Let’s review

COMPARATIVES
SHORT ADJECTIVES
1 or 2 syllables ending with -ow,
-er, -y

example: YOUNG

I'm younger than

Lisa.
example : YELLOW

And I'm yellower than you.

example : FUNNY

And I'm funnier than you.

example : CLEVER (= INTELLIGENT)

All right, but I'm cleverer than

you, Bart !
 NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!!
SMALL
MEAN
NOISY

Bart is ... than Lisa

OLD
TALL
QUIET

Lisa is ... than

Bart.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!!

I'm smaller than Lisa

I'm meaner than her.
And I'm also noisier than her.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!!

I'm smaller than Lisa

I'm meaner than her.
And I'm also noisier than her.

Bart is smaller than

Lisa. He's also
meaner and noisier.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!!

I'm smaller than Lisa

I'm meaner than her.
And I'm also noisier than her.

Bart is smaller than

Lisa. He's also
meaner and noisier.

I'm two years older than

Bart.
I'm taller than him and I'm
also quieter than him.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN !!!

I'm smaller than Lisa

I'm meaner than her.
And I'm also noisier than her.

Bart is smaller than

Lisa. He's also
meaner and noisier.

I'm two years older than

Bart.
I'm taller than him and I'm
also quieter than him.

Lisa is two years older than Bart.

She's also taller and quieter than
him.
DOUBLE CONSONNANTS

Some adjectives double the consonnant

Example : FAT

Homer is fatter than Marge.

DOUBLE CONSONNANTS

Example : SLIM

Marge is slimmer than Homer.

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES

GOOD BETTER THAN

BAD WORSE
THAN

FAR FURTHER THAN

FARTHER THAN
I'm better at playing the
saxophone than you,
Bart.
 I'm better at playing the
saxophone than you,
Bart.

Yes, but I'm better at

skating than you, big sister.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN

Choose two school subjects and compare your results:

I'm better at PE than at maths.

English
Spanish
French
History Geography
Maths
Biology
Physics
PE
Art
Music
...
These results are worse than
those results.
LONG ADJECTIVES

2 syllables or more.

Example : STUPID

Homer is more stupid than Marge.

 example : BEAUTIFUL

Eva Longoria is more beautiful than Marge Simpson.

 LET'S RECAP !!!

Bart
Lisa
Homer
Marge
TALL
OLD SMALL
BIG NAUGHTY = bad
YOUNG BRAVE
GREEDY NOISY
FRIENDLY LAZY
DISGUSTING DISOBEDIENT
HARD-WORKING
NOW, TALK ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS OR
FAMILIES...

Who's taller, you or your best friend?

Who's chattier?
Who's funnier?

Who's better at English?

Who's more talkative?

Who's more generous?
http://www.saywhatesl.com/quizes/Comparatives_mx.swf
SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE
FORM :
*OLD THE OLDEST
*FAT THE FATTEST
*NEW THE NEWEST
ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE
FORM :
*FUNNY THE FUNNIEST
*LAZY THE LAZIEST
*WINDY THE WINDIEST
ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE
FORM :
*INTELLIGENT THE MOST
*BORING …
*CAREFUL THE MOST
…
THE MOST
1.-BART SIMPSON IS THE
NAUGHTIEST BOY IN
CLASS.
2.-THE NILE IS THE LONGEST
RIVER IN THE WORLD.
3.-KRUSTY IS THE
HAPPIEST CLOWN.
3-MAGGIE IS THE NICEST
GIRL.
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/quizzes/SuperlativeQuiz/superlativeQuiz.html
 Do you agree?

Write the name of … You A B C

the worst TV show.

the most difficult language for

you.

the most important person in

history.

the most exciting job.

the best place to take a vacation.

the ugliest city you know.

the funniest actor or actress.