SESION 5 COMPARATIVES

INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO SUPERIOR DE TEPEACAACADEMIA DE LENGUA EXTRANJERA INGLÉS

CURSO DE REGULARIZACIÓN

Regular Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives are special forms of adjectives. They are used to compare two or more things. Generally, comparatives are formed using -er and superlatives are formed using -est.

1. Forming regular comparatives and superlatives

How these forms are created depends on how many syllables there are in the adjective. Syllables are like “sound beats”. For instance, “sing” contains one syllable, but “singing” contains two — sing and ing. Here are the rules:

Adjective form Comparative Superlative

Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples: wide, fine, cute

Add -r: wider, finer, cuter Add -st: widest, finest, cutest

Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Examples: hot, big, fat

Double the consonant, and add -er: hotter, bigger, fatter

Double the consonant, and add -est: hottest, biggest, fattest

Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Examples: light, neat, fast

Add -er: lighter, neater, faster Add -est: lightest, neatest, fastest

Two syllables, ending in Y. Examples: happy, silly, lonely

Change y to i, then add -er: happier, sillier, lonelier

Change y to i, then add -est: happiest, silliest, loneliest

Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples: modern, interesting, beautiful

Use “more” before the adjective: more modern, more interesting,

Use “most” before the adjective: most modern, most interesting,

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more beautiful most beautiful

2. How to use comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives

Comparatives are used to compare two things. You can use sentences with “than”, or you can use a conjunction like “but”.

Jiro is taller than Yukio.Yukio is tall, but Jiro is taller.

Superlatives

Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Superlative sentences usually use “the”, because there is only one superlative.

Masami is the tallest in the class.Yukio is tall, and Jiro is taller, but Masami is the tallest.

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

These adjectives have completely irregular comparative and superlative forms:

Adjective Comparative Superlative

good better best

bad worse worst




little less least

much more most

far further / farther furthest / farthest

Examples: a. A cat is fast, a tiger is faster but a cheetah is the fastestb. A car is heavy, a truck is heavier, but a train is the heaviestc. A park bench is comfortable, a restaurant chair is more comfortable, but a sofa is the most comfortable

Example: Tom Paul Joe Tom is old. He is 70. But Paul is 83. He is older than Tom...and Joe is 120. He is the oldest

Tomás es viejo. Tiene 70 años. Pero Pablo tiene 83. El es más viejo que Tomás....y José tiene 120 años. Es el más viejo.




Example:

The trumpet is noisy...A single drum is noisier...But a set of drums is the noisiest musical instrument

La trompeta es ruidosa...Un tambor solo es más ruidoso...Pero la batería es el instrumento musical más ruidoso.

Example: A pocket camera is expensive... A reflex camera is more expensive than a pocket camera....But a digital camera is the most expensive

of the three

Una cámara de bolsillo es cara...Una cámara reflex es más cara que la de bolsillo....Pero una cámara digital es la más cara de

las tres

Example: Tom Sue Lisa Tom is a good student. He marks are always seven or eight. Sue is Tomás es un buen estudiante. Sus notas son siempre siete u




better than Tom: she gets always eight or nine....But Lisa is the best in the class...She always gets ten

ocho. Susana es mejor que Tomás: obtiene siempre ocho o nueve...Pero Lisa es la mejor de la clase...Siempre consigue

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ACTIVITY I

1. What is the comparative of "hot"?A. hoter B. hotter C. hotest D. hottes

2. What is the comparative of "sad"?A. sader B. sadder C. sadier D. saddier

3. What is the superlative of "deep"?A. deeper B. deepper C. deepest D. deeppest

4. What is the superlative of "soft"?A. softest B. softiest


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C. softtest D. most soft

5. What is the superlative of "ugly"?A. uglier B. uggliest C. uglyest D. ugliest

6. What is the comparative of "destructive"?A. destructiver B. more destructive C. destructivier D. more destructiver

7. What is the superlative of "small"?A. smallier B. smaller C. smalliest D. Smallest

8. What is the superlative of "unpleasant"?A. unpleasant B. most unpleasant C. more unpleasant D. Unpleasantest

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Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1. My house is (big)__________ than yours.

2. This flower is (beautiful) __________ than that one.

3. This is the (interesting) __________ book I have ever read.

4. Non-smokers usually live (long) __________ than smokers.

5. Which is the (dangerous) __________ animal in the world?

6. A holiday by the sea is (good) __________ than a holiday in the mountains.

7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) __________ than a beer.

8. Who is the (rich) __________ woman on earth?

9. The weather this summer is even (bad) __________ than last summer.

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative.a. That car is (expensive) ______________ than this car.

b. Our house is (old) ______________ in the neighborhood.

c. That car is (expensive) ______________ in the market.

d. The elephant is (big) ______________ than the lion.

e. Sergio is (old) ______________ than Malcolm.




f. That book is (interesting) ______________ than the newspaper.

g. Your car is (fast) ______________ than this car.

h. William Shakespeare is (famous) ______________ writer in England.

i. George is (young) ______________ than Lisa.

j. This computer is (new)______________ than your computer.

k. Lisa is (old) ______________ than George.

l. Your car is (fast) ______________ in the race.

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