Comparative and superlative
- 2. Think of a word: ........................ ? Something bigger: ... ? Something smaller: ... ? A word that comes earlier in the dictionary: ... ? A longer word beginning with the same letter: ... ? A shorter word beginning with the same letter: ... ? Something more expensive: .... ? Something cheaper: ....
- 3. elephant ? Something bigger: ... ? Something smaller: ... ? A word that comes earlier in the dictionary: ... ? A longer word beginning with the same letter: ... ? A shorter word beginning with the same letter: ... ? Something more expensive: .... ? Something cheaper: ....
- 4. guitar ? Something bigger: ... ? Something smaller: ... ? A word that comes earlier in the dictionary: ... ? A longer word beginning with the same letter: ... ? A shorter word beginning with the same letter: ... ? Something more expensive: .... ? Something cheaper: ....
- 5. banana ? Something bigger: ... ? Something smaller: ... ? A word that comes earlier in the dictionary: ... ? A longer word beginning with the same letter: ... ? A shorter word beginning with the same letter: ... ? Something more expensive: .... ? Something cheaper: ....
- 6. Guinness records 1. Who is the oldest person that has ever lived? 2. Which is the most poisonous fish in the world? 3. Which is the driest desert in the world? 4. Which is the fastest car in the world?
- 7. 1. Jeanne Calment (died at age 124) 2. Puffer fish 3. The Atacama desert, in Chile 4. The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (431 km/h)
- 8. Comparatives - A is bigger than B A - A is more expensive than B B bigger / smaller / longer / shorter / cheaper /earlier more expensive /more beautiful /more interesting
- 9. A Superlatives C - A is the biggest B D - A is the most expensive the oldest / the driest / the fastest the most poisonous / the most expensive
- 10. “short” and “long” adjectives - 1 Syllable: rich/ poor /old / large / dry / ... SHORT - 3 or more syllables: expensive / interesting / beautiful ... LONG - 2 Syllables: common / narrow / tidy / clever ... ???
- 11. “short” adjectives COMPARATIVE: “-----er than ...” A is bigger than B. SUPERLATIVE: “the ----------est” A is the biggest.
- 12. “long” adjectives COMPARATIVE: “more ----------- than...” A is more expensive than B. SUPERLATIVE: “the most ------------” A is the most expensive.
- 13. Irregular adjectives The most common irregular adjectives are “good” and “bad” Good better than ... / the best Bad worse than ... / the worst