Activity #1
A Look at the sentences. Circle the comparative and underline superlative adjectives.
He was taller than Tom
He was the most interesting guy so far.
I was happier than before
He was more difficult to talk to.
He was the best player - the fastest, smartest and the most experienced.
B Read the sentences in Exercise A again and answer the questions.
What are the rules for forming the comparative and superlative form of:
one syllable adjectives?
two syllable adjectives ending in - y?
adjectives of two syllables or more (not ending in - y)?
2. Which of the adjectives is irregular? Can you think of other irregular adjectives?
3. What is the rule for one syllable adjectives that end consonant + vowel + consonant, for example big- bigger than- biggest?
C Make a list of other adjectives you can think of that correspond to the rules in Exercise B. Write them in their comparative and superlative forms.
Comparative
Superlative
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Explicación:
1.
A)
He was taller than Tom
He was the most interesting guy so far.
I was happier than before
He was more difficult to talk to.
He was the best player - the fastest, smartest and the most experienced.
B)
What are the rules for forming the comparative and superlative form of:
one syllable adjectives? Add -r for comparative form and add -st for superlative form
two syllable adjectives ending in - y? Change Y to I, then add -er for comparative form and change Y to I, then add -est for superlative form
adjectives of two syllables or more (not ending in - y)? Use more before the adjective for comparative form and use most before the adjective for superlative form
2.
Which of the adjectives is irregular?
the adjective best (comparative of "good") is irregular.
Can you think of other irregular adjectives?
far * further/farther * furthest/farthest
old * older/elder * oldest/eldest
3.
What is the rule for one syllable adjectives that end consonant + vowel + consonant, for example big- bigger than- biggest?
add -er for the comparative form and add -est for the superlative form, and duplicate the last consonant of the adjective, for example: fat * fatter * fattest
C)
Make a list of other adjectives you can think of that correspond to the rules in Exercise B. Write them in their comparative and superlative forms.
- wide
- cute
- happy
- lonely
- modern
- beautiful
Comparative
wider
cuter
happier
lonelier
more modern
more beautiful
Superlative
widest
cutest
happiest
loneliest
most modern
most beautiful
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