COMPARATIVES AND

SUPERLATIVES

INTEGRANTES DE EQUIPO 5

• Ballesteros Escarcega Araceli 5°

• Becerra Mancilla Adriana Carolina 6°

• Olvera Torres Diana Aketzali 23°

• Reyes Vázquez Yenitzia 29°

ONE-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES

To form the comparative, we add -er to the end of the adjective.To form the superlative, we add –est to the end of the adjective.For example:•Remember that comparatives are often followed by than.•London is bigger than Santiago.Mike is taller than John but James is the tallest.

List of Comparatives and Superlatives

GRAMMAR ESTRUCTURE

Comparativeor

Superlatives ComplementIs

Are

TWO-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -Y

To form the comparative, we remove the -y and add -ier to the end of the adjective.To form the superlative, we remove the -y and add -iest to the end of the adjective For example:• It was the happiest day of my life.•My joke was funnier than your one.

LIST OF COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

ADJECTIVES WIH TWO OR MORE SYLLBLES.

For Adjectives with 2 syllables (that don't end in -y) and higher (3, 4 syllables etc), we use more for comparatives and the most for superlativesFor example:•My girlfriend is more beautiful than yours.•Alex is more intelligent than you but I am the most intelligent.

LIST OF COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

IRREGULAR FORMS.

These are the adjectives that have a particular syntaxcomparisons and superlatives:

COMPLETE.AFFIRMATIVE FORM.

COMPLETA CON LA FORMA COMPARATIVA O SUPERLATIVA DEL ADJETIVO ESCRITO ENTRE

PARÉNTESIS.Lisa is (old)_________  than George. 

George is (young)____________  than Lisa. Your car is (fast) _______________ in the race

This computer is (new)______than your computer.Lucy is (young)_____________  in the class. 

That car is (expensive)_________________  than this car.  Your car is (fast)_______________  than this car. 

  This house is (big)_______________  than my house! That car is (expensive)_______________  in the market.

This house is (big) _______________ in the neigh bour hood.Cheetahs are (fast)________________    than tigers or lions.

Mariah Carey is a bit (young)________________ than Madonna. This Ferrari is the (expensive)________________  car in the

world!  The giraffe is (tall)_____________ than the elephant.

 

The Saharan desert is the (big)__________   one in the world. Pluto is (cold)_____________ than Mars Mercury is the (close)______________  planet to the Sun. Albert Einstein was (intelligent) _____________ our former president..."Anyone was" Laurel and Hardy were (funny)_____________the Simson"

I music. To me, music is (interesting) __________ maths.                

NEGATIVE FORM.

LAURA GREEN           HANNA JONES         RACHEL TYLER       GRETA SIMONAGE: 20                        AGE: 21                     AGE: 25                      AGE: 30

HEIGHT: 1.65cm        HEIGHT: 1.67cm        HEIGHT: 1.70cm      HEIGHT: 1.68cmWEIGHT: 54 kg          WEIGHT: 50 kg          WEIGHT: 55 kg        WEIGHT: 55 kgSALARY: 1000$          SALARY: 1200$          SALARY: 2000$       SALARY: 2000$

COMPARED ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS IMAGE

1. Laura's hair isn’t _______________ Hanna's, but Rachel's hair isn’t _______________. (Long)

2. Hanna isn’t _______________ Greta, but Laura isn’t _______________ of the girls. (Young)

3. Rachel earns _______________ Greta. (Much)

4. Greta isn’t _______________ Laura, but Rachel isn’t _______________ of the girls. (Tall)

5. Laura isn’t _______________ Greta, buy Hanna isn’t _______________ . (Light)

6. Rachel's eyes aren’t _______________ Greta's, but Hanna's eyes aren’t _______________ . (Big)

7. Greta looks _______________ Laura, but Hanna seems to be _______________. (Happy)

8. Greta's clothes aren’t _______________ Hanna's clothes, but Rachel's clothes aren’t _______________ . (Expensive)

9. Greta isn’t _______________ Hanna, but Laura isn’t _______________ of the girls. (Fashionable)

10. Hanna's salary isn’t _______________ Rachel's, but Laura's salary isn’t _______________. (Low)

11. Laura's salary isn’t _______________ Hanna's. (Low)

12. Laura's salary isn’t _______________. (Bad)

13. Laura isn’t _______________ Hanna, but Rachel isn’t _______________ of the girls. (Beautiful)

14. Rachel isn’t _______________ Hanna, but she isn’t _______________ Greta. (Old) (Young)

15. Hanna isn’t _______________ Laura, but Rachel isn’t _______________ . (Friendly)

READProblems in cities

In many cities there are problems with the weather. It rains a lot in Cherrapunji in India. Around 1,150 centimeters of rain falls each year. Cherrapunji is one of the wettest cities in the world but there isn’t enough water for the people and animals there. The city is very hilly and the rainwater runs away too quickly.

In some cities it´s getting hotter. People find it difficult to work and sleep and they use a lot of electricity for air conditioners. Bangkok in Thailand is the hottest capital city in the word. Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia has a different problem. It´s the coldest capital city in the world.

The worst problem is the population size of cities. Shanghai has one of the largest populations in China. There are over 13 million people there! This makes it difficult to find work, house, and schools for everyone

RESPONDS ACCORDING TO THE

PREVIOUS READWhat is the hottest world´s capital?

What s the coolest capital?

Which is the city where it rains?

Even though it rains a lot why isn’t there enough water for the people and animals

What people spend most of your money in?

In China which is one of cities with the highest population?

How much people are in Shanghai?

Mentions the 3 problems mentioned in the second reading correspond to the city?

Few inches of rain falls each year in Cherrapunji?

What it is difficult to find work and house in shanghai?

READ AND COMMPLETE THEN LISTEN AND DISCOVER.

City life

Many people want to live in cities. It´s often _____________ to find work there than in the countryside. Cities are also _________________, exiting places and there are lots of __________ things to do. But city life can also be difficult. There are traffic jams, so it´s often _______ to walk than go by car. Cars, central heating, and air conditioning systems from apartment buildings cause_________________ air pollution. Cities are also really ____________ place to live

Easier Quicker Funbusy Terrible Expensive

COMPARATIVOS YES-NO QUESTIONS / AFFIRMATIVE.

Circle the correct answer Is Ferrari the most expensive car?

Yes it is No it isn t An ant is smaller than an elephant.

Yes it is No it isn t It's cool that coffee ice cream

Yes it is No it isn t A building is taller than a house

Yes it is No it isn t A tree is bigger than a flower.

Yes it is No it isn t

 

 

NEGATIVE.A dog is bigger than an elephant

Yes it is No it isn t It's taller than a building a house

Yes it is No it isn t Chocolate is more expensive than a chewing

gum

Yes it is No it isn t It is larger than a giraffe mouse

Yes it is No it isn t Coffee is colder than ice cream.

Yes it is No it isn t

SUPERLATIVES.Affirmative

It's hard to have child 5 children

Yes it is No it isn t It's hard to have a subject those eight

subjects

Yes it is No it isn t Is an ice cooler to a cooler?

Yes it is No it isn t It's cheaper to pay back 100

Yes it is No it isn t  It is more expensive chewing gum a

chewing gum box

Yes it is No it isn t

NEGATIVE.Chocolate is more expensive than a box of

cookies

Yes it is No it isn t Ice cream is more expensive than a box of

cookies

Yes it is No it isn t Film is more expensive if you go to the

theater

Yes it is No it isn t It is more expensive to buy a magazine that

several books

Yes it is No it isn t It is bigger a mouse that several giraffes

Yes it is No it isn t