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Summer Intensive
Summer Intensive Index
Summer Intensive - Index
Subject Pronouns Singular and Plural
There is
Possessive Adjectives
To Be Present Simple
Possessive Pronouns
Have Got Prepositions
Adjectives Have Got
(interrogative form)
Like Question Words
Summer Intensive Index
Can Present Simple
Present Continuous 1 Present Continuous 2
This/ These/ That /Those How
Articles Adjectives
A little- a few
Comparatives
Much – Many – A lot of
One- Ones – What -Which
Linkers Prepositions
Summer Intensive Class – Lesson 28 – Comparatives and Superlatives Pag. 1
Summer Intensive Class
Forming regular comparatives and superlatives
1. We use comparatives to compare two things or two people. (ex. She is taller than her
husband.)
2. Superlatives are used, however, to compare to show the difference between more than
two things or more than two people. (e.g Paris is the biggest city in France)
3. To form comparatives and superlatives you need to know the number of syllables in the
adjective. Syllables are like "sound beats".
For instance:
"find" contains one syllable, but "finding" contains two — find and ing.
The rules to form comparatives and superlatives:
1. One syllable adjective ending in a silent 'e' — nice
Comparative — add 'r' — nicer
Superlative — add 'st' — nicest
2. One syllable adjective ending in one vowel and one consonant — big
Comparative — the consonant is doubled and 'er' is added —bigger
Superlative — the consonant is doubled and 'est' is added—biggest
3. One syllable adjective ending in more than one consonant or more than a vowel —
high, cheap
Comparative — 'er' is added — higher, cheaper
Superlative — 'est is added — highest, cheapest
Lesson 28 - Comparatives and Superlatives
Summer Intensive Class – Lesson 28 – Comparatives and Superlatives Pag. 2
4. A two syllable adjective ending in 'y' — happyComparative — 'y' becomes 'i' and 'er' is
added — happier
Superlative — 'y' becomes 'i' and 'est' is added — happiest
5. Two syllable or more adjectives without 'y' at the end — exciting
Comparative — more + the adjective + than — more exciting than
Superlative — more + the adjective + than — the most exciting
Examples:
The Nile River is longer and more famous than the Thames.
Egypt is much hotter than Sweden.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
This is one of the most exciting films I have ever seen.
Irregular comparatives and superlatives
Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives bad worse Worst
far(distance) farther Farthest
far(extent) further Furthest
good better Best
little less Least
many more Most
much more Most
How to use comparatives and superlatives
Comparatives Superlatives Comparatives are used to
compare two things or two
people:
Alan is taller than John.
Superlatives are used to compare more
than two things or two people. Superlative
sentences usually use 'the':
Alan is the most intelligent.
Summer Intensive Class – Worksheet 28 – Adjectives (Comparing people/things/ category etc…) Pag. 1
Summer Intensive Class
“Long” and “short” form
Exercise: Choose and write into gaps the correct word
My ribbon is_____________ (cheap/cheaper) than yours
My present is_________ (beautiful/more beautiful) than yours
Worksheet 28 - Adjectives
Name ________________ Date ________________
Summer Intensive Class – Worksheet 28 – Adjectives (Comparing people/things/ category etc…) Pag. 2
Your sandwich is______________ (big/bigger) than mine
You are_____________ (tall/taller) than your brother
Your apple is__________________ (big/bigger) than my orange
The school is_______________ (close/closer) than the shop
Summer Intensive Class – Worksheet 28 – Adjectives (Comparing people/things/ category etc…) Pag. 3
Exercise: Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or
superlative).
My house is (big) “bigger” than yours.
This flower is (beautiful)________________ than that one.
This book is (interesting)_________________ than that book.
Non-smokers usually live (long)___________________ than smokers.
Which is (dangerous)_______________________ , the wolf or the tiger?
A holiday by the sea is (good)_____________ than a holiday in the
mountains.
It is strange but often a coke is (expensive)_____________ than a beer.
Who is (rich)________________________ a famous footballer or a famous singer?
The weather this summer is even (bad)________________Than last summer.
He is (clever)_______________________ than his father.
Summer Intensive Class – Worksheet 28 – Adjectives (Comparing people/things/ category etc…) Pag. 4
Exercise: Comparative adjectives,choose the correct answer.
1. I think London is more________________________than New York.
expensive/expensiver
2. Is the North Sea_____________________________than the Mediterranean Sea?
more big/bigger
3. Are you a_________________student than your sister?
Better/good
4. My dad's____________________than your dad!
Funny/funnier
5. Physics is____________________than chemistry.
badder/worse
6. Cars are_______________________________________than motorbikes.
cheap/cheaper
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