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    FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA Y ARQUITECTURA

    ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE INGENIERÍA AMBIENTAL

    INGLES VIII
    COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
    ADJECTIVES

    Ing. M.Sc. ARMANDO AQUINO TACZA


    2019
    SLIDE-LECTURE
    theme: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

    discipline: Foreign language

    for full-time and part-time students


    Plan:
    1. The rules of using Comparatives and Superlatives adjectives;
    2. Grammar Exercises;
    3. Questions;
    4. References.

    The aims:

    1. To develop grammar, reading, speaking, writing skills;


    2. To enlarge students’ vocabulary, cognitive and creative abilities
    COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

    We use the comparative to compare two people, places or things.

    small smaller
    HOW DO WE BUILT?

    Short adjective + ER. Long adjective: MORE + long


    adjective
    old  older
    exciting  more exciting
    young  younger
    beautiful  more beautiful
    CVC + ER (the final consonant is
    doubled) Irregular adjectives
    big  bigger good  better
    hot  hotter bad  worse
    Short adjective ended in –Y  -IER We use THAN after the comparative
    easy  easier form of the adjective.
    heavy  heavier John is taller than Mary.
    A Ferrari is more expensive than a Fiat.
    old I’m 70. older I’m 75.

    (young –younger)

    The woman is old. The man is older than the woman.

    The woman is old, but she is younger than the man.


    bigger
    big

    (small- smaller)
    The polar bear is big.

    The elephant is bigger than the polar bear.

    The polar bear is big, but it is smaller than the elephant.


    tasty tastier

    Yogurt is tasty, but ice cream is tastier than yogurt.


    Complete the following sentences. Use
    the comparative form of the adjectives in
    brackets.

    1. Tiny is (tall) than Sky.


    2. Sky is (good) at basketball than Tiny.
    3. Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
    4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
    5. Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.
    Complete the following sentences. Use
    the comparative form of the adjectives in
    brackets.

    1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky.


    2. Sky is (good) at basketball than Tiny.
    3. Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
    4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
    5. Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.
    Complete the following sentences. Use
    the comparative form of the adjectives in
    brackets.

    1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky.


    2. Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny.
    3. Tiny is (fast) than Sky.
    4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
    5. Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.
    Complete the following sentences.
    Use the comparative form of the adjectives
    in brackets.

    1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky.


    2. Sky is BETTER at basketball than
    Tiny.
    3. Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
    4. Sky is (popular) than Tiny.
    5. Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.
    Complete the following sentences.
    Use the comparative form of the adjectives
    in brackets.

    1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky.


    2. Sky is BETTER at basketball than
    Tiny.
    3. Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
    4. Sky is MORE POPULAR than Tiny.
    5. Sky’s feet are (big) than Tiny’s feet.
    Complete the following sentences. Use
    the comparative form of the adjectives in
    brackets.

    1. Tiny is TALLER than Sky.


    2. Sky is BETTER at basketball than Tiny.
    3. Tiny is FASTER than Sky.
    4. Sky is MORE POPULAR than Tiny.
    5. Sky’s feet are BIGGER than Tiny’s feet.
    SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

    We use the superlative to compare more than


    two people, places or things.
    big – bigger – the biggest
    HOW DO WE BUILT?

    Short adjective + EST. Long adjective: THE MOST + long


    adjective
    old  the oldest
    exciting  the most exciting
    young  the youngest
    beautiful  the most beautiful
    CVC + EST (the final consonant is
    doubled) Irregular adjectives
    big  the biggest good  the best
    hot  the hottest bad  the worst
    Short adjective ended in –Y  -IEST
    We use THE before the superlative
    easy  the easiest
    form of the adjective.
    heavy  the heaviest
    John is the tallest.
    A Ferrari is the most expensive car .
    old – older- the oldest
    Complete the following sentences. Use the
    superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

    1. Al is (short).
    2. Ed is (thin).
    3. Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
    4. Ed is (tall).
    5. Joe is (smart).
    Complete the following sentences. Use the
    superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

    1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
    2. Ed is (thin).
    3. Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
    4. Ed is (tall).
    5. Joe is (smart).
    Complete the following sentences. Use the
    superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

    1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
    2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
    3. Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
    4. Ed is (tall).
    5. Joe is (smart).
    Complete the following sentences. Use the
    superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

    1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
    2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
    3. Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL
    clothes.
    4. Ed is (tall).
    5. Joe is (smart).
    Complete the following sentences. Use the
    superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

    1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
    2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
    3. Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL
    clothes.
    4. Ed is THE TALLEST.
    5. Joe is (smart).
    Complete the following sentences. Use the
    superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

    1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
    2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
    3. Al is wearing THE MOST COLOURFUL
    clothes.
    4. Ed is THE TALLEST.
    5. Joe is THE SMARTEST.
    Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets
    (comparative or superlative).
    My house is (big) ____ than yours.
    This flower is (beautiful) _______ than that one.
    This is the (good) ______ book I have ever read.
    Non-smokers usually live (long) _______ than
    smokers.
    Which is the (dangerous) _______ animal in the
    world?
    A holiday by the sea is (good) ______ than a holiday
    in the mountains.
    It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) ________
    than a beer.
    Who is the (rich) _________ woman on earth?
    The weather this summer is even (bad) _______ than
    last summer.
    He was the (intelligent) _________ thief of all.
    Use the words given to compare the
    following pictures.
    FRUIT

    HEALTHY
    EXPENSIVE
    SWEET
    TASTY
    FATTENING
    JEEP ELECTRIC CAR
    Answer the following questions:
    1. When do we use Comparative and Superlative adjectives?;
    2. How do we form Comparative and Superlative adjectives?;
    3. Describe your favorite actor using Comparative adjectives.;
    4. Describe your group-mate using Superlative adjectives.
    REFERENCES :

    1.http://www.edufind.com/english - grammar/compa-
    rative – end – superlative.html
    2.http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/com-
    parativeadjectives.html
    3.https://learnenglish. britishcouncil. org/ en/ english-
    grammar/adjectives/comparative-and-superlative-adjecti-
    ves.html

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