This week we are studying COMPARATIVES and SUPERLATIVES.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. READ THE RULES
2. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW of the JACKIE WILSON song
3. LISTEN AND WRITE THE LYRICS. (Send them to your teacher for revision!)
(No looking at the words on Google - Use your ears!)
ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending.
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| tall | taller | tallest |
| fat | fatter | fattest |
| big | bigger | biggest |
| sad | sadder | saddest |
two OR MORE SYLLABLES
Adjectives with three or more syllables form the comparative by putting more in front of the adjective, and the superlative by putting most in front.
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| important | more important | the most important |
|
expensive
beautiful |
more expensive
more beautiful |
the most expensive
the most beautiful |
IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
These very common adjectives have completely irregular comparative and superlative forms.
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| good | better | best |
| bad | worse | worst |
| little | less | least |
| much | more | most |
| far | further / farther | furthest / farthest |
EXAMPLES
Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.
You play tennis better than I do.
This is the least expensive sweater in the store.
This sweater is less expensive than that one.
I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.
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WATCH THE VIDEO. LISTEN AND WRITE THE LYRICS.
(No looking at the words on Google - Use your ears!)
Notice the structure: THE + COMPARATIVE + THE + COMPARATIVE.
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