In this PPT, you will:

• Learn about comparative and

superlative words
• Learn how to compare two things in
English
• Make comparative and superlative
sentences
• Compare pictures

• Complete sentences
Warm Up Questions
What’s the most difficult school subject for you?

What’s the heaviest animal you’ve ever seen?

Are you taller than anyone in your family?

What’s your least favourite food?

Comparatives
Comparatives are used to compare two things

For short adjectives we often add ‘-er’ to the adjective:

tall taller

For longer adjectives we add ‘more’ or ‘less’ before the

adjective:
beautiful more beautiful

popular less popular

Comparatives

taller
tall
Superlatives
Superlatives are used to compare three or more things

For short adjectives we add ‘-est’ to the adjective:

fast fastest

For long adjectives we use ‘most’ or ‘least’ before the

adjective:
interesting most interesting

expensive least expensive

Superlatives
fast faster fastest
Which building is taller?
Burj Khalifa Oriental Pearl Tower
828m

468m

Burj Khalifa is taller than Oriental Pearl tower.

 Which building is the tallest
in the world?
Shanghai World Finance
Burj Khalifa Oriental Pearl Tower Tower
828m

468m

492m
Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world.
Which animal is faster?
Sloth Monkey

A monkey is faster than a sloth.

 Which animal is the fastest in
the world?
Sloth Monkey Cheetahs

Cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world.

Which clothing item is more expensive?

T-shirt $12 Leather jacket $120

The leather jacket is more expensive than the t-shirt.

 What is the most expensive
clothing item in the shop?
T-shirt $12 Leather jacket $120 Wedding dress $1200

The wedding dress is the most expensive clothing item.

Which summer drink is less popular?

Lemonade
People’s preference

Orange juice

Summer drinks

Lemonade is less popular than orange juice.

 What is the least popular
holiday activity?

Holiday activity Popularity

Hiking 15%
Sightseeing 50%
Eating out 35%

The least popular holiday activity is hiking.

Use the adjectives to compare the pictures.
Complete the two sentences.
Hot Cold

December in South Africa June in South Africa

December is hotter than June in South Africa.

June is colder than December in South Africa.
Use the adjectives to compare the pictures.
Complete the two sentences.
Big Small

Carl’s house John’s house

John’s house is bigger than Carl’s house.

Carl’s house is smaller than John’s house.
Choose the correct answer to complete
the sentence.

Giraffe’s are than lions.

tallest taller tall

Choose the correct answer to complete
the sentence.

A cheetah is the animal.

fast faster fastest

Choose the correct answer to complete
the sentence.

Summer is the season.

more hot hottest hotter

Choose the correct answer to complete
the sentence.

A leather jacket is a t-shirt.

more expensive more expensive most expensive

than then than
Choose the correct answer to complete
the sentence.

Football is one of sports in the world.

the most popular a most popular populest

Choose the correct answer to complete
the sentence.

Avocado ice-cream is the dessert in my city.

less popular populest least popular

 Complete the table
Adjective Comparative Superlative
tall taller tallest

heavy heavier heaviest

expensive more / less expensive most / least expensive

hot hotter hottest

popular more / less popular most / least popular

cold colder coldest

fast faster fastest

big bigger biggest

small smaller smallest

difficult more / less difficult most / least difficult

Look around the classroom
Can you find…
• the tallest student
• a student with a shorter name than yours
• someone who is younger than you
• a classmate with the longest hair
• the biggest school bag
• students with shorter hair than yours