ENGLISH II

UNIT 1: Compare People,

Objects and Places.
Presented by:

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Plantel Ejido Nuevo Len

February 2015

CONTENT
Presentatio
n

Comparative

Superlative

Practice

Examples
with
Comparative
s

Examples
with
Superlatives

Production

Exercises
with
Comparative
s

Exercises
with
Superlatives

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Presentation
Comparativ
e

Comparative adjectives are used to

compare differences between two nouns.
Elephants are bigger than
mice.
Mice are more petite than
elephants.

There are two ways to form comparative

adjectives, depending on the type of
adjective.
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Short
Adjectives
Long
Adjectives
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Presentation
Comparativ
e

Short
Adjectives

These are also known as OneSyllable adjectives and follow

simple rules to change them into
a comparative form.

These rules are easy to comprehend

depending on the kind of short adjective
we are using.
Tall Taller
Short
Most of the one-syllable adjectives are
Shorter
compounded by only 1 vowel. Just add
Long Longer
them er at the end.
Small
Smaller
New - Newer
Big Bigger
Some adjectives also are structured in
Hot Hotter
consonant + vowel + consonant or have
Slim
this ending. In these cases double the last
Slimmer
consonant and add er at the end.
Thin - Thinner
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Comparativ
e

Short
Adjectives

Other short adjectives end in y, here

just change it to i and add er at the
end.
Happy Happier / Funny Funnier / Lazy Lazier

Nice Nicer
Cute Cuter
Wise Wiser
Wide - Wider

Some other contain one vowel but there is

an e at the end preceded by a
consonant, here you just need to add a
single r at the end.

And there are adjectives that have a

diphtonge (2 vowels joined) instead a
single vowel, they still are one-syllable
adjectives. Here just add er at the end.
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Young Younger
Great Greater
Proud Prouder
Loud - Louder

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Comparativ
e

Long
Adjectives

Long adjectives are even easier to

recognize and understand.

These kind of adjectives are made by two or three syllables (or more, in some
cases), no matter if those are dihtongues or triphtongues. What makes them
easy to understand their comparative form, is that they dont suffer any change,
you just need to add the word more before the adjective.

Important More Important

Awesome More Awesome
Intelligent More Intelligent
Reliable More Reliable
Confident More Confident
Adorable More Adorable
Beautiful More Beautiful
Handsome More Handsome

Confused More Confused

Massive More Massive
Talented More Talented
Nervous More Nervous
Embarrassed More
Embarrassed
Ashamed More Ashamed
Peaceful More Peaceful
Boring More Boring

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Superlative

A superlative adjective expresses the

extreme or superior degree of a quality.

We use them when we talk about three or

more nouns, not with two.
The Everest is the highest mountain in the
world.
The Burj Khalifa is the tallest
building
Slots are the laziest
animals.
As the comparatives, these adjectives will
change depending if they are short or long.
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Superlative

Short
Adjectives

Strong The
Strongest
Slow The Slowest
Busy The Busiest
Angry The Angriest
Tall The tallest
Easy The Easiest
Large The Largest

Notice that all

the superlative
adjectives,
short or long,
begins with the
article the.

We apply the same rules as we saw

on the comparative adjectives, but in
this case the suffix (ending) changes;
instead of use an er at the end we
use est.
Interesting The most
interesting
Helpful The most helpful
Aggressive The most
aggressive
Confident The most confident
Nervous The most nervous
Energetic The most energetic
Perfect The most perfect

As the last examples, the long

adjectives follow the same rules;
instead add the word more we
add most before the adjective.
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Long
Adjectives

Practice
Examples

Check the following examples

using short and long
adjectives.

Comparativ
e

Short Adjectives

Long Adjectives

Fox are fast, but hares are

Laura is more intelligent.
faster.

Anna is 18 years, Susan 20. Susan is

older.

The movie Iron Man 3 is more

successful than Captain America 2.

The Bravo is not larger than the

Amazon.

My dog is not more aggressive than

yours.

Who is prettier, Scarlett or

Megan?

Can you speak louder?

You should drive more careful.

Which is more interesting, Australia

or Alaska?

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Practice
Examples

Check the following examples

using short and long
adjectives.

Superlativ
e

Short Adjectives

Long Adjectives

Wolverine is fast, Superman is

faster, but Flash is the fastest man
on earth.

Shih Tzu are the cutest puppies.

Stephen Hawking is one the most

intelligent man that ever existed.

You are one of my best friends.

Michael is not the tallest of the

group, that is Charles.

BMW are not the most expensive

cars, those are the Ferrari.

Disneyland, in California, is known

as the happiest place on earth.

Grammar is one of the most

boring classes.

Are you the smartest of the

class?

Is she the most beautiful girl in

class?

Who is the richest man of the

world

What is the most interesting book you

ever read?

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Production
Exercises

Comparativ
e

Fill in the blanks of the following sentences.

Bob is(YOUNG) _______________ than Homer.
Homer is(OLD) _______________ than Alice.
Alice is(SLIM) _______________ than Bob.
Bob is(SHORT) _______________ than Homer.
Homer is(FAT) _______________ than Bob.
Alice is(SHORT) _______________ than Homer.
Homer is(UGLY) _______________ than Alice.
Homer is(SLOW) _______________ than Bob.
Bob is(TIDY) _______________ than Homer.
Alice is(BEAUTIFUL) _______________ than Homer.
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Production
Exercises

Superlative

Fill in the next sentences.

1.Who is the(tall) _______________ person in your family?
2.My mum is the(good) _______________ cook in the world.
3.December is the(cold) _______________ month of the year in my
country.
4.What's the(dangerous) _______________ animal in the world?
5.Ethan is the(happy) _______________ boy that I know.
6.Where are the(nice) _______________ beaches in your country?
7.She bought the(big) _______________ cake in the shop.
8.Who is the(famous) _______________ singer in your country?

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Production
Activity

Listen carefully the song on the next

video

Identify all the adjectives (descriptive or comparative) on the

song.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://english-the-easyway.com/Adjectives/Comparative_Adjectives.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2065

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_08_0
22e?cc=mx&selLanguage=en

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives-superlative.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=uCdEuMk7C9E&feature=player_embedded

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