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COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES. By Shanti. We use the comparative when we compare 2 places/things/people. Sham is quite short . His body is fat . His car is new . Tama is quite tall . His body is thin . His car is old . Tama. Sham. Comparatives.
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COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES By Shanti
We use the comparative when we compare 2 places/things/people. • Sham is quite short. • His body is fat. • His car is new. • Tama is quite tall. • His body is thin. • His car is old. Tama Sham
Comparatives • Sham is shorter thanTama. • Sham is fatter thanTama. • His car is newer thanTama’s car. • Tama is taller thanSham. • Tama is thinner thanSham. • His car is older thanSham’s. Tama Sham
We use the comparative to talk about two people, places or things. Notice the spelling: • The UAE is smaller than Saudi Arabia. • Saudi Arabia is bigger than the UAE. • My car is faster than your car. • My friend is busier than me. • My sister is beautifulerthan yours. (wrong) • Your English is gooder than mine. (wrong) WHY are they wrong?
Comparatives Spelling Rules One syllable adjectives • 1 syllable = adj + er + than fast = faster than cheap = cheaper than • 1 syllable ending with one vowel and one consonant = double final consonant + er + than b i g = bigger than h o t = hotter than
More Spelling 2 syllable Adjectives • 2 syllables ending with -y change to - ier + than busy = busier than ugly = uglier than • Other 2 syllable adjectives = more + adj + than bor ing = more boring than ex pen sive = more expensive than beau ti ful = more beautiful than
More Spelling • Irregular Adjectives: good, bad and far good = better than (gooder than) bad = worse than far = further than
Complete these sentences about you and your partner • My family is (big/small) ________ than __________’s family. • My father is (old/young) ________ than ________’s father. • My bag is (expensive) ____________ than _______’s bag. • I am (tall/short)__________ than __________. • My hair is (long/short) __________ than ________’s. • I go to bed (early/late) __________ than _________.
Which sentences are wrong? 1. My dress is prettyer than yours. 2. My result was is more better than my friend’s. 3. Ahmed gets up at 6 o’clock and Ali gets up at 6.30am, so Ali gets up later than Ahmed. 4. Shamsa is more tall than Hassa.
We use the superlative when we compare 3 or more places/things/people. • ________ is the tallest. • ________ is the fattest. • ________ has the least hair. • ________ is the happiest. • ________ is the least happy.
Superlative Spelling Rules One syllable adjectives • the + adj + est fast = the fastest cheap = the cheapest cold = the coldest • double final consonant + est b i g = the biggest h o t = the hottest
More Spelling 2 Syllable Adjectives • 2 syllables ending with -y = change to -iest busy = the busiest ugly = the ugliest • Other 2 syllable adjectives = the + most + adj bor ing = the most boring ex pen sive = the most expensive beau ti ful = the most beautiful
More Spelling • Irregular Adjectives: good, bad and far good = the best bad = the worst far = the furthest
We can compare 2 things using the following structure.as + adj/adv + as ORnot as/so + adj/adv + asThe watch is as expensive as the phone.The watch is not as expensive as the ring. AED 1200 AED 1200 AED 9999
GAMEMake a sentence to compare the 2 or 3 pictures that you see. Use the grammar stated. You cannot use the same adjective more than once in this game. This is an example. Grammar: comparative adjective The television is older than the computer.
