COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE SONGS

Quiz

GUEST THE

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WHAT IS THE phrase YOU'RE LISTENING TO?

But I got SMARTEST, I got HARDEST in the nick of time

But I got SMARTER, I got HARDER in the nick of time

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look what you made me do / Taylor Swift (0:43)

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WHAT IS THE PHRASE YOU'RE LISTENING TO?

I try to make the WORST seem BETTER

I try to make the WORSE seem BEST

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Million reasons /Lady Gaga (0:44)

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WHAT IS THE PHRASE YOU'RE LISTENING TO?

You know they´re getting SWEETEST, so what I can do?

You know they´re getting SWEETER, so what I can do?

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Mambo number 5 / Lou Bega (0:30)

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WHAT IS THE PHRASE YOU'RE LISTENING TO?

You make it EASIEST when life gets hard.

You make it EASIER when life gets hard.

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Lucky / Jason Mraz ft Colbie Caillat (0:20)

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WHAT IS THE PHRASE YOU'RE LISTENING TO?

When I grow OLDEST, I´ll be there at your side...

When I grow OLDER, I´ll be there at your side...

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Love of my live / QUEEN (2:00)

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WHAT IS THE PHRASE YOU'RE LISTENING TO?

We can burn BRIGHTEST THAN the sun...

We can burn BRIGHTER THAN the sun...

you are

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We are young / FUN ft Janelle Monae (0:58)

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The most wonderful time of the year / Andy Williams (00:22 - 00:35)

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Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparative and superlative adjectives. British Council.

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Comparative

• We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons:

This car is certainly better, but it's much more expensive.

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Comparative

2. We use than when we want to compare one thing with another:She is two years older than me.

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Comparative

3 When we want to describe how something or someone changes we can use two comparatives with and: Everything is getting more and more expensive.

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Superlative

1. We use the with superlative adjectives: It was the happiest day of my life.

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How to form comparative and superlative adjectives

We usually add –er to make comparatives and –est to superlatives to one-syllable words: 1 old - older - oldest 2 long - longer - longest

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How to form comparative and superlative adjectives

If an adjective ends in –e, we add –r to comparatives or –st to superlatives: 1. nice - nicer - nicest 2. large - larger - largest

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How to form comparative and superlative adjectives

If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant: 1 big - bigger - biggest 2 fat - fatter - fattest

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How to form comparative and superlative adjectives

If an adjective ends in a consonant and –y, we change –y to –i and add –er or –est: 1. happy - happier - happiest 2. silly - sillier - silliest

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How to form comparative and superlative adjectives

We use more and most to make comparatives and superlatives for most two syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables: 1. careful - more careful - most careful 2. interesting - more interesting - most interesting

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How to form comparative and superlative adjectives

The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparatives and superlatives: 1. good - better - best 2. bad - worse - worst 3. far - farther/further - farthest/furthest

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delicious

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interesting

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cute