COMPARATIVES

ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS

What is an ADJECTIVE?
It’s a word that describes a NOUN

BIG

FAST CAR
EXPENSIVE
ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
What is an ADVERB?
It’s a word that describes a
VERB.

Speak FAST
Walk SLOWLY
ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOOD-WELL
Your English is good
(adjective)
You speak English well (adverb)

It’s a very good activity. You

read very well.
COMPARATIVES
Adjective + ER + than MORE + adjective + than

1 syllable adjectives 2 syllable adjectives or more

2 syllable adjectives ending

Adverbs ending in -ly
in -Y
COMPARATIVES -ER
Old Older than 1 syllable + ER

Consonant+vowel+co
Big Bigger than nsonant= double
consonant

Nice Nicer than Ending in -e= + r

Noisy Noisier than Ending in -y= +ier

COMPARTIVES with “MORE”
More modern 2 syllable
Modern than adjectives
3 syllable or
More important
Important than
more
adjectives
Adverbs
Slowly More slowly than
ending in -ly
 -ER & MORE COMPARATIVES
Some 2 syllable adjectives can use
-ER or MORE:
Clever Cleverer More clever
Narrow Narrower More narrow
Quiet Quieter More quiet
Simple Simpler More simple
Common Commoner More common
It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere
quieter / more quiet?
SUPERLATIVES

The +Adjective + EST THE MOST + adjective

2 or more syllable
1 syllable adjectives
adjectives
2 syllable adjectives Adverbs ending in
ending in -y -ly
SUPERLATIVES with
-EST
Old The oldest 1 syllable + EST

Consonant+vowel+co
Big The biggest nsonant= double
consonant

Nice The nicest Ending in -e= +ST

Noisy The noisiest Ending in -y= +iest

 SUPERLATIVES
with “MOST”
The most 2 syllable
Modern modern adjectives
3 syllable or
The most
Important important
more
adjectives
Adverbs
Slowly The most slowly
ending in -ly
SUPERLATIVES +
PRESENT PERFECT
We use Present Perfect (I have
done) after a Superlative:
What’s the most important
decision you’ve ever made?
This was the best holiday I’ve
had for a long time
IRREGULAR
Superlative
Comparative

Good Better Best

Bad Worse Worst

Furthe Furthes
r t
Far
Farthe Farthes
r t
Specifying
A bitA little Much A lot

Could you speak a bit more

slowly? (a little more slowly)
Let’s go by car. It’s much
cheaper. ( a lot cheaper)
 (Not) AS....AS
(Equality)
Joe is tall. He is taller than
Al.
But he isn’t as tall as Ed.
Ed is taller than he is / him.
 LESS… THAN
(inferiority)
Al is less tall than Joe
Al isn’t as tall as MORE
Joe POLITE
LESS POLITE
Al is SHORTER than Joe
 HOW TO BE
POLITE

Good-looking

Gasol isn’t as good-looking as

Clooney.
Gasol is less good-looking than
Clooney.
Gasol is uglier than Clooney.
 THE SAME…AS
(Equality)
David is the same age as John

Anna wore the same

dress as Juliet
Her salary is the same
like mine
Her salary is the same as
mine
 LET’S PRACTICE!
This coffee is very weak. I expected it to be .......
I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it
would be ...

You hardly ever phone me. Why don’t you phone me ...?

You’re standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit ...away?

Your work isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do ...

Unfortunately her illness was ... we thought at first

There were a lot of people on the bus. It was .... than usual
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 LET’S PRACTICE!
This coffee is very weak. I expected it to be ....... Stronger

I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be ...
More difficult / harder

You hardly ever phone me. Why don’t you phone me ... more often

You’re standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit ...away? further

Your work isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do ... better

Unfortunately her illness was ... we thought at first more serious

There were a lot of people on the bus. It was .... than usual more crowded
 SUPERLATIVES
What do you say in these situations?
You’ve just been to the cinema. The film was extremely boring. You
tell your friend:
It was the most boring film I’ve ever seen
*You’re talking to a friend about Mary. Mary is very
generous. You tell your friend about her:
GENEROUS/PERSON/MEET
*You’ve just run 10 kilometres. You have never run
further than this. You say to your friend:
FAR / RUN
*You decided to give up your job. Now you think
this was a bad mistake. You say to your friend:
BAD/ MISTAKE/ MAKE. 21
Mary is the most generous person I ‘ve ever met.

It’s the furthest I’ve ever run!

It’s the worst mistake I’ve ever made!