Friday, September 24, 2010

Adjective: Comparative form and superlative form.

     Hello guys! Now we can learn a little about the Adjective. Ok, I will begin.
 

Than: It’s always used after the Comparative
Example: Christian’s house is older than Lucas’s house.
The: It’s always used together the superlative.
Example: My country is the best country of the world.
To you know more about it, you must read and practice it. Doubts send me a comment.

Adjective             Comparative                  Superlative
 Tall                      Taller than                      The tallest         
Old                      Older                              Oldest
Long                    Longer                           Longest
Large                   Larger                            Largest
Wise                   Wiser                              Wisest
Big                      Bigger                             Biggest
Thin                    Thinner                            Thinnest
Fat                      Fatter                              Fattest
Happy                 Happier                          Happiest
Clever                 Cleverer                         Cleverest
Gentle                 Gentler                           Gentlest
Friendly               Friendlier                       Friendliest
Quiet                   Quieter                          Quietest
Famouns              More famouns              Most famouns
Generous             More generous             Most generous
Intelligent             More intelligent             Most intelligent
Important            More important             Most important
Thoughtful           More thoughtful             Most thoughtful
Peaceful              More peaceful               Most peaceful
Pleasant              More pleasant               Most pleasant
Careful               More careful                 Most careful
Clever                More clever                  Most clever
Gentle                More gentle                  Most gentle
Friendly             More friendly                Most friendly
Simple               More simple                  Most simple
Quiet                 More quiet                    Most quiet


Example: The Sears Tower is the tallest building in Chicago.

  •       Mary is the fastest person I've ever seen. (fat)

  •    John is happier today than he was yesterday. (happy)

  •    Mary is the busiest person I've ever met.  (busy)


1ª) Complete with comparative or superlative form:
a)      Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the ____________. (gentle)
b)      Of all the people I know, Max is the __________________. (important)
c)      Italian food is ___________________ than American food. (good)
d)      My mother cooking is _________________ than your mother cooking. (bad)
e)      John is _______________________ than Jack. (generous)
f)        Big dogs are __________________________than small dogs. (gentle)
g)      John is the __________________________ of all the people I know. (generous)
h)      Health is _____________________________ than money. (important)
i)        Max is __________________________________________ than Mike. (careful)
j)        Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the _____________________________. (careful)

2ª) Put the words in the correct order to form sentences:
a)      Than/ and/ Luiza/ both/ are/ is/ old/ but/ Rosâgela/ Rosângela/ older/ Luiza.
___________________________________________________________________

b)      Christian/ but/ both/ Christian/ fat/ than/ is/ fatter/ Carol/ and/ are/ Carol.
___________________________________________________________________

c)      Your/ house/ beautiful/ more/ is/ than/ my.
___________________________________________________________________

No comments:

Post a Comment

Your commet is really important to me