Summer Intensive

Summer Intensive Index

Summer Intensive - Index

Subject Pronouns Singular and Plural

There is

Possessive Adjectives

To Be Present Simple

Possessive Pronouns

Have Got Prepositions

Adjectives Have Got

(interrogative form)

Like Question Words

Summer Intensive Index

Can Present Simple

Present Continuous 1 Present Continuous 2

This/ These/ That /Those How

Articles Adjectives

A little- a few

Comparatives

Much – Many – A lot of

One- Ones – What -Which

Linkers Prepositions

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Summer Intensive Class

Forming regular comparatives and superlatives

1. We use comparatives to compare two things or two people. (ex. She is taller than her

husband.)

2. Superlatives are used, however, to compare to show the difference between more than

two things or more than two people. (e.g Paris is the biggest city in France)

3. To form comparatives and superlatives you need to know the number of syllables in the

adjective. Syllables are like "sound beats".

For instance:

"find" contains one syllable, but "finding" contains two — find and ing.

The rules to form comparatives and superlatives:

1. One syllable adjective ending in a silent 'e' — nice

Comparative — add 'r' — nicer

Superlative — add 'st' — nicest

2. One syllable adjective ending in one vowel and one consonant — big

Comparative — the consonant is doubled and 'er' is added —bigger

Superlative — the consonant is doubled and 'est' is added—biggest

3. One syllable adjective ending in more than one consonant or more than a vowel —

high, cheap

Comparative — 'er' is added — higher, cheaper

Superlative — 'est is added — highest, cheapest

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4. A two syllable adjective ending in 'y' — happyComparative — 'y' becomes 'i' and 'er' is

added — happier

Superlative — 'y' becomes 'i' and 'est' is added — happiest

5. Two syllable or more adjectives without 'y' at the end — exciting

Comparative — more + the adjective + than — more exciting than

Superlative — more + the adjective + than — the most exciting

Examples:

The Nile River is longer and more famous than the Thames.

Egypt is much hotter than Sweden.

Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

This is one of the most exciting films I have ever seen.

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives bad worse Worst

far(distance) farther Farthest

far(extent) further Furthest

good better Best

little less Least

many more Most

much more Most

How to use comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives Superlatives Comparatives are used to

compare two things or two

people:

Alan is taller than John.

Superlatives are used to compare more

than two things or two people. Superlative

sentences usually use 'the':

Alan is the most intelligent.

Summer Intensive Class – Worksheet 28 – Adjectives (Comparing people/things/ category etc…) Pag. 1

Summer Intensive Class

“Long” and “short” form

Exercise: Choose and write into gaps the correct word

My ribbon is_____________ (cheap/cheaper) than yours

My present is_________ (beautiful/more beautiful) than yours

Worksheet 28 - Adjectives

Name ________________ Date ________________

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Your sandwich is______________ (big/bigger) than mine

You are_____________ (tall/taller) than your brother

Your apple is__________________ (big/bigger) than my orange

The school is_______________ (close/closer) than the shop

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Exercise: Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or

superlative).

My house is (big) “bigger” than yours.

This flower is (beautiful)________________ than that one.

This book is (interesting)_________________ than that book.

Non-smokers usually live (long)___________________ than smokers.

Which is (dangerous)_______________________ , the wolf or the tiger?

A holiday by the sea is (good)_____________ than a holiday in the

mountains.

It is strange but often a coke is (expensive)_____________ than a beer.

Who is (rich)________________________ a famous footballer or a famous singer?

The weather this summer is even (bad)________________Than last summer.

He is (clever)_______________________ than his father.

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Exercise: Comparative adjectives,choose the correct answer.

1. I think London is more________________________than New York.

expensive/expensiver

2. Is the North Sea_____________________________than the Mediterranean Sea?

more big/bigger

3. Are you a_________________student than your sister?

Better/good

4. My dad's____________________than your dad!

Funny/funnier

5. Physics is____________________than chemistry.

badder/worse

6. Cars are_______________________________________than motorbikes.

cheap/cheaper