The 19th of April. Thursday

Comparative lesson

This is a big rabbit

This is a small mouse.

This is the biggest.

This is the smallest.

Superlative

Form Rule For example

Words of one syllable ending in 'e'.

Add -st to the end of the word.

wide - widest

Words of one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end.

Double the consonant and add -est to the end

of the word. big - biggest

Words of one syllable, with more than one

vowel or more than one consonant at the end.

Add - est to the end of the word. high - highest

Words of two syllables, ending in 'y'.

Change 'y' to 'i', and add -est to the end of the

word. happy - happiest

Words of two syllables or more, not ending in

'y'. Place 'the most' before

the adjective

Forming the superlative

Positive Comparative Superlative

big

boring

cool

dirty

sad

old

rich

cheap

tall

few

1. Fasta) Fasterb) More fast

2. Beautifula) Beautifulerb) More beautiful

Choose the correct one

3. Happya) Happierb) More happy

4. Olda) Olderb) More old

5. Cheapa) Cheaperb) More cheap

6. Expensivea) Expensiverb) More expensive

7. Hungrya) Hungrierb) More hungry

8. Gooda) Betterb) More better

9. Bada) worseb) more bad

10. Dangerousa) Dangerouserb) More dangerous