MAKING COMPARISONS

Learning Goal: To study and practice the use of

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives.
 Comparatives and Superlatives
-er than…// the ….-est Examples
old older the oldest • Cheetah is faster than a rabbit
1-syllable adjective
fast faster the fastest • My granny is the oldest in the family
2-syllable adjective ending in • Music is easier than
happy happier the happiest maths
–y => easy easier the easiest • Joker is the craziest
-i(er)//the … - i(est) crazy crazier the craziest villain
• A powerlifter is
late later the latest stronger than a
RULE: adding (e)r// the ..-(e)st brave braver the bravest runner
strong stronger the strongest • Firefighters are the
bravest
if the adjective ends in
consonant, vowel, consonant, big biggerthe biggest • An elephant is bigger
than a mouse
double the last consonant hot hotterthe hottest • Desert is the hottest
CVC => CVCCer// the CVCC(est) CVC CVC+C+er the CVC+C+est place
 Comparatives and
more…than//
Superlativesthe most… Examples
2-syllable adjective more modern the most • PS4 is more modern than PS3
modern
modern
not ending in –y pleasant more pleasant
the most
• PS5 is the most modern
• A computer for
pleasant games is more
more expensive expensive than an
All adjectives 3 or expensive the most expensive
ordinary one
more syllables
beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
handsome • My favourite actor is
more handsome the most handsome the most handsome
Both variants (-…er/ the…est) or more…/ the most
• clever • common • cruel • gentle • narrow • friendly • quiet
• pleasant • polite • simple • stupid
• clever - cleverer - the cleverest • clever - more clever - the most clever
 Comparatives and
Examples
IrregularSuperlatives
adj/adv
farther the farthest a physical distance
far or length
further the furthest a metaphorical
distance

older the older His brother is elder older than Mike

old Use only with family members. We don’t use “elder” in comparatives with
elder the eldest THEN and only AFTER NOUNS!!! My elder brother. My eldest brother.

good (adj)/
well (adv) better the best little less the least
bad (adj)/
worse the worst
much; more the most
badly (adv) many
 USED TO
Intermediate level
Full Blast B1
Learning Goal: To study and practice the use USED TO
for past habits.
 SITUATION 1
This is Josh. He doesn’t ride But when he was a child,
a bike he used to ride a bike.
 SITUATION 2
This is Andrea. She loves But when she was a child, she
eating vegetables. didn’t use to eat vegetabes.
 PAY ATTENTTION

❑ Josh used to ride a bike.

❑ Andrea didn’t use to eat vegetables.
What do these sentences have in
common?
THEY ARE ABOUT HABITS IN THE PAST
THAT DO NOT OCCUR ANYMORE.