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?