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• English
• Primary Education
• Age 13

Today we are going to learn about

(hoy vamos a aprender)

-Comparatives and superlatives

(comparativos/superlativos)

-irregular verbs

(verbos irregulares)

Las reglas de comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives --> compare 2 or more things

Superlative --> thing is the maximum in its category

One-syllable adjetives: Big, Small & Calm

Comparative --> ADJ + ER + THAN (bigger, smaller & calmer)

Superlative --> The + ADJ +  EST (The biggest & the smallest)

Two or more syllables: Modern, comfortable & talented

Comparatives --> More + ADJ + THAN (more modern, more ....)

Superlatives --> THE + MOST + ADJ ( the most modern, the most..)

Comparatives / Superlatives irregulares

ADJECTIVES ending in Y: Happy, cloudy & crazy.    Y-->I

Comparative --> ADJ (''y'' a ''I'') + ER + THAN (happier than, cloudier than)

Superlative --> THE + ADJ (''y'' a ''I'') + EST (the craziest, the cloudiest)

Irregular adjectives : Good, bad, far, fun

Good- better- the best

Bad - worst then - the worst

Fun - more fun then - the most fun

Far - farther than - the farthest

Exercise comparatives and superlatives

1. My sister thinks she's ....(intelligent) than me, but I don't agree!
2. Avatar is probably......(bad) film I've seen!
3. What is .....(wet) month of the year in England?
4. Do you think the Harry Potter films are....(good) than the books?
5. Who is....(powerful) person in your country?
6. I think Men in Black 1 was......(funny) than Men in Black 3.
7. Is Angelina Jolie.....(old) than Sandra Bullock?
8. John is .....(nice) person that I know.

Answers

1. More intelligent 
2. The worst
3. The wettest
4. Better
5. The most powerful
6. Funnier
7. Older
8. The nicest

exercise irregular verbs

Use the - Base Form - Past Simple - Participle

1.  Be
2. Begin
3. Break
4. Build
5. Buy
6. Come
7. Do
8. Draw
9. Grow
10. Hear

Answers

1. Be- Was/Were - Been
2.  Begin - Began - Begun
3.  Break - Broke Broken
4.  Build - Built - Built
5.  Buy - Bought - Bought
6.  Come - Came - Come
7.  Do -  Did - Done
8.  Draw  - Drew - Drawn
9.  Grow - Grew - Grown
10.  Hear - Heard - Heard