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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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  1. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

  2. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Comparative adjectives • Superlative adjectives

  3. Comparative adjectives When do we use them? We use them to compare TWO objects, people, places…

  4. Comparative adjectives How do we use them? • There are 5 rules: gRule 1 gRule 2 gRule 3 gRule 4 gRule 5 gSummary

  5. Comparative adjectives gRule 1 Adjectives with 1 or 2 syllables ending with -ow, -er, -y add –er. Adj. + -er + than Example: Bart is taller than Maggie.

  6. Comparative adjectives gRule 2 Adjectives ending –Y change it into -IER. Adj.(-y) Adj.(-ier) + than Example: lazy lazier than Homer is lazier than Lisa.

  7. Comparative adjectives gRule 3 One syllable adjectives ending with CONSONANT+VOWEL+CONSONANT double the last consonant and add –er. Example: fat fatter than C V C Homer is fatter than Marge x2 consonants

  8. Comparative adjectives gRule 4 Adjectives with 2 or more syllables add MORE before the adjective. more + adj. (2 or more syllables) + than Example: beautiful more beautiful than Maggie is more beautiful than Mr. Burns.

  9. Comparative adjectives gRule 5 Irregular adjectives to memorize.

  10. Comparative adjectives :+ que gSummary

  11. Superlative adjectives  When do we use them? We use them to compare ONE object, person, place… in a GROUP.

  12. Superlative adjectives How do we use them? • There are 5 rules: gRule 1 gRule 2 gRule 3 gRule 4 gRule 5 gSummary

  13. Superlative adjectives gRule 1 Adjectives with 1 or 2 syllables ending with -ow, -er, -y add “the… –est”. the + adj. + -est Example: Mr. Burns is the richest in Springfield.

  14. Superlative adjectives gRule 2 Adjectives ending –Y change it into -IEST. Adj.(-y) the + adj.(-iest) Example: funnythe funniest Krusty is the funniest clown in Springfield.

  15. Superlative adjectives gRule 3 One syllable adjectives ending with CONSONANT+VOWEL+CONSONANT double the last consonant and add –est. Example: fat the fattest C V C Homer is the fattestin the Simpson’s family. x2 consonants

  16. Superlative adjectives gRule 4 Adjectives with 2 or more syllables add THE MOST before the adjective. the most + adj. (2 or more syllables) Example: dangerous the most dangerous Fat Tony is the most dangerous gangster of the Springfield mafia.

  17. Superlative adjectives gRule 5 Irregular adjectives to memorize.

  18. Superlative adjectives: le/la/les+ gSummary

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