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    Comparatives and Superlatives

    … is thicker than …
    … is the thickest.

    © Pearson Education Limited


    In this lesson, you will learn to use comparative
    and superlative adjectives to compare things such
    as clothes.
    Comparative adjectives
    To compare two things, animals or people, we can use
    comparative adjectives.

    The yellow ruler is long.

    The blue ruler is longer than the yellow ruler.


    comparative
    adjective We use than after
    We add er to
    the comparative
    long to form its
    adjective.
    comparative form.
    Comparative adjectives
    Let’s compare these two pencils.

    The yellow pencil is short.

    The blue pencil is shorter than the yellow pencil.


    Again, we add er to the adjective
    to form its comparative form.
    Comparative adjectives
    To form the comparative form …Do we always add er to
    adjectives to form the
    comparative form?
    No!

    light lighter
    We usually
    add er: small smaller

    thick thicker
    Comparative adjectives

    cute cuter
    For short
    adjectives large larger
    ending in e, we
    just add r.
    nice nicer
    Comparative adjectives

    short
    consonant
    vowel

    For adjectives big bigger


    ending in a short
    vowel and a fat fatter
    consonant, we
    double the
    consonant and
    thin thinner
    add er:
    Comparative adjectives

    friendly friendlier
    For adjectives
    ending in a
    consonant and funny funnier
    y, we change y
    into ier. heavy heavier
    Superlative adjectives
    Let’s compare these two rulers again.

    The blue ruler is longer than the yellow ruler.

    The green ruler is theWhat


    longest.
    if we want to
    We add est to
    superlative
    We use the before thecompare three rulers?
    long to form its
    adjective
    superlative adjective. superlative form.
    Superlative adjectives
    Let’s compare these three pencils.

    Now let’s learn how to


    form the superlative form
    of different short
    adjectives!

    The blue pencil is shorter than the yellow pencil.


    The green pencil is the shortest.
    Superlative adjectives
    To form the superlative form …

    We usually light lighter lightest


    add est:
    small smaller smallest

    thick thicker thickest


    Superlative adjectives

    For short
    adjectives cute cuter cutest
    e
    ending in e, w
    just add st.
    large larger largest

    nice nicer nicest


    Superlative adjectives

    big bigger biggest


    For adjectives
    ending in a sh
    or t fat fatter fattest
    vowel and a
    consonant, we
    d ou b l e th e thin thinner thinnest
    consonant an
    d
    add est:
    Superlative adjectives

    For adjectives friendly friendlier friendliest


    ending in a
    consonant and
    y, we change y funny funnier funniest
    into iest.
    heavy heavier heaviest
    Review
    Quick Check

    1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of


    the adjectives.

    e.g. short shorter shortest


    soft softer
    ________ softest
    ________
    nice nicer
    ________ nicest
    ________
    thin thinner
    ________ thinnest
    ________
    ugly uglier
    ________ ugliest
    ________
    Quick Check

    2. Fill in the blank.

    200g The red umbrella is


    (heavy)
    heavier than the yellow
    _______________
    umbrella.

    260g
    Quick Check

    3. Fill in the blank.

    the(thick)
    thickest .
    The red book is _____________
    Quick Check

    4. Fill in the blanks.


    S
    M The yellow jacket is
    (large)
    larger than the gray
    ______________
    jacket. The red jacket is
    the(large)
    largest .
    ____________

    L
    Well done!
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