How can you compare two things?
- than (people are bigger than snakes)
- without than (Which are bigger, people or snake)
- to compare two things with than, repeating be, or the auxiliary from the verb
- with a than-clause (this book is more interesting than I expected)
Which rules do you have to follow to build the comparative for one- syllable?
- for one-syllable: add -er
- one-syllable words ending vowel + constant (->double the constant (hot- hotter, big- bigger, thin- thinner))
- words ending -y (->change -y to -i and add er)
- adjective ending -e (->add “r”)
Which rules do you have to follow to build the comparative for two- syllable?
- two-syllable ending -y (->change -y to -i and add -er (happy- happier; lucky-luckier)
- some two-syllable adjectives use -er or -more (->use more if you are in doubt)
- most two-and three- syllable words puts more in front
Name some one-syllable irregular words
- good/better/best ; bad/worse/worst ; far/farther,further/farthest,furthest
- old/ older,elder/oldest,eldest
- much(many)/more/most
- little (size), littler, littlest
- little (number), less, least
Build the comparative of: real, right, wrong
-more real/right/wrong
Name some words where you can use either “more” or “er”
- clever, easy, clear, safe, true, free
- wise, narrow, gentle, friendly, simple, common
How do you make comparisons?
- a comparative form + than
- less+ adjective + than
- not as + adjective + as
- (just) as+ adjective + as when two things compare equally
When do you use double comparatives?
-for changing situation (joined “and” ->harder and harder )
-for the same meaning (joined “the” -> the older
people get, the harder learning is)
When and how do you use intensifiers?
- to say how great the comparison is
- >even, much, way, a bit, slightly, far, a lot, a little
How do you form the superlative of longer adjectives?
-by putting most or least in front
How can you compare one thing with a lot of other things of the same kind?
- put the superlative adjective between the and (noun)
- >the biggest snake
How can you talk about experiences?
- with ever and present perfect (-> speaker’s lifetime (unfinished))
- comparative adjectives (-> ever seen a bigger snake?)
How do you form comparative adverbs?
- adverbs ending -ly use more (->slowly - more slowly than)
- adverbs with the same forms as adjectives without -ly add -er (fast- faster, hard- harder)
- irregular forms (well-better)
Name adjectives and adverbs hat have the same form
- close, daily, early, fair , far, fast
- free, hard, high, late, like, likely
- live, long, low, right, wide, wrong
When do use comparative adverbs?
- to compare two actions (Anna runs faster than the rest)
- without than (who runs faster, Anna or Helen?)
- with than, repeating the auxiliary from the verb ( I run faster than you)
How do you form superlative adverbs?
- adverbs ending -ly use the most/least (slowly-the most slowly )
- adverbs without ly add est (fast-fastest)
- irregular forms (well, the best)
When do you use superlative adverbs?
- to compare one action with a lot of other actions of the same kind, using of
- > Everyone worked hard, but Kate worked (the) hardest
- > Kate worked the hardest of all girls in her class
How can you make a superlative adjective stronger?
-by far, easily, or of all
