1. Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs

2. What is an adjective? adjective= a word which describes a noun example in english = tall example in french =grand what is an adverb? Adverb = a word which describes a verb example in english = often example in french = souvent

3. When we say ‘comparative,’ what do we mean
When we say ‘comparative,’ what do we mean? > We are comparing something or something, saying it is bigger, smaller, fatter, thinner, than someone or something else. When we say ‘superlative.’ what do we mean? > we are saying something or someone is the biggest, the smallest, the fattest, the thinnest etc. out of a selection of people or things.

4. Comparative adjectives
Comparing people or things =
= more/ less/ as + adjective + than/as
plus/ moins/ aussi + adjective + que
Katie is taller than Claire
Katie est plus grande que Claire
Tom is as happy as Tim
Tom est aussi content que Tim

5. Two key irregular comparative adjectives:
better = meilleur(e)(s) + que
worse = pire(s) + que
Pears are better than apples
Les poires sont meilleures que les pommes
Honey is worse than jam
Le miel est pire que la confiture

6. Comparative adverbs Comparing actions = Katie works faster than Claire
= more/ less/ as/ as much as + adverb + than/as
plus/ moins/ aussi/ autant + adverb + que
Katie works faster than Claire
Katie travaille plus vite que Claire
Tom swims slower than Tim
Tom nage plus lentement que Tim
Tom likes swimming as much as Tim
Tom aime nager autant que Tim

7. Two key irregular comparative adverbs:
better = mieux + que
worse = pire + que
Sophie draws better than Natalie
Sophie dessine mieux que Natalie
Jean-Paul writes worse than Pierre
Jean-Paul écrit pire que Pierre

8. superlative adjectives
Superlative of people or things =
= the most/least + adjective
=le, la, les + plus/moins + adjective
Katie is the tallest in the class
Katie est la plus grande dans la classe
Tom is the happiest in his family
Tom est le plus content de sa famille

9. Two key irregular superlative adjectives:
the best = le/la/les + meilleur(e)(s)
the worst = le/la/les + pire(s)
Pears are the best
Les poires sont les meilleures
Honey is the worst thing to eat
Le miel est la pire chose à manger (notice how ‘la pire’ agrees with ‘chose’ which is feminine, because you are saying it’s ‘the worst thing’)

10. superlative adverbs Superlative of actions = = the most/least + adverb
=le + plus/moins + adverb
Katie swims the fastest
Katie nage le plus vite
Tom cooks the slowest
Tom cuisine le moins vite/ plus lentement
Notice how we only use ‘le’ here, because adverbs don’t change in gender or number.

11. Two key irregular superlative adverbs:
the best = le mieux
the worst = le pire
Peter reads the best/the worst
Peter lit le mieux/ le pire

12. Comparative Adjective
Comparative Adverb
Superlative Adjective
Superlative Adverb
Regular:
plus + adj + que
plus + adv+ que
le /la/ les plus + adj
le plus + adv
moins + adj + que
moins + adv+ que
le/ la/ les moins + adj
aussi + adj + que
aussi + adv+ que
autant + adv+ que
Irregular
meilleur(e)(s) + que
mieux + que
le/la/les meilleur(e)(s)
le mieux
pire(s) + que
pire + que
le/la/les pires
le pire