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Comparatives and superlatives

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Comparatives and superlatives

Short adjectives

The lynx is a wild cat. It is bigger and

faster than a domestic cat.
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The cheetah is the fastest animal an land. It can reach a speed of 60 mph.

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2 Read the information.

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We use the comparative form of

adjectives to compare two people or things:
I'm taller than Emma.

We use the superlative form of

adjectives to compare three or more people or things:
Tim is the tallest boy in our class.
Form

To form the comparative of short adjectives, we add -er (than):

fast faster (than) clever
cleverer (than)
• To form the superlative of short
adjectives, we use the+-est:
fast the fastest clever
the cleverest

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LYNX

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DOMESTIC CAT

The tiger is heavier than the cheetah. Actually, it's the biggest and heaviest animal in the cat family.
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And Cosmo is the laziest cat in the world!

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Complete the table.
Look at the spelling rules on page 141

Adjective
Comparative
Superlative

strong
stronger

thin

thinner....
ugly
uglier..
small

Smaller.
big
bigger
fast

faster.
pretty
prettier
nice
nicer
fot

fatter...
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Look!
Adjectives ending in -e: nice →→ nicer
Adjectives ending in vowel
Complete with the comparative. Then do the quiz.

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+ consonant: big bigger
Adjectives ending in consonant +-4
heavy heavier
Strongest thinnest
ugliest Smalliest
biggest
Jastest Prettiest
nicest
fattest.

Complete the tables.

Comparative
Adjective

fast
faster (thon)

big

heavy
bigg (thon) heavier (than)
lazy
lazier. (than)
Superlative

the fastest

the biggest.
the heaviest

The laziest.
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General knowledge quiz
Are these statements true or false?
1 Neptune is smaller than
Jupiter. (small)
2 Hot water is heavier than cold water. (heavy)
3 The Mississippi River is longer than the Nile River. (long) 4. Mount Kilimanjaro is...higher
than Mount Everest. (high)
5 New York City is bigger than Los Angeles: (big)
6 Some human bones are Stranger than steel. (strong]
7 Gold is.. Cheaper than, silver. (cheap)
8 Europe is larger than Asia. (large]
True Falzo Falsa True/False TO/False
True False True Rale
Tcom/False Tre/False

Long adjectives, irregular adjectives

Woof!

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Hello, guys!
How about a cat? Cats are the best pets.

Hi Fred!
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What a good dog! You know,

A cat? No, Beth! A dog is better than a cat.
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I want to get a pet, too.

First of all, a cat is more beautiful

than a dog! Well, your dog, anyway!
Read the information.

Form

To form the comparative of long adjectives, we use more + adjective (+ than): beautiful
more beautiful (than) expensive more expensive (thon)

10 Complete the table.

Adjective
beautiful

expensive
interesting
exciting
wonderful

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Comparative
To form the superlative of long adjectives,
we use the most + adjective: beautiful the most beautiful expensive the most expensive. These adjectives are irregular: good
better the best bad worse the worst

Superlative
more beautiful The most beautiful more expensive the most expensive more interesting The most
interesting more exciting The most exciting, mare wonderful The most
wonderful.

11 Compare the pets.

I dangerous
a dog
a snake
a tarantula

2 intelligent

2
a goldfish
a shark
a dolphin

Sorry, guys! Actually, I think

3 popular

What? My dog is the most

I want o goldfish!

Adjective

beautiful
beautiful dog in the world!

Complete the tables.

Long adjectives

expensive dangerous
Comparative

more beautiful (than)

more, expensive (than) more dangerous (than)

Irregular adjectives
Comparative
Adjective

good
bod

worse (than
better (than)
Superlative

the most beautiful the most expensive

The most dangerous

Superlative

The best
The worst
a homster
a dog
a cat

4 beautiful

on iguana
a goldfish.
a parrot

5 expensive

a hamster
a cat
a horse

6 good guard dogs

a poodle
a collie
an alsatian

1 Snakes are more dangerous than dogs. Tarantulas are the

most dangerous, of all. 2 Sharks are more intelligent goldfish. Dolphins are
the most intelligentor all. 3. Dogs are more popular Thonhamsters. Cats are the most
popular of all.
4 Goldfish are more beautiful than iguanas. Parrots are the most beautiful, of all.
5 Cats are more expensive than hamsters. Horses are the most expensive of all. 6 Collies are
better.
poodles. Alsatians are the best
of all.
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