comparative-and-superlative-adject (1).ppt

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COMPARATIVEAND

SUPERLATIVE

ADJECTIVES


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Comparatives

Comparatives are used to show thediere!"e #etwee! two o#$e"ts% Let&ssa' that I have two "ars% I have a (itt(e

To'ota a!d a #i) *ord% A "omparative isused to show the diere!"e #etwee! thetwo% The *ord is #i) so we "a! sa' +the

*ord is #i))er tha! the To'ota,% -e"ausethe To'ota is sma((. we "a! sa' +The

To'ota is sma((er tha! the *ord,% To (ear!to use these we !eed to (ear! /ve #asi"

ru(es%


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Ru(e 0% I1 a! ad$e"tive has

0 s'((a#(e we add thee!di!) 2er to the ad$e"tive%

i%e% sma(( 3 er 4 sma((ertha!

i%e% hard 3 er 4 hardertha!

The ant is smallerthan the hippo.


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Rule 2% I1 a o!e s'((a#(ead$e"tive e!ds with a"o!so!a!t 3 a vowe( 3 a"o!so!a!t 'ou must

dou#(e the (ast "o!so!a!ta!d the! ad 2er%

i%e% #i) 3 er 4 #i))er tha!

i%e% 1at 3 er 4 1atter tha!

The elephant is fatter

than the giraffe.


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Rule 3% I1 a! ad$e"tivee!ds with a +',. removethe +', a!d add 2ier%

i%e% happ' 2' 3 ier 4

happier tha!i%e% 1u!!' 2' 3 ier 41u!!ier tha!

The girl is happier

than the duck.


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Rule 4% I1 a! ad$e"tive hastwo s'((a#(es or morewithout a +', the! add the

word +more, #e1ore theword% I1 the ad$e"tive e!dswith a +',. 'ou wi(( o!('add the word +more, i1 ithas three s'((a#(es ormore%i%e% #eauti1u( 3 more 4more #eauti1u( tha!

i%e% e5pe!sive 3 more 4more e5pe!sive tha!i%e% satis1a"tor' 3 more 4more satis1a"tor' tha!

The butterfly ismore beautiful than

the frog.


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6Rule 5% There are a 1ewe5"eptio!s%

)ood 4 #etter tha!#ad 4 worse tha!1ar 4 1arther tha!


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6Remem#er. whe! usi!) a "omparative 'ou must a(wa's1o((ow it with the word +tha!,%

The To'ota is sma((er tha! the *ord%The *ord is #i))er tha! the To'ota%The a!t is sma((er tha! the hippo%

The e(epha!t is 1atter tha! the )irae%The )ir( is happier tha! the du"7%

The #utter8' is more #eauti1u( tha! the 1ro)%


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Superlatives

Super(atives are used to show thediere!"e #etwee! more tha! twoo#$e"ts% Let&s sa' that I have three

"ars% I have a (itt(e To'ota. a mediumsi9e Jeep a!d a #i) *ord% A

super(ative is used to show thediere!"es that e5ist i! the )roup%

The *ord is #i) so we "a! sa' +the*ord is the #i))est,% -e"ause theTo'ota is sma((. we "a! sa' +The

To'ota is the sma((est,% To (ear! touse these we !eed to (ear! /ve #asi"

ru(es%


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The ant is thesmallest.

Rule 1% I1 a! ad$e"tive has

0 s'((a#(e we add thee!di!) 2est to thead$e"tive%

i%e% sma(( 3 est 4 thesma((esti%e% hard 3 est 4 thehardest


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The hippo is thefattest.

Rule 2% I1 a o!e s'((a#(ead$e"tive e!ds with a"o!so!a!t 3 a vowe( 3 a"o!so!a!t 'ou mustdou#(e the (ast "o!so!a!ta!d ad 2est%

i%e% #i) 3 est 4 the #i))est

i%e% 1at 3 est 4 the 1attest


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The elephant is the

heaviest.

Rule 3% I1 a! ad$e"tive

e!ds with a +',. removethe +', a!d add 2iest%

i%e% happ' 2' 3 iest 4 thehappiest

i%e% 1u!!' 2' 3 iest 4 the1u!!iest


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The airplane is

the mostexpensive.

Rule 4% I1 a! ad$e"tive hastwo s'((a#(es or morewithout a +', the! add the

word +most, #e1ore theword% I1 the ad$e"tive e!dswith a +',. 'ou wi(( o!('add the word +most, i1 ithas three s'((a#(es ormore%i%e% #eauti1u( 3 most 4 themost #eauti1u(i%e% e5pe!sive 3 most 4the most e5pe!sivei%e% satis1a"tor' 3 most 4

the most satis1a"tor'


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Rule 5% There are a 1ew e5"eptio!s%

)ood 4 the #est

#ad 4 the worst1ar 4 the 1arthest


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Remem#er. whe! usi!) a super(ative 'ou must a(wa's

pre"ede it with the word +the,%

The To'ota is the sma((est%The *ord is the #i))est%-rad Pitt is the most ha!dsome%The airp(a!e is the most e5pe!sive%

Jim Carre' is the 1u!!iest%

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