TEACHER: LUIS AVILA

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COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
FORMING THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
Number of syllables one syllable tall Comparative + -er taller Superlative + -est tallest

one syllable with the spelling consonant + single vowel + consonant: double the final consonant: fat fatter fattest big bigger biggest sad sadder saddest

Number of syllables two syllables

Comparative + -er OR more + adj

Superlative + -est OR most + adj

ending in: -y, -ly, -ow ending in: -le, -er or -ure these common adjectives - handsome, polite, pleasant, common, quiet happy happier/ more happy happiest/ most happy yellow yellower/ more yellow yellowest/ most yellow simple simpler/ more simple simplest/ most simple tender tenderer/ more tender tenderest/ most tender

If you are not sure, use MORE + OR MOST + Note: Adjectives ending in '-y' like happy, pretty, busy, sunny, lucky

etc:. replace the -y with -ier or -iest in the comparative and superlative form busy busier busiest Number of syllables three syllables or more important expensive Examples: a. b. c. A cat is fast, a tiger is faster but a cheetah is the fastest A car is heavy, a truck is heavier, but a train is the heaviest A park bench is comfortable, a restaurant chair is more comfortable, but a sofa is the most comfortable Comparative more + adj more important more expensive Superlative most + adj most important most expensive

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CL5 TEACHER: LUIS AVILA

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

1. Forming comparatives and superlatives

How these forms are created depends on how many syllables there are in the adjective. Syllables are like sound beats. For instance, sing contains one syllable, but singing contains two sing and ing. Here are the rules:

Adjective form

Comparative

Superlative

Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples: wide, fine, cute

Add -r: wider, finer, cuter

Add -st: widest, finest, cutest

Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Examples: hot, big, fat

Double the consonant, and add -er: hotter, bigger, fatter

Double the consonant, and add est: hottest, biggest, fattest

Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Examples: light, Add -er: lighter, neater, faster Add -est: lightest, neatest, fastest

neat, fast

Two syllables, ending in Y. Examples: happy, silly, lonely

Change y to i, then add -er: happier, sillier, lonelier

Change y to i, then add -est: happiest, silliest, loneliest

Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples: modern, interesting, beautiful

Use more before the adjective: more modern, more interesting, more beautiful

Use most before the adjective: most modern, most interesting, most beautiful

2. How to use comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives are used to compare two things. You can use Comparatives sentences with than, or you can use a conjunction like but. Jiro is taller than Yukio. Yukio is tall, but Jiro is taller. Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Superlative sentences usually use the, because there is only Superlatives one superlative. Masami is the tallest in the class. Yukio is tall, and Jiro is taller, but Masami is the tallest.

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SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

Exercise on Comparison of Adjectives

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative). 1. My house is (big)
bigger

than yours.
more beatiful

2. This flower is (beautiful) 3. This is the (interesting)

than that one.

most interesting

book I have ever read. than smokers.

4. Non-smokers usually live (long) 5. Which is the (dangerous)

longer

most dangerous better

animal in the world? than a holiday in the mountains.

more expensive

6. A holiday by the sea is (good)

7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) 8. Who is the (rich)

richest

than a beer.

woman on earth?
w orse

9. The weather this summer is even (bad) 10. He was the (clever)
most clever

than last summer.

thief of all.

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Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the adjective.

1. Jeremy is 10 years old. Julie is 8. Jeremy is (old) _____oldest than___ Julie.

2. The Alps are very high. They are (high) ____________________ mountains in Europe.

3. An ocean is (large) _____________________ a sea.

4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Toyota costs less money. A Rolls Royce is (expensive) ________________________ a Toyota.

5. John's results were bad. Fred's results were very poor. Fred's results were (bad) _______________ John's.

6. This exercise is not difficult. It's (easy) _____________________ I expected.

7. The weather is not good today - it's raining. I hope the weather will be (good) _______________ next week.

8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly) ______________ in small towns.

9. In the government of a country, the President is (important) ____________ person.

10. People say that Chinese is (difficult) _______________________to learn than English. ___ http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/adjectives-ex.html

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