Comparative Superlative Adjective Review

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Ask your partner. Switch. : 

Ask your partner. Switch. Is Houston hotter than your hometown? What is the coldest city you’ve visited? Is your hometown more beautiful than Houston?

Comparative / Superlative Adjective Review : 

Comparative / Superlative Adjective Review ESOL Oral Comm. Int Ms. Shoup

Objectives : 

Objectives Recognize and understand comparative and superlative adjectives while listening and reading. Use comparative and superlative adjectives correctly when speaking and writing.

Compare these objects… : 

Compare these objects… 1 2

Compare these people… : 

Compare these people…

Compare… : 

Compare… $49.84 $182.00

Compare… : 

Compare… leather polyester

Compare : 

Compare size 9 size 12

Please take notes… : 

Please take notes… Write the rule. Write the examples.

Comparative Adjectives : 

Comparative Adjectives compare 2 things Bob Jim Jim is taller than Bob.

Superlative Adjectives : 

Superlative Adjectives compare 3 or more things The Eiffel Tower is the tallest building in Paris.

Form: 1-syllable adjectives : 

Form: 1-syllable adjectives Form the comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding –er for the comparative form and –est for the superlative.

Form: 1-syllable: double consonant : 

Form: 1-syllable: double consonant If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant with a vowel before it, double the consonant and add –er for the comparative form; and double the consonant and add –est for the superlative form.

Form: most 2-syllable adjectives : 

Form: most 2-syllable adjectives With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

Form: 2-syllable ending in -y : 

Form: 2-syllable ending in -y If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the y to i and add –er for the comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to i and add –est.

Form: 3 or more syllables : 

Form: 3 or more syllables For adjectives with three syllables or more, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

Form: Exceptions : 

Form: Exceptions

Watch Out!!! : 

Watch Out!!! Do not use more with –er!! Only one. He is more happier. (wrong) He is happier. (correct) Do not use most with –est!! Only one. She is the most tallest. (wrong) She is the tallest. (correct)

What is the comparative? : 

What is the comparative? nice large expensive pretty good nicer larger more expensive prettier better

What’s the comparative? : 

What’s the comparative? old big pretty healthy nutritious beautiful generous bad good older bigger prettier healthier more nutritious more beautiful more generous worse better

More Comparative Practice : 

More Comparative Practice Pick a card Make a sentence my legs (short) your legs My legs are shorter than your legs. or Your legs are shorter than my legs.

What’s the superlative? : 

What’s the superlative? old big pretty healthy nutritious beautiful generous bad good the oldest the biggest the prettiest the healthiest the most nutritious the most beautiful the most generous the worst the best

Close your books.Pens down. : 

Close your books.Pens down. Look at each sentence with your partner. Figure out what’s wrong. Where’s the mistake?

Alaska is larger than Texas. : 

Alaska is larger than Texas. Alaska is large than Texas.

Alaska is the largest state in the United States. : 

Alaska is the largest state in the United States. Alaska is largest state in the United States.

Texas is larger than France in land area. : 

Texas is larger than France in land area. Texas is the larger than France in land area.

Old shoes are usually more comfortable than new shoes. : 

Old shoes are usually more comfortable than new shoes. Old shoes are usually more comfortable to new shoes.

I like Chinese food better than French food. : 

I like Chinese food better than French food. I like Chinese food more better than French food.

A pillow is softer than a rock. : 

A pillow is softer than a rock. A pillow is more soft from a rock.

I am younger than my brother. My sister is the youngest person in our family. : 

I am younger than my brother. My sister is the youngest person in our family. My brother is 22. I am 20. My sister is 18. I am the youngest than my brother. My sister is the younger person in our family.

Use comparatives/superlatives : 

Use comparatives/superlatives Look around the classroom to make comparative and superlative sentences with these adjectives: big/small light/heavy cheap/expensive

Ask/Answer questions… : 

Ask/Answer questions… A: Is a mouse big? B: Not really, but at least it’s bigger than a flea. mouse flea Wed

Slide 33: 

A: Is this room large? B: Not really, but at least…

Slide 34: 

A: Is your desk comfortable? B: Not really, but at least…

Slide 35: 

A: Is an elephant intelligent? B: Not really, but at least…

Slide 36: 

A: Are comparative adjectives easy? B: Not really, but at least…

Slide 37: 

A: Is the floor clean? B: Not really, but at least…

Slide 38: 

A: Is a pen expensive? B: Not really, but at least…

Slide 39: 

A: Is blue a bright color? B: Not really, but at least…