COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Comparatives are used to show the difference between two objects. The ant is smaller than the hippo. Homer is more stupid than Marge Cartoons are funny but comedy programmes are funnier Superlatives are used to show the difference between more than two objects. Lisa is the most intelligent in the family

Bara is the best team in the world. Who is the tallest student in the class? There are SHORT ADJECTIVES, LONG ADJECTIVES and IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES.

ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES ENDING IN CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT. big ---- bigger --- the biggest thin ---- thinner --- the thinnest fat ----- fatter --- the fattest

The elephant is fatter than the giraffe Marge is slimmer than Homer

COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY: ASAS

We use the structure

AS + adjective+ AS

to compare two things that are equal.

English is AS interesting AS French. Cristiano Ronaldo isnt AS good AS Messi. Fernando Alonso isnt AS tall AS Pau Gasol.

EXERCISE: Write 10 sentences about TV programmes using comparatives and superlatives. Use the adjectives below: good Boring interesting realistic funny cool bad exciting entertaining short

Complete the following sentences using a superlative. ___________is one of the________________(friendly)people I know. The____________(good) thing about me is:_________________ The ________(wonderful) song Ive heard is:_________________ The___________(less interesting) subject at school for me is:_______ The_____________(inspiring) person Ive ever met is: ___________ The_______________(disgusting) thing Ive ever eaten is:_________ The_______________(amazing)book Ive read is: ______________ One of my ____________(big) fears is:_______________________ One of the things I find ____________(irritating) is:_____________ The _______(bad) thing about me is:________________________ ___________was the__________ (expensive) object Ive ever bought. _________________is one of the_________(sad) things youve seen. _____________ always tells the ______________ (fun) jokes.

(Complete with an appropriate comparative, superlative or equality using an adjective of your choice) I am the________________in my family. I am definitely the most_______________person you will ever meet. I am_____________than my best friend. I am less______________than my parents. My brother/sister isnt as____________as me. I will be _________________when I am older. When I was a child I was more_________than now. I am one of the____________in my class. Someday I will be the__________person in Spain! I am _____________than many people I know. I am the least______________________in my family. My best friend is the most_____________person I know. I think ___________ is as friendly as _______________

Fill the blanks with the right form of the adjective in brackets:
1. Your bag is ____________ (easy) than mine. 2. My mothers advice is _____________ (useful) for me. 3. The summer this year is _____________ (dry) as ever. 4. It is _________________ (difficult) rule of all. 5. This pen writes __________________ (good) my previous one. 6. This athlete is _______________ (strong) than his competitor. 7. This pupil is _____________ (clever) in the class. 8. This is ______________ (old) castle in Britain. 9. Health is _____________ (important) than money. 10. This path is ______________ (narrow) than the parallel one. 11. This actor is _________________ (famous) actors from Spain. 12. Kenyans are ________________ (good) sprinters. 13. Luxurious hotels are__________ (expensive) than those of economic class. 14. My _____________ (old) sister is afraid of mice. 15. Saturn is ________ 2nd ___________ (large) planet in our solar system. 16. The second part of the film is ____________ (boring) than the first one. 17. In childhood my aunt was ____________ (thin), but now she is rather fat. 18. This highway is ______________ (wide) than that highway. 19. My house is _____________ (near) to the library. 20. We live in ____________ (small) country in the world.

21. My ___________ (good) friend lives in the country.

TRANSFORM THE SENTENCES AS IN THE EXAMPLE

1.- Susan is not as pretty as her sister: Her sister is prettier than Susan.

2.- Dogs arent as aggressive as cats.

3.- Peter doesnt sing as well as Tom.

4.- My house is not as far as yours.

5.- Tests arent as difficult as exams.