Comparision

Very glad to see you all.
Eiffel Tower-Paris
London
Paris is cold but London’s colder.
London is colder than Paris
Rome
Rome is cold but London’s colder.
London
London is colder than Rome
Chicago
Chicago is cold but London’s colder.
London
London is colder than Chicago
London is colder than Paris
London is colder than Rome
London is colder than Chicago
long - longer - longest short - shorter - shortest old - older - oldest
Comparative
London is the coldest
? superlative
S1
to be
S2
old
tall
big
small
thick
thin
Quy tắc thêm –ER và –EST
Exceptions: Irregular adjectives.
Italian food is better than American food.
My dog is the best dog in the world.
My mother`s cooking is worse than your mother`s cooking.
Of all the students in the class, Max is the worst.
Exercise: Fill the blanks with the correct comparative and superlative form of the words.
the thinnest
thinner
the longest
longer
the wettest
wetter
more dangerous
the most dangerous
farther
the farthest
better
the best
worse
the worst
more difficult
the most difficult
the easiest
easier
more exciting
the most exciting
hotter
the hottest
lovelier
the loveliest
shorter
shortest
thinnest
thinner
most colourful
heavier
lightest
lighter
most mysterious
more energetic
Look at the picture and complete these sentences with comparative and superlative
The city
the country
noisy
busy
Amazon river
Mississipi river
long
The Amazon’s longer than The Mississipi
deep
The Amazon’s deeper than the Mississipi
Laos is smaller than Vietnam
Spain/Egypt/hot
Egypt is hotter than Spain
Canada(January) – 20oC
Greenland – 32oC
Greenland’s colder than Canada
Saudi Arabia 40oC
Bermuda 35oC
Saudi’s hotter than Bermuda
1. cheap/ slow/ expensive
A bicycle is cheaper than a car.
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Build up sentences using the clues given.
A bicycle is slower than a car
A bicycle is more expensive than a car
2. dirty/ friendly/ intelligent/ noisy
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The mouse is dirtier than the dog
The dog is friendlier than the mouse
The dog is more intelligent than the mouse
The dog is noisier than the mouse
3. heavy/ fast/ quiet/ dangerous
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The elephant is heavier than the lion
The elephant is quieter than the lion
The lion is faster than the elephant
The lion is more dangerous than the elephant
The class is divided into five groups. Compete with each other to make as many comparisons as you can. The adjectives in the box can be used MORE THAN ONCE.


cheap
nice
old
big
happy
modern
Mary
Peter
Ann
Sue