Comparing things

Comparing things

Yisel Carvajal Meneses Writing Skills UNAD 2021

Comparative adjectives

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One-syllable adjectives normally have comparatives ending in -er: • Old - older cheap - cheaper Two-syllable adjectives can have -er, especially ending in an unstressed vowel. • Narrow - narrower clever - cleverer

Longer adjectives

Adjectives of three or more syllables have more: • beautiful - more beautiful • difficult - more difficult Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ing, -ed, ful, and -less: • tired - more tired boring - more boring

LONGER ADJECTIVES

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

One syllable adjectives normally have ending -est: • old - oldest cheap - cheapest Some two-syllable adjectives are similar: • narrow - narrowest • clever - cleverest

Adjectives of three or more syllables have most: • beautiful - most beautiful • difficult - most difficult Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ing, -ed, -ful and -less: • tired - most tired boring - most boring

IRREGULAR FORMS

Adjective Comparative Superlative Good better best Bad worse worst Far farther farthest

SPELLINGS TIPS

• Adjectives ending in -e: + -r, -st. late - later - latest • One vowel + one consonant: double consonant. big - bigger - biggest • Adjectives ending in -y have -ier and -iest. happy - happier -happiest

STRUCTURES

Equality: • My cat is as old as your dog. Inequality: • Your car runs faster than mine. • This girl is less naughty than that boy.

PRACTICE

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-practice/comparatives-and-superlatives

ACTIVITIES

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_04_012e?cc=us&selLanguage=en

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Comparatives/City_vs_Country_life_io1982137rg

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