DEGREES OF COMPARISON Автор: Спренгель Ирина Александровна МБОУ СОШ 5 с углубленным изучением отдельных предметов г. Красноярск. - презентация

1 DEGREES OF COMPARISON Автор: Спренгель Ирина Александровна МБОУ СОШ 5 с углубленным изучением отдельных предметов г. Красноярск

2 DEGREES OF COMPARISON positive comparative superlative OLD OLDER THE OLDEST

3 DEGREES OF COMPARISON BEAUTIFUL MORE BEAUTIFUL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

4 Conclusion 1. Add er and est to short adjectives of one or two syllable. E: short-shorter-the shortest 2. Put more and most in front of adjectives (with two or more syllables). E: interesting – more interesting – the most interesting 3. If a short adjective ends with consonant and y, change the y to i and add er and est. E: funny-funnier-the funniest

5 Incomparable adjectives Some adjectives cannot be compared because it is the only degree possible: perfect, unique, fatal, universal, dead, wrong, straight, blind, final, vertical, right, left

6 Exception bad - worse - the worst far - further -the furthest far - farther - the farthest good - better - the best many - more - the most little - less - the least old - elder / older - the eldest/oldest

7 Compare these pictures using these adjectives: is (big) than a1. A 2. A is (fast) than a 3. Ais (young) than a

8 4. A is (expensive) than a 5. A is (comfortable) than a 6. A is (dangerous) than a

9 Use the superlative form of the adjectives. 1. Mary is the (beautiful) girl in our class. 2. Sam is the (good) pupil. 3. Today the weather is the (hot) of the week. 4. This football player is the (fast) in the team. 5. It is the (bad) day in my life. 6. I am the (happy) child in the world! 7. This shop is the (big) in the town. 8. This is the (interesting) book I have ever read. 9. Physics is the (difficult) subject for me.