Comparatives and Superlatives By teacher Silvino Sieben 3ª Série EM

Comparatives Comparative equality - As…as: when similar things are the same in an aspect. Pattern: As + adjective + as. Example: John is 21 years old. Mary is 21 years old. John is as old as Mary.

Negative Examples…verb to be + not + as + adj. + as… Fred is 20 years old.Jean is 21 years old. Fred isn’t as old as Jean This book costs $3. That book costs $5. This book isn’t as expensive as that book.

Comparatives Comparative superiority – long words -more…than Conexão is more expensive than Renner Barra shopping is more interesting than Sider shopping

Comparatives Comparative inferiority - less…than Renner is less expensive than Conexão Sider shopping is less interesting than Barra shopping

Comparatives Comparatives – short words -er…than Add –er than to short adjectives like EX: Barra shopping is bigger than Sider shopping Carlos is taller than the teacher

comparatives Exceptions Good – Better than Bad – Worse than

Superlative Superlative Form: use it when you talk about more than two people or things. Use the most + adjective for long words EX: Lamborghini is the most expensive car

Superlative Use the least + adjective for long words Batoré is the least beautiful artist.

Superlative Add –est to short adjectives Examples: Rosa: 12Rita: 15 Jenny: 17 Rosa is the youngest girl. Jenny is the oldest of the three.

Superlative Irregulars: Good – The Best Bad – The worst Far – The farthest/furthest

1. My homework is ____________ Ali’s homework. (good) 2. London is ______________ Rio de Janeiro. (cold) 3. Maths is _____________ science. (easy) 4. Science is _____________ maths. (difficult) 5. A dog is _______________ a cat. (big) 6. An orange is __________ a lemon. (sweet) 7. My father is ____________ my mother. (old) 8. The food in a cafeteria is _______the food in restaurant. (cheap) 9. The weather yesterday was _________the weather today.(bad) 10. Watching television is ___________ reading a book.(interesting)