the comparative and superlative (degree of comparision)

ppt slides about degree of comparison

1. The Comparative and
Superlative
By Yuliasti

2. Comparative adjectives are used to compare
differences between the two objects they
modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are
used in sentences where two nouns are
compared.
COMPARATIVE?

3. PATTERN
Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun
(object).
My house is larger than hers
This box is smaller than the one I lost
Your health is more important than a million amount of
money
Alexa’s book is more expensive than my book

4. Superlative adjectives are used to describe an
object which is at the upper or lower limit of a
quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest,
the highest). They are used in sentences where
a subject is compared to a group of objects.
SUPERLATIVE

5. PATTERN
Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun
(object).
This is the smallest house I’ve ever seen
The dog runs fastest of any dog in the race
Rani is the most beautiful student in the class
Dior is the most expensive bag

6. RULES

7. One Syllable

8. Two Syllables

9. Three or more syllables

10. Irregular comparatibe and Superlative

11. 1. The Eiffel Tower is (tall) __________ than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
2. Mount Everest is the (high) __________ mountain in the world.
3. The Sahara Desert is (hot) __________ than the Gobi Desert.
4. Tokyo is one of the (crowded) __________ cities in the world.
5. The Amazon Rainforest is (large) __________ than the Congo Rainforest.
6. New York is (expensive) __________ than Chicago.
7. The Great Wall of China is (long) __________ than the Berlin Wall.
8. The Dead Sea is the (low) __________ point on Earth's surface.
9. The Maldives is (beautiful) __________ than any other beach destination I’ve visited.
10. The Nile River is (long) __________ than the Mississippi River.