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Which words are adjectives? The fast falcon chased the quick brown rabbit. 2
Which words are adjectives? The fast falcon chased the quick brown rabbit. 3
What do adjectives do? They tell us more about a noun. a cat an orange cat a fat orange cat Adjectives make sentences more interesting. He has a cat. He has a big fat stylish orange cat. 4
1) He is a smart student and a hard worker. 2) It is a dangerous road because there are many fast cars and big trucks. 3) They are adventurous when it comes to travelling to new places. 5
When we compare two things we use a different form of the adjective: big bigger fast faster 6
big We say that bigger is the comparative form of big we are comparing two people or things. We say that faster is the comparative form of fast we are comparing two people or things. The new Ferrari is faster than the old Ferrari. 7
Sometimes we use an extra word before the adjective: comfortable more comfortable dangerous more dangerous 8
Spelling rules for comparatives: Comparatives Spelling Rule Example 1 syllable adjectives 1 syllable ending in 1 short vowel and 1 consonant + er + r if adjective ends in e double the last consonant + er longer safer bigger hotter 2 or more syllables More + adjective more careful more dangerous 2 syllables ending in y Y + ier easier 9
Some adjectives don t follow the rules: Adjective good Comparative better bad worse far further 10
Lets practice! Choose the correct comparative form to complete the sentence. The metro is a taxi. A) cheapper than B) cheaper than C) more cheap than 11
Lets practice! Choose the correct comparative form to complete the sentence. The metro is a taxi. B) cheaper than NOW YOU TRY 12
1) Our new car is much our old one. A) niceer than B) more nice than C) nicer than 2) We could go to MCC but I think Dubai Mall is. A) more interesting B) more interesting than C) gooder 3) A ship is a boat. A) biger than B) bigger than C) more big than 13
4) The cinema is on the weekends than on weekdays. A) more crowded B) more crowd C) crowdeder 5) Riding a motorbike is riding a bicycle. A) more dangerous than B) more dangerous then C) More dangerous 6) When you travel by train it is to pay for first class. A) more good B) gooder C) better 14
When we compare more than two things we use a different form of the adjective: big bigger the biggest fast faster the fastest 15 NOTE: Use the with superlatives because there can only be one.
big bigger the biggest We say that the biggest is the superlative form of big we are comparing 3 or more people or things. B) faster C) the fastest A) fast We say that the fastest is the superlative form of fast we are comparing 3 or more people or things. Ferrari c is the fastest of the 3 Ferraris. 16
Sometimes we use an extra word before the adjective: expensive more expensive the most expensive more dangerous the most dangerous 17
Spelling rules for superlatives: Superlatives Spelling Rule Example 1 syllable adjectives 1 syllable ending in 1 short vowel and 1 consonant + est + st if adjective ends in e double the last consonant + est the longest the safest the biggest the hottest 2 or more syllables Most + adjective the most careful the most dangerous 2 syllables ending in y Y + iest the easiest 18
Remember some adjectives don t follow the rules: Adjective Comparative Superlative good better the best bad worse the worst far further the furthest 19
Lets practice! Choose the correct superlative form to complete the sentence. Ahmed is person in class. A) shortest B) the shortest C) the most short 20
Lets practice! Choose the correct superlative form to complete the sentence. Ahmed is person in class. B) the shortest NOW YOU TRY 21
1) The Burj Khalifa is in the world. A) the talllest B) the most tall C) the tallest 2) Dubai Mall is mall in the UAE. A) the biggest B) the biggest than C) the bigest 3) China is country in the world. A) the more polluted B) the most polluted C) most polluted than 22
4) The metro is way to get to the shopping centre. A) the quickest B) the quicker C) the most quick 5) She thinks Twilight was film of 2012. A) the worst B) the baddest C) the badest 6) The Buggati Veyron Super Sport car is road car. A) the faster B) the more fast C) the fastest 23
Choose the correct answer in each sentence. 24
1) Tokyo s underground system is probably the in the world. A) the busiest B) busier than 2) I am my brother but I m not in my family. A) shorter than / the shortest B) the shortest / shorter than 3) China is the USA. A) more polluted than B) the most polluted 3) I bought a new phone but it s my old one. A) the worst B) worse than 25
Lets Practice: Look at the set of pictures and write a comparative and superlative sentence. The Empire State The CN Tower The Burj Khalifa Building 26
Lets Practice: Look at the set of pictures and write a comparative and superlative sentence. Arabian Horse Desert Hare Cheetah 27