Comparative and superlative

What is a comparative? When we compare two Things He is younger than her She is taller than him Frau Briggs is smaller than her year 10 class

How is it formed? A comparative is formed by adding an -er to the adjective klein = kleiner dunkel = dunkler freundlich = freundlicher

Your turn dick = nett= süß= gut= schön= dicker netter süßer besser schöner

Exceptions Words with one syllable add an 'umlaut' over the vowel a, o or u alt = älter jung = jünger groß = größer

Your turn hoch kurz lang höher k ürzer l änger

What is a superlative? When we compare more than 2 things The smallest in the class The youngest brother The cheapest computer

How do you form superlative? The superlative is formed using an sten' As in English we say 'the' prettiest you need 'am' in German besser = am bessten Same as in the competitive an umlaut is added to a, o or u The prettiest = am schönsten

Your turn gut = besser = am bessten schlau= klein = cool= Langsam = schlauer am schlausten cooler am coolsten langsamer am kleinsten kleiner am langsamsten

Create the following sentences My house is bigger than your house I have the fastest car. You are smarter than I am. My book is the newest