COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES By Shanti

We use the comparative when we compare 2 places/things/people. Sham is quite short. His body is fat. His car is new. Tama is quite tall. His body is thin. His car is old. Sham Tama

Comparatives Sham is shorter than Tama. Sham is fatter than Tama. His car is newer than Tama’s car. Tama is taller than Sham. Tama is thinner than Sham. His car is older than Sham’s. Sham Tama

We use the comparative to talk about two people, places or things. Notice the spelling: The UAE is smaller than Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is bigger than the UAE. My car is faster than your car. My friend is busier than me. My sister is beautifuler than yours.  (wrong) Your English is gooder than mine.  (wrong) WHY are they wrong?

Comparatives Spelling Rules One syllable adjectives 1 syllable = adj + er + than fast = faster than cheap = cheaper than 1 syllable ending with one vowel and one consonant = double final consonant + er + than b i g = bigger than h o t = hotter than

More Spelling 2 syllable Adjectives 2 syllables ending with -y change to - ier + than busy = busier than ugly = uglier than Other 2 syllable adjectives = more + adj + than bor ing = more boring than ex pen sive = more expensive than beau ti ful = more beautiful than

More Spelling Irregular Adjectives: good, bad and far good = better than (gooder than) bad = worse than far = further than

Complete these sentences about you and your partner My family is (big/small) ________ than __________’s family. My father is (old/young) ________ than ________’s father. My bag is (expensive) ____________ than _______’s bag. I am (tall/short)__________ than __________. My hair is (long/short) __________ than ________’s. I go to bed (early/late) __________ than _________.

Which sentences are wrong? 1. My dress is prettyer than yours. 2. My result was is more better than my friend’s. 3. Ahmed gets up at 6 o’clock and Ali gets up at 6.30am, so Ali gets up later than Ahmed. 4. Shamsa is more tall than Hassa.

We use the superlative when we compare 3 or more places/things/people. ________ is the tallest. ________ is the fattest. ________ has the least hair. ________ is the happiest. ________ is the least happy.

Superlative Spelling Rules One syllable adjectives the + adj + est fast = the fastest cheap = the cheapest cold = the coldest double final consonant + est b i g = the biggest h o t = the hottest

More Spelling 2 Syllable Adjectives 2 syllables ending with -y = change to -iest busy = the busiest ugly = the ugliest Other 2 syllable adjectives = the + most + adj bor ing = the most boring ex pen sive = the most expensive beau ti ful = the most beautiful

More Spelling Irregular Adjectives: good, bad and far good = the best bad = the worst far = the furthest

AED 1200 AED 9999 We can compare 2 things using the following structure. as + adj/adv + as OR not as/so + adj/adv + as The watch is as expensive as the phone. The watch is not as expensive as the ring.

The television is older than the computer. GAME Make a sentence to compare the 2 or 3 pictures that you see. Use the grammar stated. You cannot use the same adjective more than once in this game. This is an example. Grammar: comparative adjective The television is older than the computer.

Grammar: comparative adjective

Grammar: not as adjective as

Grammar: superlative adjective

Grammar: comparative adjective

Grammar: not as adjective as

Grammar: comparative adjective

Grammar: not as adjective as

Grammar: superlative adjective

Grammar: as adjective as

Grammar: superlative adjective