Unit 4:
Adjectives
and
adverbs
Lesson 4
Superlative
s
better than
more interesting than
bigger than
harder than
ate
Didn’t eat
Did eat
Mary is the shortest.
John’s bike is the most expensive.
Mike’s bike is the cheapest.
Mike is the fastest.
John is the slowest.
Sue’s shoes are the smallest.
Amy’s shoes are the biggest.
Mike’s backpack is the heaviest.
Ben’s backpack is the lightest.
better best
More expensive most expensive
bigger biggest
More dangerous most dangerous
older oldest
cheaper cheapest
More difficult most difficult
Bigger than
The biggest
Cheaper than
More expensive than
The most expensive
is the biggest
are the largest
the most expensive
are the most dangerous
is the laziest
the best
is the most difficult
is the longest
is / was the strangest
the worst
is the hottest
is the funniest
is the most interesting
is the most famous
COMPARATIVES
&
SUPERLATIVES
COMPARATIVES
(We use to compare two things, people...)
John Bob
John is thinner than
Bob. My
My friend’s
house house
My house is smaller than my friend's house.
It's more expensive to travel by train than by bus.
COMPARATIVE
RULES
• ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES –ADD ER
CHEAP – CHEAPER
FAST – FASTER
LIGHT - LIGHTER
• ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES ENDING IN E –ADD R
NICE – NICER
FINE - FINER
WIDE - WIDER
• ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES ENDING IN CVC – DOUBLE
THE LAST CONSONANT + ER
HOT - HOTTER
BIG - BIGGER
FAT - FATTER
• TWO SYLLABLES ADJECTIVES ENDING IN Y PRECEDED
BY A CONSONANT – REPLACE Y WITH IER
HAPPY - HAPPIER
EASY - EASIER
LONELY - LONELIER
• TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES ADJECTIVES –ADD
MORE/LESS
BEAUTIFUL – MORE BEAUTIFUL / LESS BEAUTIFUL
INTERESTING – MORE INTERESTING / LESS INTERESTING
• IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES:
GOOD – BETTER
BAD – WORSE
FAR – FURTHER / FARTHER
SUPERLATIVES
(We use to compare one thing, person... With the
rest of the group)John
John is the tallest in the
class.
The best
He's the best football player in the team.
This is the most expensive hotel I've ever stayed in.
SUPERLATIVE
RULES
• ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES –ADD EST
CHEAP – CHEAPEST
FAST – FASTEST
LIGHT - LIGHTEST
• ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES ENDING IN E –ADD ST
NICE – NICEST
FINE - FINEST
WIDE - WIDEST
• ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES ENDING IN CVC – DOUBLE
THE LAST CONSONANT + EST
HOT - HOTTEST
BIG - BIGGEST
FAT - FATTEST
• TWO SYLLABLES ADJECTIVES ENDING IN Y PRECEDED
BY A CONSONANT – REPLACE Y WITH IEST
HAPPY - HAPPIEST
EASY - EASIEST
LONELY - LONELIEST
• TWO OR MORE SYLLABLES ADJECTIVES –ADD THE
MOST/THE LEAST
BEAUTIFUL – THE MOST BEAUTIFUL / THE LEAST BEAUTIFUL
INTERESTING – THE MOST INTERESTING / THE LEAST INTERESTING
• IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES:
GOOD – THE BEST
BAD – THE WORST
FAR – THE FURTHEST / THE FARTHEST
• SOME ADJECTIVES CAN BE USED THE BOTH FORMS:
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
CLEVER CLEVERER / THE CLEVEREST /
MORE CLEVER THE MOST CLEVER
FRIENDLY FRIENDLIER / THE FRIENDLIEST /
MORE FRIENDLY THE MOST FRIENDLY
QUIET QUIETER / THE QUIETEST /
MORE QUIET THE MOST QUIET
Which is the fattest? 1/10
Who is the most handsome? 2/10
3/10
Who is the funniest?
Who is the most intelligent? 4/10
Who is the happiest? 5/10
Which is the most expensive? 6/10
Instrucciones
1. desagrupar los cuadros(clic derecho/ agrupar / desagrupar)
2. Insertar las nuevas imágenes.
3. Seleccionar el cuadro y la imagen (ctrl+ clic)
4. Agrupar (clic derecho /agrupar/ agrupar.)
5. Cambiar el orden de las imágenes en cada diapositiva.
6. Guardar.
Degrees
of
Comparison
banana lemon
sweet not so sweet / sour
A banana is sweeter than a lemon.
raspberry orange
small not so small / big
A raspberry is smaller than an orange.
The raspberry is the smallest fruit of these.
pineapple strawberry
big not so big / small
A pineapple is bigger than a strawberry.
melon cherry
heavy not so heavy / light
A melon is heavier than a cherry.
dragonfruit apple
exotic not so exotic
A dragonfruit is more exotic than an apple.
The comparative we use to compare two
things with each other.
A banana is sweeter than a lemon
A superlative we use to compare one
thing with a group of other things.
The raspberry is the smallest of those
three.
small smaller smallest
sweet sweeter sweetest
1 syllable big bigger biggest
hot hotter hottest
adjective comparative
heavy superlative
heavier heavier
2 syllables happy happier happier
-y, -er, -le simple simpler simpler
clever cleverer cleverer
2 or more expensive more expensive most expensive
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
syllables exotic more exotic most exotic
mango pear
expensive not so expensive
A mango is more expensive than a pear.
beautiful
A pineapple is the most beautiful fruit
of these three.
