Comparative And Superlative Class For T4

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COMPARATIVES

SHORT ADJECTIVES 1 or 2 syllables ending with -ow, -er, -y example: YOUNG I'm younger than Lisa.

example : YELLOW And I'm yellower than you.

example : FUNNY

And I'm funnier than you.

example : CLEVER (= INTELLIGENT) All right, but I'm cleverer than you, Bart !

NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! SMALL MEAN NOISY Bart is ... than Lisa

OLD TALL QUIET Lisa is ... than Bart.

NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! I'm smaller than Lisa I'm meaner than her. And I'm also noisier than her.

NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! I'm smaller than Lisa I'm meaner than her. And I'm also noisier than her. Bart is smaller than Lisa. He's also meaner and noisier.

NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! I'm smaller than Lisa I'm meaner than her. And I'm also noisier than her. Bart is smaller than Lisa. He's also meaner and noisier. I'm two years older than Bart. I'm taller than him and I'm also quieter than him.

NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!! I'm smaller than Lisa I'm meaner than her. And I'm also noisier than her. Bart is smaller than Lisa. He's also meaner and noisier. I'm two years older than Bart. I'm taller than him and I'm also quieter than him. Lisa is two years older than Bart. She's also taller and quieter than him.

DOUBLE CONSONNANTS Some adjectives double the consonnant Example : FAT

Homer is fatter than Marge.

DOUBLE CONSONNANTS

Example : SLIM

Marge is slimmer than Homer.

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES GOOD BAD

FAR

BETTER THAN

THAN

WORSE

FURTHER THAN FARTHER THAN

I'm better at playing the saxophone than you, Bart.

I'm better at playing the saxophone than you, Bart.

Yes, but I'm better at skating than you, big sister.

NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN Choose two school subjects and compare your results: I'm better at PE than at maths. English Spanish French History Geography Maths Biology Physics PE Art Music ...

These results are worse than those results.

LONG ADJECTIVES 2 syllables or more. Example : STUPID

Homer is more stupid than Marge.

example : BEAUTIFUL Eva Longoria is more beautiful than Marge Simpson.

LET'S RECAP !!!

Bart Lisa TALL OLD BIG YOUNG GREEDY FRIENDLY DISGUSTING

Homer Marge SMALL NAUGHTY = bad BRAVE NOISY LAZY DISOBEDIENT HARD-WORKING

NOW, TALK ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILIES... Who's taller, you or your best friend? Who's chattier? Who's funnier? Who's better at English? Who's more talkative? Who's more generous?

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SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVE

*OLD *FAT *NEW

SUPERLATIVE FORM :

THE OLDEST THE FATTEST THE NEWEST

ADJECTIVE

*FUNNY *LAZY *WINDY

SUPERLATIVE FORM :

THE FUNNIEST THE LAZIEST THE WINDIEST

ADJECTIVE *INTELLIGENT *BORING *CAREFUL

SUPERLATIVE FORM :

THE MOST … THE MOST … THE MOST

1.-BART SIMPSON IS THE NAUGHTIEST BOY IN CLASS.

2.-THE NILE IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD.

3.-KRUSTY IS THE HAPPIEST CLOWN.

3-MAGGIE IS THE NICEST GIRL.

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