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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives. er and est more and most. Comparative Adjectives. To compare 2 things, or 2 people, or 2 places: I am taller than my brother. Jackson is bigger than Bells. An iPad is better than a laptop. But we can use it to compare more than two things like:
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives er and est more and most
Comparative Adjectives To compare 2 things, or 2 people, or 2 places: • I am taller than my brother. • Jackson is bigger than Bells. • An iPad is better than a laptop. But we can use it to compare more than two things like: • I am taller than my brother and my sister. • Jackson is bigger than Bells and Alamo. • An iPad is better than a laptop and a desktop. We can also use the comparative without stating the other thing if it’s understood such as: • I feel better. (Meaning that it is understood to the person you are talking to than that you fell better than you did before).
Activity for Comparatives • In groups of four, make as many true sentences as you can comparing each other using the following phrases: lives close to school; has big family; young; old; tall; short; has been learning English long; gets up early; goes to bed late Example: Marta lives closer to the school than Juan and Pablo.
Superlative Adjectives • Comparing more than 2 things • A lot of times you will seethein front of most or the word with the est. • Social Studies is the most fun subject at school. • Math is the easiest subject at school to me.
Superlative 4th Graders! • Award Category Ideas: • the student with the nicest smile • the friendliest student • the hardest working student • the earliest student • the best-dressed student • the most talkative student • the quietest student