1.PPT - A3 - Comparative and Superative

E K 5
WE
LASS A3
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Let us remember that we are in the Most
Holy presence of God.
In the name of
the Father and
of the Son and
of the Holy
Spirit. Amen
OUR FATHER
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. AMEN
I will continue, oh my God to
do all my actions for the love of
You.
Saint John Baptist De La Salle

PRAY FOR US
Live Jesus in our hearts
FOREVER
AS … AS
COMPARISONS
COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES
DIFFERENT
1. Clooney is taller than

DeVito.
2. DeVito is shorter than
Clooney.
3. DeVito isn’t as tall as
Clooney.
SAME / NO DIFFERENCE
1. Trudeau and Obama
are the same height.
2. Obama is as tall as
Trudeau.
3. Trudeau is as tall as
Obama.
DIFFERENT
1. The boy is
younger than the
man.
2. The man is older
than the boy.
3. The boy isn’t as
old as the man.
The white flower is more beautiful than the
green weed.
The weed isn’t as beautiful as the white flower.
The T-shirt’s price …………..the skirt’s
price
50 TL 50 TL
The T-shirt’s price is the same as the
skirt’s price
50 TL 50 TL
Maths is as………………………Science
Maths is as difficult asScience
My schoolbag ………..Yeşim’s school bag
My schoolbag is the same asYeşim’s school
bag
A bike ……..than a motorbike
A bike is slower/cheaper than a motorbike
Cem Yılmaz is as……….as Kemal Sunal
Cem Yılmaz is as funny as Kemal Sunal
Our cat is ……..your cat
Our cat is different from your cat
This book is ……..that book
This book is the same as that book
Ali’s bike is ……..Ahmet’s bike
Ali’s bike is faster than Ahmet’s bike
This snowman is ……to that snowman
This snowman is similar to that snowman
A scorpion is as………….a snake
A scorpion is as dangerous as a snake
Comparatives
Make up sentences
• my house, His house, smaller, than, is.
His house is smaller than my house.

• is, his garden, bigger, Ann’s garden, than.
Ann’s garden is bigger than his garden.

• flowers, the, Her, beautiful, most, are.
Her flowers are the most beautiful.

Make up sentences
• the, sea, is, The, ocean, larger, than.
The ocean is larger than the sea.
• best, pupil, the, is, He.
He is the best pupil.
• the, February, shortest, is, month.
February is the shortest month.

What do you think? Answer the questions.
Who is smaller?
Jerry is smaller than Tom.

Who is taller?
Tom is taller than Jerry.

Who is bigger?
Shrek is bigger than Donkey.

Who is more beautiful?
Dragon is more
beautiful than
Donkey.
Who is hungrier?
Donkey is hungrier than Shrek.

Who is stronger?
Shrek is stronger than Donkey and Cat.

Which car brand is more

expensive?
Audi is more expensive than Ford Focus.

big bigger the biggest
slow slower the slowest
interesting more interesting the most interesting
hot hotter the hottest

little less the least
bad worse the worst
good better the best
attentive more attentive the most attentive
dirty dirtier the dirtiest

nice nicer the nicest
Delicious
1. Chocolate is more
delicious than lemons.
Beautiful
2. Rio de Janeiro is one of the

most beautiful cities in the
world.
Cold
3. Winter is colder than

Autumn.
Long
4. The Nile river, in Egypt, is

the longest river in the world.
Fast
5. A car is faster than a

bike.
Expensive
6. Ostriches are the biggest

birds in the world.
Heavy
7. A ball is heavier than a

balloon.
Exciting
8. Bungee jumping is one of

the most exciting adventures.
High
9. Mount Everest is the

highest mountain on Earth.
Dangerous
10. A snake is more dangerous

than an earthworm.
DOTA is funnier than Audition!
Justin Bieber is
more handsome than
Joe Jonas
Titanic is
the longest
movie I’ve seen.
Mario Galaxy is
the best
videogame I have
played.
Comparatives and Superlatives are
special forms of adjectives. They are used
to compare two or more things.
Generally,
comparatives are formed using -er and
superlatives are formed using -est.
USE OF COMPARATIVES
Comparatives are used to compare two things. You

can use sentences with “than”, or you can use a
conjunction like “but”.
a) Michael is taller than John.
b) John is tall, but Michael is taller.
Michael John
USE OF SUPERLATIVES
Superlatives are used to compare more than two
things. Superlative sentences usually use “the”,
because there is only one superlative.
a) Bryan is the tallest in the class.
b) John is tall, and Michael is taller, but Bryan is the

tallest.
Bryan Michael John

Adjective form Comparative Superlative
Only one syllable,
Add -r: wider, finer, Add -st: widest, finest,
ending in E. Examples:
cuter cutest
wide, fine, cute
Only one syllable, with
Double the consonant, Double the consonant,
one vowel and one
and add -er: hotter, and add -est: hottest,
consonant at the end.
bigger, fatter biggest, fattest
Examples: hot, big, fat
Only one syllable, with
more than one vowel or
more than one Add -er: lighter, neater, Add -est: lightest,
consonant at the end. faster neatest, fastest
Examples: light, neat,
fast
Two syllables, ending Change y to i, then add Change y to i, then add
in Y. Examples: happy, -er: happier, sillier, -est: happiest, silliest,
silly, lonely lonelier loneliest
Use “more” before the Use “most” before the
Two syllables or more,
adjective: more adjective: most
Irregular adjectives like good or bad change the
spelling:
a) Good
Comparative: better than
Superlative: the best
b) Bad
Comparative: worse than
Superlative: the worst
short - tall - fast - slow - talented - good - handsome - ugly - selfish
short - tall - popular - old - young - talented - good - beautiful - glamorous
new - old - popular - fun - boring - good - bad - violent - addictive
CLOSINGS
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and will be
forever. Amen
Saint John Baptist De La Salle
PRAY FOR US
Live Jesus in our hearts
FOREVER
In the name of
the Father and
of the Son and
of the Holy
Spirit. Amen

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E K 5

Saint John Baptist De La Salle

1. Clooney is taller than

His house is smaller than my house.

Ann’s garden is bigger than his garden.

Her flowers are the most beautiful.

The ocean is larger than the sea.

• best, pupil, the, is, He.

He is the best pupil.

• the, February, shortest, is, month.

February is the shortest month.

Jerry is smaller than Tom.

Tom is taller than Jerry.

Shrek is bigger than Donkey.

Who is more beautiful?

Donkey is hungrier than Shrek.

Shrek is stronger than Donkey and Cat.

Which car brand is more

Audi is more expensive than Ford Focus.

hot hotter the hottest

dirty dirtier the dirtiest

2. Rio de Janeiro is one of the

3. Winter is colder than

4. The Nile river, in Egypt, is

5. A car is faster than a

6. Ostriches are the biggest

7. A ball is heavier than a

8. Bungee jumping is one of

9. Mount Everest is the

10. A snake is more dangerous

Comparatives are used to compare two things. You

a) Michael is taller than John.

b) John is tall, but Michael is taller.

a) Bryan is the tallest in the class.

b) John is tall, and Michael is taller, but Bryan is the

Bryan Michael John

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