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Comparative and superlative


                                      adjectives



                                      I can recognize and use comparative and superlative adjectives.



        Comparative adjectives




                                                                                                  Your exam reso\t$ are ba¿, bet
                                                                                                     mine are Worse than yours!















                      You're o\Aer
                                                                              iS more
                                                        I think -footbal. ,, 'fivr t     i
                        than me.
                                                          exciting than tennis. A
           We use comparative adjectives when we compare two things, animals or people.
           We often use the word than when we compare two things.Than often comes after the comparative
           adjective.

            Short adjective                          add -er                        long - longer      slow - slower

                                                     delete -y
            Short adjective ending in y                                             happy - happier         funny - funnier
                                                     add -ier
                                                                                    beautiful- more beautiful
            Long adjective                           use more + adjective
                                                                                    exciting - more exciting
            Short words ending vowel +               double the consonant           big - bigger       hot -hotter
            consonant                                and add -er

            Short adjectives ending -e               add -r                         nice -nicer       white -whiter

          There are a few irregular adjectives.
          good- better       bad- worse



        *1              Work in pairs. Practise making                   *  2 Complete the sentences with the correct
                        comparatives. Student A, turn to page                  comparative adjective.
                        137. Student B, turn to page 139.
                                                                               ÿ Manchester is big, but London is bigg         er.
                                                                                                                      __
                                                                               1 Mum was angry, but Dad was
                if  '<? uicker the comparative of lquick'?                     2 This book is interesting, but that book is       _
                                                                                                                          _
                                                                               3 It's wet today, but yesterday was
                                              Yes, it is.
                                                                              4 This film is bad, but the other one is
                                                                               5 John's picture is good, but Jack's is     _
                                                                               6 My mum is short, but my aunt is         _

                                                                               7 I was late this morning, but you were

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