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Which words are

adjectives?

The fast falcon chased the quick

brown rabbit.

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Which words are

adjectives?

The fast falcon chased the quick

brown rabbit.

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What do adjectives do?

They tell us more about a noun.

a cat

an orange cat a fat orange cat

Adjectives make sentences more interesting.

He has a cat.

He has a big fat stylish orange cat.

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1) He is a smart student and a hard

worker.

2) It is a dangerous road because

there are many fast cars and big

trucks.

3) They are adventurous when it

comes to travelling to new places.

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When we compare two things we use a

different form of the adjective:

big bigger

fast faster

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•We say that bigger is the comparative form of

big – we are comparing two people or things.

big

The new Ferrari is faster than the old Ferrari.

•We say that faster is the comparative form of

fast – we are comparing two people or things.

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Sometimes we use an extra word

before the adjective:

comfortable more comfortable

dangerous more dangerous

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Comparatives Spelling Rule Example

1 syllable adjectives

+ er + r if adjective ends

in e

longer safer

1 syllable ending in 1 short vowel and 1 consonant

double the last consonant + er

bigger hotter

2 or more syllables

More + adjective more careful

more dangerous

2 syllables ending in y

Y + ier easier

Spelling rules for comparatives:

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Adjective Comparative

good better

bad worse

far further

Some adjectives don’t follow the rules:

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Choose the correct comparative form to

complete the sentence.

Lets practice!

The metro is _________________ a taxi.

A) cheapper than

B) cheaper than

C) more cheap than

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Choose the correct comparative form to

complete the sentence.

Lets practice!

The metro is _________________ a taxi.

B) cheaper than

NOW YOU TRY

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1) Our new car is much _________________ our old one.

C) nicer than

A) niceer than B) more nice than

2) We could go to MCC but I think Dubai Mall is __________.

A) more interesting

3) A ship is _________________ a boat.

B) bigger than

C) gooder

B) more interesting than

A) biger than

C) more big than

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4) The cinema is _________________ on the weekends than

on weekdays.

A) more crowded

C) crowdeder B) more crowd

5) Riding a motorbike is __________ riding a bicycle.

A) more dangerous than

6) When you travel by train it is _________________ to pay

for first class.

C) better

C) More dangerous

B) more dangerous then

A) more good

B) gooder

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When we compare more than two things

we use a different form of the adjective:

big bigger

faster the fastest

the biggest

fast

NOTE: Use the with superlatives because there can only be one.

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•We say that the biggest is the superlative form of

big – we are comparing 3 or more people or things.

big bigger the biggest

•We say that the fastest is the superlative form of

fast – we are comparing 3 or more people or things.

B) faster C) the fastest A) fast

Ferrari c is the fastest of the 3 Ferraris.

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Sometimes we use an extra word before the adjective:

expensive more expensive the most expensive

more dangerous the most dangerous

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Superlatives Spelling Rule Example

1 syllable adjectives

+ est + st if adjective

ends in e

the longest the safest

1 syllable ending in 1 short vowel and 1 consonant

double the last consonant + est

the biggest the hottest

2 or more syllables

Most + adjective the most careful

the most dangerous

2 syllables ending in y

Y + iest the easiest

Spelling rules for superlatives:

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Adjective Comparative Superlative

good better the best

bad worse the worst

far further the furthest

Remember some adjectives don’t follow the rules:

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Choose the correct superlative form to

complete the sentence.

Lets practice!

Ahmed is _________________ person in class.

A) shortest

B) the shortest

C) the most short

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Choose the correct superlative form to

complete the sentence.

Lets practice!

Ahmed is _________________ person in class.

B) the shortest

NOW YOU TRY

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1) The Burj Khalifa is _________________ in the world.

C) the tallest

A) the talllest B) the most tall

2) Dubai Mall is __________ mall in the UAE.

A) the biggest

3) China is _________________ country in the world.

B) the most polluted

C) the bigest

B) the biggest than

A) the more polluted

C) most polluted than

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4) The metro is _________________ way to get to the

shopping centre.

A) the quickest

C) the most quick B) the quicker

5) She thinks Twilight was __________ film of 2012.

A) the worst

6) The Buggati Veyron Super Sport car is _______________

road car.

C) the fastest

C) the badest

B) the baddest

A) the faster

B) the more fast

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Choose the correct answer in each

sentence.

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1) Tokyo’s underground system is probably the

_________________ in the world.

A) the busiest

B) busier than

2) I am __________ my brother but I’m not _____________

in my family.

A) shorter than / the shortest

3) China is _________________ the USA.

A) more polluted than

B) the shortest / shorter than

B) the most polluted

3) I bought a new phone but it’s _____________my old one.

B) worse than

A) the worst

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Lets Practice:

Look at the set of pictures and write a comparative

and superlative sentence.

The Empire State The CN Tower The Burj Khalifa

Building

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Lets Practice:

Look at the set of pictures and write a comparative

and superlative sentence.

Arabian Horse Desert Hare Cheetah