adjective(+2)+THAN

My mum is more sociable than...

MORE+adjective(+2)+THAN

A ferrari is more expansive than a BMW

A crocodile is more aggressive that a mosquito

Rule: irregular adjectives

Bad

Good

Far

Farther

Worse

Better

TV3 is better than TV1My brother is worse at football than me

Class exercises:comparatives

1/Barcelona................Toledo(modern)

3/Messi............CR7(small)

4/Olaf.............Sven(funny)

2/Madrid...............Castilla la Mancha(small)

Answers to the exercises

1/Barcelona is more modern than Toledo.

4/Olaf is funny than Sven

3/Messi is smaller than CR7

2/Madrid is smaller than Castilla la Mancha

Superlatives

From a group of things/ people...

He is the smallest

Rules:

ThanDanger!!!

THE✅The +superlative+noun

The biggest class The nicest boy

Rule 1: one syllable adjectives+est

WeakestSilliest

Crazyest

Messi is the best football player in the world

LeBron James was the best basketball player in the world

Luigi is the tallest person in super mario

Usain bolt is the fastest person in the world.

Mario is the most smallest in her family

He is the tallest men in the

world

Rule 2: adj Y=iest

Lazy + iest

Exemples rule 2

Happy=the happiest

Angry=the angriest

Pikachu is the funniest pokemon on pokemons world

Homer is the silliest in the simpsons

Llorenç is the craziest of 1st of ESO

Rule 3: adjective with 2+

Aggresive Dangerous Expensive

The most+adjective(+2)+THAN

My mum is more sociable than...

Pikachu is the most active pokemon

Rule 4:irregular adjectives

GoodThe furthest

The worst

The best

Pique is the tallest player in the barça

Examples

Oceania is the furthest continent from here

The end

Marc.S