COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

1. COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Stupňování přídavných jmen

2. Remember these types Aone-syllable adjectives B irregular adjectives C more-syllable adjectives

3. PART 1 ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES / -er -est

4. Grammarrules 1 –er, -est small – smaller– smallest, tall – taller - tallest 2 adjectivesending in – e large – larger– largest, nice - nicer - nicest • -ier, - iestforadjectivesending in –y heavy – heavier– heaviest • double consonant big – bigger - biggest, thin – thinner - thinnest

5. How to compare as … as 1. He is as tall as my friend. Comparatives 2. He is taller than my friend. Superlatives 3. He is the tallest.

6. Practise 1 Peter is 2 years old and Paul is two too. Peter is as old as Paul. 2 Kate is 13 and Susan is 10 years old. Susan is younger than Kate. Kate is older than Susan. 3 I am 150 cm tall, my mum is 170 and dad is 180 cm tall. My mum is taller than me and smaller than dad. My dad is the tallest. I am the smallest.

7. Exercise 1 Completethesentences long: Snakes are ………….. mice. Snakes are longer than mice. heavy: My suitcase is ………. your little bag. My suitcase is heavier than your little bag. big: Hypermarkets are …………. small shops. Hypermarkets are bigger than small shops.

8. Exercise 2 Correct the mistakes 1 He´s older that you. He´s older than you. 2 That new park is much biger. The new park is much bigger. 5 The cheetah is the faster animal. The cheetah is the fastest animal.