Grammar 3.4 Comparatives and superlatives of adverbs and adjectives

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Comparatives and Superlatives

of adverbs and adjectives

TODAY

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

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.

Maxine is taller than her brother.
Taller is an ..........., says something about the word ...........

1. adverb, is
2. adjective, is
3. adjective, Maxine
4. adverbs, Maxine

Jimmy sings better than Carter.
Better is an ........., says something about the word .........

1. adverb, Jimmy
2. adverb, Sings
3. adjective, Jimmy
4. adjective, Sings

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. 

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

ASSIGNMENT

Adjectives                Comparatives          Superlatives

Smart                          Smarter                      Smartest

Big

Pretty

Fast

ASSIGNMENT KEY

Adjectives               Comparatives                      Superlatives

Smart                        Smarter                                  Smartest

Big                              Bigger                                     Biggest

Pretty                        Prettier                                   Prettiest

Fast                            Faster                                      Fastest

ASSIGNMENT

Adverb                Comparative                   Superlative

Beautiful            More beautiful               Most beautiful

Often

Slowly

Quickly

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

The boy is ...... than the girl standing next to him

1. Taller
2. Tallest

Joanna was the ........ girl in school.

1. happier
2. happiest
3. most happy
4. more happy

My hair became ...... after I decided to curl it.

1. More tangled
2. Most tangled
3. Tanglier
4. Tanglest

Michael's car is ..... than Ryan's car.

1. Most expensive
2. More expensive
3. Expensiver
4. Expensivest

Tom worked the .......... out of all the employees in the store.

1. harder
2. hardest
3. most hard
4. more harder

The bus started to drive .......... as the traffic cleared

1. fastly
2. faster
3. more faster
4. most fast

Miley was ............... than the tall boy in her class.

1. most ambitious
2. Ambitiouser
3. Ambitious
4. more ambitious

Can you ask him to speak ................, please?

1. more quietly
2. quieter
3. most quietly

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.

END OF CLASS

Goodbye!