Comparision

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
S1 to be S2
long - longer - longest short - shorter - shortest old - older - oldest
Comparative
London is the coldest
 superlative
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.
Activity 4: Fill the blanks with the correct comparative and superlative form of the words.
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
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.
2. dirty/ friendly/ intelligent/ noisy
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3. heavy/ fast/ quiet/ dangerous
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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