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Irregular Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Irregular Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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English

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4th Grade - Professional Development

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Hard

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Joseph Anderson

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13 Slides • 15 Questions

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Comparatives and Superlatives

Part 1

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Comparatives and Superlatives

We use comparatives and superlatives to talk about the characteristics of two or more things and contrast them, signaling an important difference between (or among) them.

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Comparatives

Are used to note differences mainly between two items; things, animals or persons. There are some main rules that need to be followed to change the adjectives to their comparative form.

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For adjectives with one syllable ending in a consonant: We add -er at the end of the word.

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For adjectives with two syllables ending in “Y”: We change the “y” for and “i” and add -er at the end of the word.

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For adjectives with one syllable ending in a consonant after a short vowel: We double the consonant.

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For adjectives with more than two syllables: We add “more” in front of the adjective.

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Irregular Adjectives

These adjectives have comparative form that is very different from the original word. In the chart you can see on the left, the adjective and n the right their corresponding comparative form.

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Expressing comparison in sentences

When we compare to a higher level we use the structures:

ADJECTIVE + THAN for one syllable adjectives


For example:


1. Mike is funnier than Isaac.

2. Anna is taller than Mary.

3. Rabbits are faster than turtles.

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Expressing comparison in sentences

When we compare to a higher level we use the structures:

MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN for two or more syllables


For example:


1. Some countries is more interesting than other.

2. Pedro is more athletic than Francisco.

3. Flowers are more beautiful than trees.

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Exercises

Fill the blank with the appropriate form of the adjective.

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Fill in the Blanks

Rabbits are

Type answer...

(fast) turtles.

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Fill in the Blanks

Brazil is

Type answer...

(big) Peru.

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Fill in the Blanks

Cars are

Type answer...

(slow) planes.

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Fill in the Blanks

My literature class is

Type answer...

(difficult) my English class.

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Fill in the Blanks

Lord of the Rings is

Type answer...

(interesting) Mission Impossible.

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Choose the comparative form of the following words.

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Multiple Choice

HAPPY

1

more happy

2

happier

3

better happy

4

happi

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Multiple Choice

EXPENSIVE

1

most expensier

2

expensier

3

more expensive

4

expense

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Multiple Choice

BAD

1

worse

2

badder

3

morse

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bast

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Multiple Choice

GREAT

1

OK

2

awesome

3

greater

4

good

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Multiple Choice

GOOD

1

gooder

2

bester

3

better

4

more good

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Write comparative sentences with the word in the following exercises.

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Fill in the Blanks

Chocolate / soup (good)

Type answer...

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Fill in the Blanks

The North Pole / Africa (cold)

Type answer...

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Fill in the Blanks

A rock / a one piece of paper (heavy)

Type answer...

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Fill in the Blanks

Math / Literature (interesting)

Type answer...

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Fill in the Blanks

Mount Everest / K2

Type answer...

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Comparatives and Superlatives

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