Grammar 3.4 Comparatives and superlatives of adverbs and adjectives

Comparatives and Superlatives

of adverbs and adjectives
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Comparatives and Superlatives

of adverbs and adjectives

Slide 1 - Slide

TODAY
  • Introduction to the subject
  • Revision (adverbs and adjectives)
  • Comparatives and superlatives
  • End of class

Slide 2 - Slide

LESSON GOALS
  • After this class, you will be able to:
  • Explain the difference in use of comparatives and superlatives of adverbs and adjectives.
  • Use the correct form of adjectives and adverbs in sentences.
  • Distinguish when to use comparatives and superlatives of adverbs and adjectives.

Slide 3 - Slide

Maxine is taller than her brother.
Taller is an ..........., says something about the word ...........
A
adverb, is
B
adjective, is
C
adjective, Maxine
D
adverbs, Maxine

Slide 4 - Quiz

Jimmy sings better than Carter.
Better is an ........., says something about the word .........
A
adverb, Jimmy
B
adverb, Sings
C
adjective, Jimmy
D
adjective, Sings

Slide 5 - Quiz

Adjectives
  • Comparative adjectives: compares something or someone to someone or something else.
For instance: Kendes is smarter than Jenne. 
  • Superlative adjectives: compares something or someone to the whole of something else. 
For instance: Kendes is the smartest between them. 

Slide 6 - Slide

ADVERBS
  • Comparative adverbs: They tell you how, when or how often actions are done.
For instance: They always say that Jessica is more beautiful than Lindsey
  • Superlative adverbs: they describe the action of a person or a thing compared to the actions of other persons or things. They tell you how, when or how often an action is done.
For instance: Jessica is the most beautiful girl in the room

Slide 7 - Slide

ASSIGNMENT
Adjectives                Comparatives          Superlatives
Smart                          Smarter                      Smartest
Big
Pretty
Fast

Slide 8 - Slide

ASSIGNMENT KEY
Adjectives               Comparatives                      Superlatives
Smart                        Smarter                                  Smartest
Big                              Bigger                                     Biggest
Pretty                        Prettier                                   Prettiest
Fast                            Faster                                      Fastest

Slide 9 - Slide

ASSIGNMENT
Adverb                Comparative                   Superlative
Beautiful            More beautiful               Most beautiful
Often
Slowly
Quickly


Slide 10 - Slide

ASSIGNMENT KEY
Adverb                        Comparative                     Superlative
Beautiful                    More beautiful                  Most beautiful
Often                            More often                         Most often
Slowly                          More slowly                        Most slowly
Quickly                        More quickly                      Most quickly

Slide 11 - Slide

The boy is ...... than the girl standing next to him
A
Taller
B
Tallest

Slide 12 - Quiz

Joanna was the ........ girl in school.
A
happier
B
happiest
C
most happy
D
more happy

Slide 13 - Quiz

My hair became ...... after I decided to curl it.
A
More tangled
B
Most tangled
C
Tanglier
D
Tanglest

Slide 14 - Quiz

Michael's car is ..... than Ryan's car.
A
Most expensive
B
More expensive
C
Expensiver
D
Expensivest

Slide 15 - Quiz

Tom worked the .......... out of all the employees in the store.
A
harder
B
hardest
C
most hard
D
more harder

Slide 16 - Quiz

The bus started to drive .......... as the traffic cleared
A
fastly
B
faster
C
more faster
D
most fast

Slide 17 - Quiz

Miley was ............... than the tall boy in her class.
A
most ambitious
B
Ambitiouser
C
Ambitious
D
more ambitious

Slide 18 - Quiz

Can you ask him to speak ................, please?
A
more quietly
B
quieter
C
most quietly

Slide 19 - Quiz

LESSON GOALS
Are you now able to....
  • Explain the difference in the use of comparatives and superlatives of adverbs and pronouns.
  • Use the correct form of adjectives and pronouns in sentences.
  • Distinguish when to use comparatives and superlatives of adverbs and pronouns.

Slide 20 - Slide

END OF CLASS
Goodbye!

Slide 21 - Slide