comparatives and superlatives - the greatest show on earth

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What do these pictures have in common?





Comparatives and Superlatives





Which are Comparatives and which are Superlatives?






Let’s look at this together“Two minds are better than one”

How do we make comparatives and superlatives?






Let’s look at this together“Two minds are better than one”

How do we make comparatives and superlatives?

We have to look at how many syllables the adjective has







One-Syllable Adjective

Comparative FormSuperlative

Form

tall

old

long





One-Syllable Adjective

Comparative FormSuperlative

Form

tall taller than… the tallest

old older than… the oldest

long longer than… the longest





Practice

Whichis...

Tall?Taller?Tallest?





Practice

Born December 18, 1963

Born March 28, 1986

Born 2 May 1975

Born August 4, 1961

Whois...Old?Older?Oldest?

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PracticeWhichis...Long?Longer?Longest?





Practice

What are these?The longest...






This house is only 96 square feet, smaller than most of people’s bathrooms. It’s the…






This house is only 96 square feet, smaller than most of people’s bathrooms. It’s the smallest house in the world!







One-Syllable Adjective with Final -e

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

large

wise





One-Syllable Adjective with Final -e

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

large larger than… the largest

wise wiser than… the wisest





Practice

A cross-section of the Queen Mary 2 compared to the Titanic and to the Airbus A 380, currently the largest passenger plane with a capacity of up to 850 people.

Whichis...Large?Larger?Largest?






One-Syllable Adjective Ending with

a Single Consonant with a Single Vowel

before It

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

big

thin

fat






One-Syllable Adjective Ending with

a Single Consonant with a Single Vowel

before It

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

bigbigger than…

the biggest

thinthinner than…

the thinnest

fat fatter than… the fattest





PracticeWindsor Castle, located in

England, has a surface of around 484,000 square feet

(about 45,000 square meters) and has 1,000 rooms. The Istana Nurul Iman palace is

the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei. The palace contains 1,788 rooms, and 5 swimming pools. In total, Istana Nurul Iman contains 2,152,782 square feet (200,000 m²) of floor space

Bill Gates’ House is 66,000 sq ft (6,100 m2) Guests wear pins that on entering a room automatically adjust temperature, music, and lighting based on the guest's preferences

Whichis...

Big?Bigger?

Biggest?

Practice

Samsung introduced world’s thinnest phone - only 5.9mm

The Dell Adamo XPS is the world's thinnest laptop which is just under one centimetre thin.

This is world’s thinnest car, is Tango, 102 inches long and only 39 inches wide.

Whichis...Thin?Thinner?Thinnest?





Practice

Whichis...Fat?Fatter?Fattest?


Two-Syllable Adjective Ending

with -y

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

happy

angry

busy






Two-Syllable Adjective Ending

with -y

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

happyhappier

thanthe

happiest

angryangrier

thanthe

angriest

busy busier than the busiest





PracticeWhois...Happy?Happier?Happiest?





Practice

20 Busiest Airports

NumberOf

Passengers

Whichis...Busy?Busier?Busiest?






Some two-Syllable

Adjectives

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

modern

boring

Other two-syllable adjectives take –ER / -EST






Some two-Syllable

Adjectives

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

modernmore modern

thanthe most

modern

boringmore boring

thanthe most

boring

Other two-syllable adjectives take –ER / -EST

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PracticeeBooks

Post-it Notes

iPod

Computer Mouse

World Wide Web

Personal Computer

Google

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Which of these do you think is the most modern?

Put them in order

Which do you think is the most important?


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http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/postit.htm

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/ipod.htm

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/compmouse.htm

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/worldweb.htm

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/compersonal.htm

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PracticeComputer Mouse 1968

eBooks 1971

Post-it Notes 1974

Personal Computer 1976

World Wide Web 1991

Google 1998

iPod 2001


Which of these do you think is the most modern?

Which do you think is the most important?


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http://www.ideafinder.com/history/articles/snapinventions.htm#eBooks

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/postit.htm

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/compersonal.htm

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/worldweb.htm

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/articles/snapinventions.htm#Google

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/ipod.htm





Adjective with Three or

More Syllables

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

expensive

important


Adjective with Three or

More Syllables

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

expensivemore

expensive than

the most expensive

importantmore

important than

the most important


Practice

http://www.luxurylaunches.com/other_stuff/the_most_expensive_things_of_2009.php

Which of thesethings is the most expensive?

How much do youthink each itemcosts?

Put them inorder of price

Click on the link to see if you areright


http://www.luxurylaunches.com/other_stuff/the_most_expensive_things_of_2009.php

IrregularAdjectives

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

good

bad

far

little

many




IrregularAdjectives

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

good better the best

bad worse the worst

far further the furthest

little less the least

many more the most


Ask QuestionsWhat do you think?


What’s the best thing in the world?What’s the worst thing?

Comparatives and SuperlativesQuantifiers

Much, a lot, far, a little, a bit

MORE + ADJECTIVE-ER


MORE + ADJECTIVE


Comparatives and SuperlativesQuantifiers


MORE + ADJECTIVE-ER


MORE + ADJECTIVE

Today is a lot colder than yesterday

This book is much more interesting

This bag is a bit heavier than that one.

This game is a little bit more exciting

This film is far better than that one.


Make comparative sentences

much...

a lot...

far...

a little...

a bit...

cheaper

more expensive

Negative Comparatives …not as (adjective) as…


Born March 28, 1986

Born 2 May 1975

I'm as old as him. = The same age

but Lady Gaga isn’t as old as David Beckham = David Beckham is older The carrot isn’t as long as the hot dog = The hot dog is longer

Negative Comparatives …not as (adjective) as…


Born December 18, 1963

Born March 28, 1986

Born 2 May 1975

Born August 4, 1961 Born September 4, 1981

Practice

Negative Comparatives …not as old / young as…


Negative Comparatives …not as long / short as…

Practice


Further PracticeThe Guinness book ofWorld Records is a book about the fastest, biggest, richest, oldest...

Go on the internetand find some morerecords.Make you own Ebook of World Records


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