Comparatives and

superlatives

Ciriello MariaGiulia

Lattao Elisa

Speroni Alice

Cl. 2L1

Regular comparatives

ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVES

1. strong stronger

2. big bigger

3. fat fatter

4. dangerous more dangerous

1. With one-syllable adjectives add -er

2. With two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, omit -y and add -ier

3. With one-syllable adjectives which end in one vowel + one consonant,

double the last consonant and add -er

4. With two syllables or more, use more + the adjective

Rules of comparatives

I’m shorter

than you!

I

But you’re

scarier than

me!!

Irregular comparatives

ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVES

good better

bad worse

far father / further

Irregular adjective don’t have particular rules

Umh, are you

sure?

I’M WORSE

THAN YOU!

Comparatives to the same degree

and to a lower degree1. We use as … as to say two things, people or situations are similar.

Example: “Teen Mum” is as bad as “Il Testimone”

1. Not as … as and less … than have similar meaning.

Example: Newspaper aren’t as up-to-the-minute as the Net

3. Not as … as and less … than are the opposite of more …. than.

Example: Summer holidays are more beautiful than winter ones

Ehi Rapunzel,

your hair is as

long as mine!

Oh yes

Raperonzolo,

we are very

beautiful!

1. We use as … as to say two things, people

or situations are similar.

.

2. Not as … as and less … than have a

similar meaning.

Your ice-

cream isn’t as

good as mine!

I think that

strawberry ice-

cream is less

good than lemon

ice-cream!!

3. We use more.. than to define something

in majority than something else

I’m more

intelligent than

you, don’t

comment!

I’m sorry,

Big Brain...

...

Hi,

instead I’m a

bit’ stupid

Regular

Adjectives

Superlatives

beautiful the most

beautiful

lazy the laziest

big the biggest

Regular superlatives

Rules of superlatives

1. With one-syllable adjectives add the + adjective + est

2. With two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, omit -y and add the + adjective

+ iest

3. With one-syllable adjectives which end in one vowel + one consonant,

double the last consonant and add the + adjective + est

4. With two syllables or more, use the most + the adjective

Ehi baby, you

are the most

beautiful girl I

have ever seen!

Oh, I know.

Instead you

are the

ugliest boy I

have ever

seen

Irregular superlatives

Irregular

Adjectives

Superlatives

good the best

bad the worst

far the farthest /

furthest

Excuse me, smile please.

A selfie with the best player of

the world!

...cheeeeeeeeeese…

Oh, look here, we are very

beautiful!

Thanks champ!

Exercises

http://www.nspeak.com/newbasic/grammatica/crux_comparativi_superlativi.htm

http://www.englishgratis.com/1/risorse/esercizi/gb-serie2/896.htm

http://www.nspeak.com/giorgi/efl/fad/audiogrammatica/9comparativisuper/ese

rcizi/es1.htm

http://www.nspeak.com/giorgi/efl/fad/audiogrammatica/9comparativisuper/ese

rcizi/es5.htm

http://www.nspeak.com/giorgi/efl/fad/audiogrammatica/9comparativisuper/ese

rcizi/es2.htm

GOOD

WORK,

GUYS!

KISS, BYE!