Comparative and superlative adjectives

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Comparative and superlative adjectives

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Comparative adjectives

Are used to compare differences between the two objects.They are used in sentences where two sustantives are compared.

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Comparative adjectives

One-syllable adjectivesadd -er to the adjective and the word than

• Bogotá is colder than Malí
• A snake is longer than a worm
• The air of small cities is cleaner

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Comparative adjectives

Big

Bigger

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Comparative adjectives

One-syllable adjectives ending in C+V+C

That makes me even sadder

Double the final consonant and add -er and the word than

His son is fatter than him

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Comparative adjectives

Two-syllable adjectives

Add more or less before the adjective and the word than

• I'm more careful than her
• She's less careful than me
• They are more clever
• He is less clever
• You are more polite than them
• They are less polite than you

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Comparative adjectives

Irregular adjetives

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Comparative adjectives

Comparing two actions

We use comparative adverbs to compare two actions:

• Fast Faster
• Slowly more slowly
• Carefully more carefully

My father drives faster than me He walks more slowly than I do Liverpool played worse today than last week

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Superlatives adjectives

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Superlative adjectives

Are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest,the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.

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Superlative adjectives

One-syllable adjectivesadd -est to the adjective and the word the

• Boyacá is the coldest city in Colombia
• Anacondas are the longest animals on land
• Finland's air is the world's cleanest

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Superlative adjectives

Tall Taller Tallest

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Superlative adjectives

One-syllable adjectives ending in -e add -st to the adjective and the word the

• The Blue whale is the largest animal of all time
• The giant Panda is the world’s cutest animal

• Nissan is one of the safest brands

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Superlatives adjectives

One-syllable adjectives ending in C+V+C

Emotional people are the saddest

Double the final consonant and add '-est' and the word 'the'

Their uncle is the fattest in the family

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Superlatives adjectives

Big

Bigger

Biggest

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superlatives adjectives

Two-syllable adjectives

Add 'the most' or 'the least' before the adjective

• I'm the most careful
• She's the least careful
• They are the most clever
• He is the least clever
• You are the most polite
• They are the least polite

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superlatives Comparatives

1. Meaning and use

1. Meaning and use

2. One-syllable adjectives

2. One-syllable adjectives

3. One-syllable adjectives ending in '-e'

3. One-syllable adjectives ending in '-e'

4. One-syllable adjectives ending in C+V+C

4. One-syllable adjectives ending in C+V+C

5. Two-syllable adjectives

5. Two-syllable adjectives

6. Exception

6. Exception

7. Irregular adjectives

7. Irregular adjectives

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