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Grammaire
Les sorties
3 Le comparatif et le superlatif
Expo 2
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The comparative (le comparatif) is used to compare two people or things.

La France est plus grande que l’Angleterre. France is larger than England.
Les chaussures sont moins chères que les baskets. The shoes are less expensive than
the trainers.
In English, you sometimes add -er to the adjective or put the word ‘more’ before the
adjective. In French, you always use plus … que or moins … que.

A Complete the sentences about the outfits, using the adjectives in the box.
Remember that the adjective has to agree with the noun as normal.

cool joli(e)(s) démodé(e)(s)

nul(le)(s)

1 La chemise est plus/moins que le pull.

2 Le jean est plus/moins que le pantalon.
3 Les baskets sont plus/moins que les chaussures.

B Write four more sentences comparing the clothes in task A, using the
adjectives in the box.
élégant(e) – elegant moche – awful
confortable – comfortable pratique – practical

The superlative (le superlatif) is used to say who or which thing is the biggest, smallest,
etc. To do this in French, use le, la, les plus/moins before the adjective.
C’est le jean le plus cool. → It’s the coolest pair of jeans.
C’est la veste la plus élégante. → It’s the most elegant jacket.
Ce sont les tee-shirts les moins chers. → They are the cheapest T-shirts.
Ce sont les baskets les plus chères. → They are the most expensive trainers.

C Write six sentences about the members of your family (or your
teachers!) in the superlative, using the adjectives in the box.
Watch out for agreements!
amusant(e) cool sportif/-ive
Exemple: C’est ma mère qui est la plus amusante.
jeune grand(e) élégant(e)

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