Comparatives
safe
safer
difficult
the most difficult
You need to work more harder if you want to succeed.
You need to work harder if you want to succeed.
Mathematics is ___________ (difficult) _________ English.
Mathematics is more difficult than English.
Name two irregular comparatives.
- good better
- bad worse
exciting
more exciting
cold
the coldest
The weather yesterday was badder than today.
The weather yesterday was worse than today.
She was _____________ (fast) __________ you.
She was faster than you.
What are the comparatives of: beautiful, creative?
beautiful: more beautiful
creative: more creative
scary
scarier
funny
the funniest
The countryside is not noisier the city.
The countryside is not noisier than the city.
Her writing skills are _____________ (good) ___________ his.
Her writing skills are better than his.
What is the difference between comparatives and superlatives?
we use the comparatives to compare two objects/people/etc.
We use the superlatives to highlight something.
Comparatives: er/more
Superlatives: the ...est/ the most ...
Thin
thinner
wet
the wettest
Cars are expensiver than bikes.
Cars are more expensive than bikes.
I think the new house is ______ ____ the flat. (big)
I think the new house is bigger than the flat.
Mount Everest
Good - Bad
better - worse
good-bad
the best - the worst
My brother is most intelligenter than my sister.
My brother is more intelligent than my sister.
There are _____________ people in the office today _______ yesterday. (many)
There are more people in the office today than yesterday.
Which is the longest river in Europe?
The Volga