Comparative and Superlative

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Comparative and Superlative

• Adjectives and Adverbs

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Refresh!

• An adjective modifies a noun (it adds specific
  information to nouns)
• An adverb tells us when, how or to what degree

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What does it mean to compare?

• Its simple really
• A comparative adjective compares two nouns
• When you are using comparative adverbs, you are
  asking when, how or to what degree in relation to
  something else

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Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs

• For one syllable adjectives and adverbs, just add
  er.
• Chinese is tougher than English.
• Maria studied harder than I did.
• Gabriella is younger than her sister.
• Luke ran faster than Jacob.
• 5. My dog is fatter than a pig.

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What About Longer Comparatives?

• Adjectives and adverbs of more than one syllable
  become comparative by adding the word more.
• My accident was more expensive than yours was.
• Your car drives more smoothly than mine does.
• Students are more comfortable writing on the
  computers.

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What About Words Ending with -y?

• Comparatives ending in y become ier.
• Ana is happier than ever before.
• Michelle seems funnier than her older brother
  does.
• Your ink pen is messier than mine.
• This joke is funnier than that one.

Do dogs always find windier places?
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Can We Use Double Comparatives?

• NO!!!!
• These do NOT make sense
• McDonalds is more better than Burger King.
• Express Avenue is more nosier than Solitude Lane.

Does the gambler need more or better luck?
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Can you use comparatives?

• __1. The Nile is __ than the Chattahoochee?
• a. longer, b. more long, c. longest
• __2. Eva has studied here __ Eduardo has.
• a. longer than, b. more long that, c. long as.
• __3. Its __ to learn English than its to learn
  math.
• a. so hard, b. more hard, c. harder.
• __4. The __ you study, the __ you will learn.
• a. hardbetter, b. moremore, c. lessfewer.
• __5. No one knows __ about the lottery than Joe.
• a. as much, b. more, c. the most.

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Can you use comparatives?

• __1. The Nile is __ than the Chattahoochee?
• a. longer, b. more long, c. longest
• __2. Eva has studied here __ Eduardo has.
• a. longer than, b. more long that, c. long as.
• __3. Its __ to learn English than its to learn
  math.
• a. so hard, b. more hard, c. harder.
• __4. The __ you study, the __ you will learn.
• a. hardbetter, b. moremore, c. lessfewer.
• __5. No one knows __ about the lottery than Joe.
• a. as much, b. more, c. the most.

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What Is Beyond Comparative?

• SUPERLATIVES make differences among three or more
  things.
• 1. Her bell is loud.
• Our bell is louder.
• Your bell is the loudest of all.
• Superlatives indicate extremes
• Who was the meanest teacher that you ever had?

Man, I never get to be the superlative!
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What About Longer Superlatives?

• Superlatives of one syllable add est.
• Slug is the shortest and Nose is the tallest.
• Superlatives of two or more syllables add most.
• Of all the students in this class, he is the most
  dependable.

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Can You Use the Superlative?

• __1. Jose is the ___ person I know.
• a. funny, b. funnier, c. funniest.
• __2. The champions won the ___ games.
• a. many, b. most, c. more.
• __3. An orange the ___ fruit.
• a. sweet, b. sweetest, c. more sweet.
• __4. The sky is the ___ it has ever been!
• a. brightest, b. more light, c. most light
• __5. This is the ___ show ever!
• a. most boring, b. more boring, c. boringest

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Can You Use the Superlative?

• __1. Jose is the ___ person I know.
• a. funny, b. funnier, c. funniest.
• __2. The champions won the ___ games.
• a. many, b. most, c. more.
• __3. An orange is the ___ fruit.
• a. sweet, b. sweetest, c. more sweet.
• __4. The sky is the ___ it has ever been!
• a. brightest, b. more light, c. most light
• __5. This is the ___ show ever!
• a. most boring, b. more boring, c. boringest