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Comparative and Superlative Form of Adjectives

This document provides a lesson on using comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It defines the comparative form as using an adjective to compare two objects or people using "than." Rules are given for changing adjectives ending in e, consonant-vowel-consonant, and others to the comparative by adding -er or changing the consonant. Exceptions like good/better and bad/worse are noted. The superlative denotes the greatest degree and is formed by adding -est or using most/least in front of the adjective. Examples are provided to practice both forms. Exercises have learners fill in blanks, write comparative sentences about pictures, and create sentences using family photos with comparative and super

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Comparative and Superlative Form of Adjectives

This document provides a lesson on using comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It defines the comparative form as using an adjective to compare two objects or people using "than." Rules are given for changing adjectives ending in e, consonant-vowel-consonant, and others to the comparative by adding -er or changing the consonant. Exceptions like good/better and bad/worse are noted. The superlative denotes the greatest degree and is formed by adding -est or using most/least in front of the adjective. Examples are provided to practice both forms. Exercises have learners fill in blanks, write comparative sentences about pictures, and create sentences using family photos with comparative and super

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CENTRO AGROINDUSTRIAL Y

FORTALECIMIENTO
EMPRESARIAL DE CASANARE
Designed in: April 2021 Guide N° Name:
Date:

Topics: Comparative and superlative adjectives.

Achievement indicator: Learn how to use the comparative and superlative form of the
adjectives in daily conversations and with technical vocabulary.

Information:

Comparative Form of Adjectives:

We use the comparative form to compare and contrast different objects or people in English. Use
the comparative form to show the difference between two objects or people and we use THAN
before what or who we are comparing to. The formation of the comparative and superlative
depends on the number of syllables in the adjective:
Adjective Rule Example
Adjective with one
syllable a) The Honda is wider than
the chevrolete
1. Ending in – e Add –r
b) A big car is safer than a
Wide small one.
Safe
2.Consonant – Double the c) My house is bigger
Vowel – Consonant consonant and than yours.
Big add -er
Thin d) Joe is thinner than Mary.
3. All others Add –er
Tall e) John is taller than Brian
Adjectives with two or
more syllables f) Ana is prettier than Nina
Change the –Y to
1. Ending in –y –I and add –er g) A motorcycle is noisier
than a car
Pretty Use more (or
Noisy less) before the h) Marisu is more
2.All others adjective beautiful than Elena
Beautiful
Expensive i) The shirt is more
expensive than the trousers
There are some adjectives that don’t follow the rules, they are known as Irregular forms:

good – better
bad – worse
far –further /farther

Examples:

• Patricia is more beautiful than Andrea.


Patricia isn’t more beautiful than Andrea
Is Patricia more beautiful than Andrea?
Yes, she is / No, she isn’t

• A train is faster than a bicycle


A train isn’t faster than a bicycle
Is a train faster than a bicycle?
Yes, it is / No, it isn’t

• I am happier than you.


I am not happier than you
Am I happier than you?
Yes, I am / No. I am not

Superlative Form of Adjectives:


The superlative is the form of an adjective or adverb that shows which thing has that quality
above or below the level of the others. It denotes the greatest degree regarding the quality of the
adjective used.
Adjective Rule Example
With one syllable
the + (adjective a) Jupiter is
1. Ending in – e + –st) the largest planet

Large
b) The hottest place on earth
2.Consonant – the +(Double the is Ethiopia.
Vowel – Consonant consonant and
Hot add -est)
c) The Great Wall of China
3. All others is the longest wall in the
long the + (Adjective world.
hard + –est)
d) Math is
the hardest subject in
school.
Adjectives with two or
more syllables the +(Change the
–y to –i and add – e) The easiest subject for me
1. Ending in –y est) is geography.

Easy the+[Use most (or f) The most important thing


2.All others least) before the in life is love
important adjective]

Like comparatives, some adjectives don’t follow the rules that we have previously explained.
Those are:
good – (the) best
bad – (the) worst
far -(the)furthest /farthest

Examples:

• She is the most intelligent of Colombia


She isn’t the most intelligent of Colombia
Is she the most intelligent of Colombia?
Yes, she is / No, she isn’t
• We are the happiest people of the world
We aren’t the happiest people of the world
Are we the happiest people of the world?
Yes, we are / No, we aren’t

• English is the easiest course of my career


English isn’t the easiest course of my career
Is English the easiest course of my career?
No, it isn’t / Yes, it is

Individual Work:

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective.

Adjective Comparative Adjective Superlative Adjective Comp./ Supe.


Happy Cheap Honest
Difficult Strong Busy
Clean Interesting Young
Early Hot Near
Beautiful Warm Funny
Soft Expensive Easy
Intelligent fresh Bad
Dirty Kind Late
Good Boring Dangerous
Careful Cold weak

2. Write comparative sentences about the pictures using than and the wordsin brackets ( ).
Use the Present Simple.
a. (be/tall) Tom is taller than Sam.
b. (be/cold)
c. (be/hungry)
d. (be/small)
e. (be/happy)
f. (be/young)
g. (be/rich)
h. (be/friendly)

3. Complete the sentences with a superlative:

a. This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town.
b. It was a very happy day. It was of my life.
c. It’s a very good film. It’s I’ve seen.
d. It was a very bad mistake. It was in my life.
e. It was a very cold day. It was of the year.
f. She’s a popular singer. She’s in the country.
g. He’s a very boring person. He’s I know.

4. Take some pictures of your family members gathered in a family reunion and write 6
sentences (2 interrogatives, 2 affirmatives and 2 negatives) using the comparative and
superlative form of the adjectives. Then, record a short audio saying all the sentences
with a clear pronunciation. Don’t forget to make a short introduction before starting with
the sentences.

“Time can be your best friend and your worst enemy depending on whether you use it or
waste it”

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