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SYLLABLES

How many syllables does these words have?


Fat1
Ugly2
Beautiful3
Cheap2
Expensive3
Strong1
Heavy2
Young1
Happy2
COMPARATIVES
Whats a comparative?
It is used to compare two things, two people,
two animals,

Example:
Peter is stronger than John.
The elephant is bigger than the mouse.
The mini is smaller than the Cadillac.
HOW DO WE MAKE
COMPARATIVES?
ADJECTIVES OF 1 or 2 SYLLABLES:
Adjective + ER + THAN
Taller, smaller, older, younger, quieter, stronger,
longer, larger, higher,...
ADJECTIVES OF MORE THAN 2
SYLLABLES:
MORE + Adjective + THAN
More difficult, more interesting, more expensive,
more dangerous, more beautiful,
COMPARATIVES OF 1 or 2
SYLLABLES
CONSONANT + VOWEL + CONSONANT:

DOUBLE LAST CONSONANT:


THINNER, FATTER, BIGGER

ADJECTIVE ENDING WITH Y

COMPARATIVE WITH I
HAPPIER, EASIER, FUNNIER
SUPERLATIVES
ADJECTIVES OF 1 or 2 SYLLABLES:

THE + Adjective + EST


SMALLEST, TALLEST, OLDEST, SHORTEST, LONGEST,
LIGHTEST, YOUNGEST

ADJECTIVES OF MORE THAN 2 SYLLABLES:

THE + MOST + Adjective


MOST EXPENSIVE, MOST DIFFICULT, MOST
DANGEROUS, MOST EXITING
SUPERLATIVES
CONSONANT + VOWEL + CONSONANT

DOUBLE LAST CONSONANT:


THINNEST, BIGGEST, FATTEST

ADJECTIVES ENDING WITH Y

SUPERLATIVES WITH I
HAPPIEST, EASIEST, HEAVIEST
DIFFERENT COMPARATIVES
AND SUPERLATIVES
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Good Better The best

Bad Worse The worst

Far Further / farther The furthest/


farthest
ACTIVITY
Saythe comparative and the superlative of
these adjectives:

FAT THIN EXPENSIVE BEAUTIFUL


FAST FAR GOOD LONG LARGE
SHORT HIGH STRONG TALL
CHEAP EASY HAPPY SMALL FAT
BIG INTELLIGENT EXCITING
Fatter, thinner, more expensive, beautiful,
faster, more far, better, longer, larger,
shorter, higher, stronger, taller, cheaper,
easier, happier, smaller, fatter, bigger,
more intelillent, more exciting
Complete the sentences

Peter is __taller_____ (tall) than John.


This jacket is ___more expensive_____
(expensive) than the other one.
These are the cheapest___ (cheap)
shoes in the shop.
Carol is __thinner___ (thin) than James.
The house is ___bigger__ (big) than the
cottage.
This is __the_smallest___ (small) car I
have ever seen.
My brother is ____older______ (old) than
me.
This is __the__best ____ (good) film I
have ever watched.
The elephant is ___taller___ (tall) than the
horse.
This is ___longer____ (long) pencil.
Australia is ____largest__ (large) island in
the world.
Kilimanjaro in Africa is ___taller___ (tall)
than Mont Blanc in Europe.

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