Comparative and superlative ppt

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KARLA ROMERO
AS…AS
(THE ADJECTIVE DOES NOT CHANGE) 
 She's twice as old as her sister. 
 I'm almost as good in math as in science. 
 This book is not as exciting as the last one.
 The cafeteria is not as crowded as usual. 
 Russian is not quite as difficult as Chinese. 
 THAN 
(SOME CHANGES ARE NECESSARY, DEPENDING ON THE 
NUMBER OF SYLLABLES THE ADJECTIVE HAS) 
 This computer is better than that one. 
 It's much colder today than it was yesterday. 
 Our car is bigger than your car. 
 This grammar topic is easier than most 
others. 
 I find science more difficult than 
mathematics.
COMPARATIVE 
CONCLUSIONS 
Comparative is the name for the grammar used when 
comparing 
TWO THINGS 
The two basic ways to compare are using
- as .. as 
 - than
 
What happen to 
COMPARATIVE 
adjectives?
 How do they change?
1-SYLLABLE 
ADJECTIVES 
 My sister is much taller than me.
 It's colder today than it was yesterday. 
 Rule 1: Add -er to the adjective.
1-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
big-bigger
fat-fatter
hot-hotter
Rule 2:
 If the word ends in the pattern:
 consonant-vowel-consonant 
…double the last consonant and add –er. 
2- SYLLABLE 
ADJECTIVES
My sister is funnier than my mom.
Mark is happier than John.
Cats are grumpier than mice.
Rule 3: If the adjective ends in y, 
drop the -y and add –ier.
2-SYLLABLE 
ADJECTIVES
 The shops are always more crowded just before 
Christmas. 
 Is there anything more boring than watching a bad 
movie? 
 My sister is more careful with her writing than I am 
with mine. 
Rule 4: Use “more” with the unchanged 
adjective .
2 – SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
simple-simpler
clever-cleverer
narrow-narrower
Rule 5: The comparative of some shorter 
2-syllable adjectives can be formed with 
-er. 
Note:To be sure which comparative method to use, you will 
need to look up in a good dictionary.
ADJECTIVES WITH 3 OR 
MORE SYLLABLES…
 
 Russian grammar is more difficult than English 
grammar. 
 My sister is much more intelligent than me.
 I find math lessons more interesting than 
science lessons. 
Rule 6: use more with the unchanged 
adjective.
What happen to 
SUPERLATIVE adjectives?
 How do they change?
 SUPERLATIVES
Superlatives talk about one thing 
only and how it is the best, worst, 
in a group.
You do not compare two things,
 You compare more than two.
1- SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
 My sister is the tallest in our family. 
Yesterday was the coldest day of the 
year so far. 
Rule 1: add -est to the adjective 
 (plus the). 
1- SYLLABLE 
ADJECTIVES
big-biggest
fat-fattest 
hot-hottest
Rule 2: If the word ends in the 
pattern:
 consonant-vowel-consonant 
…double the last consonant and add –est. 
2- SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES 
The richest people are not always the 
happiest.
 
Which do you think is the easiest language 
to learn? 
Rule 3: If the adjective ends in y, drop 
the -y and add -iest (plus the).
 2-SYLLABLE 
ADJECTIVES
 Andy is the most careful person I know. 
 This homework was the most simple assignment of the 
list.
 Tom is the most clever student in the classroom.
Rule 4: Use the most with the unchanged 
adjective.
Note: The superlative of some 2-syllable adjectives can be 
formed with -est.
ADJECTIVES WITH 3 OR 
MORE SYLLABLES…
 Some people think that Russian is the most 
difficult language.
Albert Einstein was the most intelligent 
person in history. 
 You are the most irritating person I have ever 
met! 
Rule 5: Use the most with the 
unchanged adjective.
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Common irregular 
comparative/superlative forms:
Now you can be a 
better English student 
and why not ….you can 
be the best. 
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