Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparative of Superiority

Look at the pictures of the different means of transport:

Pick up the words in the box to fill in the sentences below:

faster easier heavier noisier cheaper bigger

The Airbus is ………and ….….than regular planes.

Scooters are………………than cars.

Low-cost flights tickets are …………..than the

Airbus ones.

Cars are………than scooters.

Riding a scooter is …….than driving a car.

Superlatives

a) Fill in the gaps with the words in the box.

biggest noisiest cheapest most comfortable

1. First-class seats are the………………ones.2. Low-cost flights are the…………..….way to travel.3. The Airbus is the …………..….plane made in Europe.4. Scooters are one of the………….……means of transport.

b) Which one is…

-The fastest?-The longest?-The most expensive?-The safest?

-Why is the comparative form of big spelled with a double g?

-What happens to the adjectives ending in y when they take a suffix?

-Which ones remain the same?

-Do you know more adjectives that follow these rules?

Comparative and superlative of Inferiority

a) Match the adjective with their antonym and with the characteristic they refer to:

ADJECTIVE ANTONYM NOUN

LightCheapSmallGood

ExpensiveBadHeavyBig

PriceWeightQualitySize

b) Now look at the pictures and their characteristics and write comparative sentences following the ones in the example:

Laptop

Size: 12”Weight: 2 k.Quality: LOWPrice: $ 400

Mobile phone

Size: 16x4 cmWeight: 100 g.Quality: EXTRAPrice: $ 200

REMEMBER Use the structures of the comparative of inferiority:Not so……as/ Not as…….as

e.g. The television set is not as heavy as the computer.

Television set

Size: 24”Weight: 13 k.Quality: EXTRAPrice: $ 1000

Computer

Size: 24”Weight: 16 k.Quality: MEDIUMPrice: $ 700

Digital Camera

Size: 15x8 cmWeight: 100 g.Quality: HIGHPrice: $ 400

Superlatives of Inferiority

Which gadget is…

… the least expensive?…of the least quality?…the least heavy?

Comparative of Equality

as + adjective + asThe mobile phone is as light/ heavy as the camera.

the same + noun + asThe mobile phone is the same weight as the camera.

What do …

The camera & the laptop The computer & the TVThe mobile phone & the cameraThe TV & the mobile phone

…have in common?