Comparative Superlative PPT

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Comparative andSuperlative Adjectives


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Comparative and Superlative

Adjectives• Comparative adjectives

Superlative adjectives


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Comparative adjectives

When do we use them?

We use them to compare TWO objects,people, places…


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How do we use them? There are 5 rules:

g ule !g ule "

g ule #

g ule $

g ule 5

g Summar%


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Comparative adjectivesg ule !

Adjectives with 1 syllable add –er.

Adj& ' (er ' than

)*ample:

+art is tall er than ,a--ie&


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g ule "

Adjectives ending – change it into !"#$.

Adj&.(%/ Adj&.(ier/ ' than

)*ample:

la0 % la0 i er than

Homer is la0 ier than 1isa&


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Comparative adjectivesg ule #

One syllable adjectives ending withCO%SO%A%T&'OW#(&CO%SO%A%T doublethe last consonant and add –er.

)*ample:

2a t 2a tt er than

C 3 C

Homer is 2a tt er than ,ar-e

*" consonants


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Comparative adjectivesg ule $

Adjectives with ) or more syllables notending in * add +O$# be,ore the

adjective.more ' adj& ." or more s%llables/ ' than

)*ample:

beauti2ul more beauti2ul than

,a--ie is more beauti2ul than ,r& +urns&


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g ule 5

-ood better than

bad worse than

2ar 2arther than 4 2urther than

much more

"rregular adjectives to memori-e.


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g Summar%

ule… adjective comparative

1. add (ertall

small

taller than

smaller than

). drop %, add (erla0%

happ%

la0ier than

happier than

. C'3'C 6 doubles lastconsonant

2at

bi-

2atter than

bi--er than

/. " or ' s%llables .not endin- in7/ add 8)

beauti2ul

dan-erous

more beauti2ul than

more dan-erous than

0. 9rre-ular 2orms .memori0e/-ood

bad

better than

worse than


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Superlative adjectives When do we use them?

We use them to compare 8) object,person, place… in a ;8


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How do we use them? There are 5 rules:

g ule !g ule "

g ule #

g ule $

g ule 5

g Summar%


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Superlative adjectivesg ule !

Adjectives with 1 syllable add the2 –est3.

the ' adj& ' (est

)*ample:

,r& +urns is the rich est in Sprin-2ield&


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g ule "

Adjectives ending – change it into !"#ST.

Adj&.(%/ the ' adj&.(iest/

)*ample:

2unn % the 2unn iest

>rust% is the 2unn iest clown in Sprin-2ield&


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Superlative adjectivesg ule #

One syllable adjectives ending withCO%SO%A%T&'OW#(&CO%SO%A%T double

the last consonant and add –est.

)*ample:

2a t the 2a tt est

C 3 C

Homer is the 2a tt est in the Simpson?s 2amil%&

*" consonants


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Superlative adjectivesg ule $

Adjectives with ) or more syllables notending in add T4# +OST be,ore the

adjective.the most ' adj& ." or more s%llables/

)*ample:

dan-erous the most dan-erous

@at Ton% is the most dan-erous -an-ster o2 the Sprin-2ield ma2ia&


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g ule 5

-ood the best

bad the worst

2ar the 2arthest 4 the 2urthest

much the most

"rregular adjectives to memori-e.


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g Summar%

ule… adjective superlative

1. add the estBrich

lon-

the richest

the lon-est

).rop %, add the iestB2unn%

cra0%

the 2unniest

the cra0iest

. C'3'C 6 doubles lastconsonant

2at

bi-

the 2attest

the bi--est

/. " or ' s%llables .not endin- in7/ add TH) 8ST

beauti2ul

dan-erous

the most beauti2ul

the most dan-erous

0. 9rre-ular 2orms .memori0e/-ood

bad

the best

the worst


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Practice

Born December 18, 1963

Born March 28, 1986

Born 2 May 1975

Born August 4, 1961

Whois...Old?Older?Oldest?

Born Setember 4, 1981

Thi h i l 96 f t


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This house is only 96 square feet,smaller than most people’sbathrooms. It’s the


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