Comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives

but also similarities

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Objective

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Comparatives

Interactive question

Superlatives

A bit of practice

Similarities

Intensifiers

Mitigators

Objective

Additionally, students will apply the comparative and superlative structures to compare and contrast various items in both familiar and real-life contexts.

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to correctly form and use comparatives and superlatives in sentences, demonstrating understanding through written exercises and oral discussions.

COMPARATIVES

¿One-syllable adjectives: + "-er" e.g., tall → tallerTwo-syllable adjectives ending in -y: change -y to -ier e.g., happy → happier Adjectives with two or more syllables: use "more" before the adjective e.g., beautiful → more beautiful

Una presentación genial…

One-syllable adjectives: + "-est"e.g., fast → fastestTwo-syllable adjectives ending in -y: change -y to -iest e.g., busy → busiest Adjectives with two or more syllables: use "most" before the adjective e.g., interesting → most interesting

SUPERLATIVES

Una presentación genial…

Similarities

Use "as + adjective/adverb + as" to indicate that two things are equal in a particular quality.Examples: She is as tall as her brother. The movie was as exciting as I expected.

Una presentación genial…

Intensifiers and Mitigators

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Intensifiers

Intensifiers are words or phrases that strengthen the meaning of an adjective or adverb. They make the description more powerful or extreme.

Examples of Intensifiers: Very, extremely, really, absolutely, incredibly, quite, so, too, immensely, exceptionally, totally, utterly, especially, astonishingly, remarkably.

• This book is much more interesting than the one I read last week.
• The new smartphone is far more advanced than the previous model.
• The weather in summer is significantly hotter than in winter.

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Mitigators

They are words or phrases that soften the impact of a statement, making it less absolute or intense.

Somewhat, a bit, a little, kind of, sort of, partly, relatively, fairly, slightly, mildly, rather, to some extent.

• This book is much more interesting than the one I read last week.
• The new smartphone is far more advanced than the previous model.
• The weather in summer is significantly hotter than in winter.

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