Comparative of Superiority

Look at the pictures of the different means of transport:

Pick up the words in the box to fill in the sentences below:

faster easier heavier noisier cheaper bigger

The Airbus is ………and ….….than regular planes.

Scooters are………………than cars.
Low-cost flights tickets are …………..than the
Airbus ones.
Cars are………than scooters.
Riding a scooter is …….than driving a car.
 Superlatives

a) Fill in the gaps with the words in the box.

biggest noisiest cheapest most comfortable

1. First-class seats are the………………ones.

2. Low-cost flights are the…………..….way to travel.
3. The Airbus is the …………..….plane made in Europe.
4. Scooters are one of the………….……means of transport.

b) Which one is…

-The fastest?
-The longest?
-The most expensive?
-The safest?

-Why is the comparative form of big spelled with a double g?

-What happens to the adjectives ending in y when they take a suffix?
-Which ones remain the same?
-Do you know more adjectives that follow these rules?
 Comparative and superlative of Inferiority

a) Match the adjective with their antonym and with the characteristic they refer
to:

ADJECTIVE ANTONYM NOUN

Light Expensive Price

Cheap Bad Weight
Small Heavy Quality
Good Big Size

b) Now look at the pictures and their characteristics and write comparative
sentences following the ones in the example:

Television set Computer Digital Camera

Size: 24” Size: 24” Size: 15x8 cm

Weight: 13 k. Weight: 16 k. Weight: 100 g.
Quality: EXTRA Quality: MEDIUM Quality: HIGH
Price: $ 1000 Price: $ 700 Price: $ 400

Laptop Mobile phone

Size: 12” Size: 16x4 cm

Weight: 2 k. Weight: 100 g.
Quality: LOW Quality: EXTRA
Price: $ 400 Price: $ 200

REMEMBER Use the structures of the comparative of inferiority:

Not so……as/ Not as…….as

e.g. The television set is not as heavy as the computer.

 Superlatives of Inferiority

Which gadget is…

… the least expensive?

…of the least quality?
…the least heavy?

Comparative of Equality

as + adjective + as
The mobile phone is as light/ heavy as the camera.

the same + noun + as

The mobile phone is the same weight as the camera.

What do …

The camera & the laptop

The computer & the TV
The mobile phone & the camera
The TV & the mobile phone

…have in common?