Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Comparatives and Superlatives


Helo E4 students,

First of all, I'd like to congratulate you for your good work while posting the descriptions and guesses of your classmates last week. You did a great job.










Last class we talked about comparatives and superlatives. I have selected here  a video and links of some activities for you to practice on the topic.




AdjectiveComparativeSuperlative
longlongerthe longest
largelargerthe largest
bigbiggerthe biggest



AdjectiveComparativeSuperlative
prettyprettierthe prettiest

AdjectiveComparativeSuperlative
boringmore boringthe most boring

There are also some irregular adjectives:
AdjectiveComparativeSuperlative
goodbetterthe best
badworsethe worst
farfurtherthe furthest

Don't forget: you usually need the before the superlative.
My sister is the most beautiful woman in the world.


Exercises:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/english-comparative-superlative1.html


Now look at the picture bellow and think about six sentences: comparative (3 sentences) and superlatives(3 sentences)
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Let's play a game? Go to the link below:


 http://www.eslgame.com/content/AppleCatch/superlatives.swf

  





6 comments:

  1. Superlatives:

    Ed is the tallest in the group.
    Susan is the studiest in the group.
    The car is the fastest in the pictures.

    Comparatives:

    Al is smaller than Joe and Ed.
    Jane is more beautiful than Elizabeth.
    The Elephant is bigger than girl.

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  3. Comparative

    Al is more fun than Ed
    Al is fatter than Joe
    The humming bird is more beautiful than the parrot

    Superlative

    Jane is the highest of all
    Elizabeth is the fattest of all
    Susan is most beautiful of all

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  4. Comparative:
    -The car is faster than the bike.
    -The humming bird is smaller than the elephant.
    -Susan is younger than Elizabeth.

    Superlative:
    -Susan is the most intelligente in the group.
    -Jane is the tallest in the group.
    -Elizabeth is the oldest in the group

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  5. Comparative:

    Ed is taller than Al.
    Jane is more beautiful than Susan.
    Elizabeth is fatter than Jane.

    Superlative:

    This car is the most beautiful in the world.
    The elephant is the biggest animal in the pictures.
    Susan is the smartest girl in the picture.

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  6. Comparative:
    China is farther than canada.
    The lord of the rings is more exciting than Harry potter.
    England is more attractive than the United States.

    Superlative:

    Sherlock holmes is the most exciting movie.
    U2 is the best group of rock.
    The bible is the biggest book.
    byyyyyyeee...

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