Making Comparative and Superlative Adjectives To make the comparative form of adjectives (like 'bigger' or 'more expensive') and the superlative form (like 'biggest' or 'most expensive'), first we need to know how many syllables are in the adjective. Adjectives with one syllable
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1.- My sister is _____ my brother.
COMPARATIVE and SUPERLATIVE We use comparative adjectives to compare two people, animals or things. *New York is bigger than Madrid *Sally is more beautiful than Pat We use superlative adjectives to compare more than two people, animals or things * Brazil is the largest country in South America * Money isn't the most important thing in life FORM
Usually if an adjective has only one syllable, we add 'er' to make the comparative form. We add 'est' to make the superlative form. • clean → cleaner / ...
adjectives: comparative and superlative 1. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives: Adjective Comparative Superlative long longer than the longest fast faster than pretty the prettiest beautiful more beautiful than ugly uglier than thin the thinnest fashionable more fashionable than 2.
Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson. A Find these sentences in the article from exercise 1. Write the missing words. 1. They eat a.
For adjectives ending in y, the y will become an i, and the appropriate suffix will be added. Adjective. Comparative. Superlative gentle gentler gentlest clumsy.
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE PATTERNS II. Less and least are the opposites of more and most. We use them with both long and short words. I’m the least musical person in the world. I go out less often these days. We can modify the comparative …
We use comparative adjectives to compare two people, animals or things. ... SUPERLATIVE - the + adjective + -est - John is the tallest boy in the class.
COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE EX www.ejerciciosinglesonline.com Grammar explanation: English, Spanish COMPLETE THE ADJECTIVES USING THE COMPARATIVE FORM 1. It´s too noisy here. ... COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES 1. It´s a very nice house.
Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs Lesson 2 page 213 Comparisons with (Not ) As . . . As and Less Lesson 3 page 220 Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs Review the Grammar page 227 Connect the Grammar to Writing page 230 51106_GE2_U08_204-231_rev06.indd 205 8/13/14 4:39 PM. EXPLORE 1 READ the article about consumer societies. Notice the words in ...
Find the comparative and superlative adjectives and write them in the boxes. This is my family. I am taller than my brother and sister but my dad is the tallest. My mum is a vet and my dad is a teacher. I think being a vet is more interesting than being a teacher because you work with animals. I want to be an astronaut – I
comparative and superlative forms. Two-Syllable Adjective Ending with -er, -le, or -ow Comparative Form Superlative Form narrow narrower narrowest gentle gentler gentlest • The roads in this town are narrower than the roads in the city. • This road is the narrowest of a ll the roads in California. • Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Download this explanation in PDF here. To make the comparative form of adjectives (like 'bigger' or 'more expensive') and the superlative form (like 'biggest' or 'most expensive'), first we need to know how many syllables are in the adjective.