MAKING COMPARISONS

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MAKING COMPARISONS

• INGLISE KEEL
• REET SÕRRA
• TARTU RAATUSE GÜMNAASIUM JUHENDAJA TIIT MAUER
• 2002

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Comparative adjectives

• One-syllable adjectives normally have
  comparatives ending in -er
• Old - older cheap - cheaper
• Two-syllable adjectives can have -er, especially
  ending in an unstressed vowel.
• Narrow - narrower clever - cleverer

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Longer adjectives

• Adjectives of three or more syllables have more
• beautiful - more beautiful
• difficult - more difficult
• Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ing, -ed, ful,
  and -less
• tired - more tired boring - more boring

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Superlative adjectives

• One syllable adjectives normally have ending
  -est
• old - oldest cheap - cheapest
• Some two-syllable adjectives are similar
• narrow - narrowest
• clever - cleverest

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Longer adjectives

• Adjectives of three or more syllables have most
• beautiful - most beautiful
• difficult - most difficult
• Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ing, -ed, -ful
  and -less
• tired - most tired boring - most boring

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Irregular forms

• Adjective Comparative Superlative
• good better best
• bad worse worst
• ill worse
• far farther /
  farthest /
• further
  furthest
• old older / elder oldest
  /eldest

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Spelling tips

• Adjectives ending in -e -r, -st.
• late - later - latest
• One vowel one consonant double consonant.
• big - bigger - biggest
• Adjectives ending in -y have -ier and -iest.
• happy - happier -happiest

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Structures

• Equality
• My cat is as old as your dog.
• Inequality
• Your car runs faster than mine.
• This girl is less naughty than that boy.

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Change the sentences using superlatives

• Shes very kind. - Yes, shes the kindest
  person I know.
• Its a very beautiful park. -
• Hes very polite. -
• This coat is very expensive. -
• Shes very tall. -

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Change the sentences using superlatives

• Shes very kind. - Yes, shes the kindest
  person I know.
• Its a very beautiful park. - Yes, its the most
  beautiful park I know.
• Hes very polite. - Yes, hes the politest person
  I know.
• This coat is very expensive. - Yes, this is the
  most expensive coat I know.
• Shes very tall. - Yes, shes the tallest person
  I know.

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