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COMPARATIVES
INTERMEDIATE +
SUPERLATIVESESLslides.com
Play the quiz! Cross the right answer.
1. How high is Mount Everest? 2. How high is Mount K2?
1. 8849m 2. 8489m 1. 8611m 2. 8961m
3. When is Jessica Alba’s birth year? 4. When is Natalie Portman’s birth year?
1. 1989 2. 1981 1. 1981 2. 1979
5. How many episodes does Friends have? 6. How many episodes does The Big Bang Theory have?
1. 236 2. 196 1. 219 2. 279ESLslides.com
Play the quiz! Cross the right answer.
1. How high is Mount Everest? 2. How high is Mount K2?
8849m 8611m
3. When is Jessica Alba’s birth year? 4. When is Natalie Portman’s birth year?
1981 1981
5. How many episodes does Friends have? 6. How many episodes does The Big Bang Theory have?
236 279ESLslides.com
Complete the sentences by choosing the right option.
1. Mount Everest is higher than K2: Mount Everest is 8611 / 8849 m tall and K2 is
8611 / 8849 m tall.
2. The Porsche 911 is less expensive than the Lamborghini Aventador: the
Lamborghini Aventador costs $420.000 / $100.000 and the Porsche 911 costs
$420.000 / $100.000.
3. Rihanna is as tall as Beyoncé: Rihanna is 1,6 / 1,7 m high and Beyoncé is 1,7 / 1,8
m high.
4. The Roe River is the shortest in the world: it’s 61 / 346 m long, while River Thames
is 61 / 346 m long.
5. Tom Hanks’s birth year is 1956 and George Clooney’s is 1961: Tom Hanks is
younger / older than George Clooney.
6. The Nile is 6650km long and no other river reaches that length: it’s the longer /
longest river in the world.ESLslides.com
Complete the sentences by choosing the right option.
1. Mount Everest is higher than K2: Mount Everest is 8849m tall and K2 is 8611m tall.
2. Jessica Alba is as old as Natalie Portman: Jessica Alba’s birth year is 1981 and
Portman’s birth year is 1981.
3. The Porsche 911 is less expensive than the Lamborghini Aventador: the
Lamborghini Aventador costs $420.000 and the Porsche 911 costs $100.000.
4. The Roe River is the shortest in the world: it’s 61m long, while River Thames is
346m long.
5. Tom Hanks’s birth year is 1956 and George Clooney’s is 1961: Tom Hanks is older
than George Clooney.
6. The Nile is 6650km long and no other river reaches that length: it’s the longest river
in the world.ESLslides.com
Answer the questions.
Tom Hanks is older than George Clooney.
1. Who was born before the other?
2. Do they have the same birth year?
Rihanna is as tall as Beyoncé.
1. Who is taller than the other?
2. Do they have the same height?
The Roe River is 61m long: it’s the shortest river in the world.
1. Is the Roe River very long?
2. Are there rivers that reach 61m in length?ESLslides.com
Answer the questions.
Tom Hanks is older than George Clooney.
1. Who was born before the other? Tom Hanks.
2. Do they have the same birth year? No, they don’t.
Rihanna is as tall as Beyoncé.
1. Who is taller than the other? None.
2. Do they have the same height? Yes, they do.
The Roe River is 61m long: it’s the shortest river in the world.
1. Is the Roe River very long? No, it isn’t.
2. Are there rivers that reach 61m in length? Yes, all other rivers.ESLslides.com
Complete the comparative form of the following words.
Tall_____ 1. Josh is __________ ________ my brother.
Big_____ 2. An elephant is __________ ________ a monkey.
Busy -> ________ 3. The store is _______ _______ usual.
______ expensive 4. A house is ________ _____________ _______ a phone.
Fast_____ + 5. A car goes _________ ________ a bike.
_________ quickly 6. Work ______ _______ ________ this!
Far________ / _________ 7. Australia is __________ ________ Austria.
Old_____ / _________ 8. Grandma is ___________ _______ my mother.
Good/well -> __________ 9. Pizza is ________ _______ broccoli.
Bad/badly -> __________ 10. He played ________ ________ before.ESLslides.com
Complete the comparative form of the following words.
1. Josh is taller than my brother.
Taller
2. An elephant is bigger than a monkey.
Bigger
Busy -> busier 3. The store is busier than usual.
more expensive 4. A house is more expensive than a phone.
Faster + than 5. A car goes faster than a bike.
more quickly 6. Work more quickly than this!
Farther / further 7. Australia is farther than Austria.
Older / elder 8. Grandma is older than my mother.
Good/well -> better
9. Pizza is better than broccoli.
Bad/badly -> worse
10. He played worse than before.ESLslides.com
Complete the comparative form of the following words.
Tall
Big
Expensive
Fast
+ Quickly +
Far
Old
Good
Bad
1. A phone is __________ ________ ________ a house.
2. A car goes _________ _______ ________ a train.
3. Broccoli is ________ _______ ________ a pizza.ESLslides.com
Complete the comparative form of the following words.
Tall
Big
Expensive
Fast
Less + Quickly + Than
Far
Old
Good
Bad
1. A phone is less expensive than a house.
Instead of less + short word,
2. A car goes less fast than a train. we usually use not as + short word + as,
or another comparative: less big -> smaller.
3. Broccoli is less good than a pizza.ESLslides.com
Complete the comparative form of the following words.
Tall
Big
Expensive
Fast
+ Quickly +
Far
Old
Good
Bad
1. A phone is ________ _____________ _______ a laptop.
2. A motorbike goes _________ _______ ________ a car.
3. Pizza is ________ _______ ________ pasta.ESLslides.com
Complete the comparative form of the following words.
Tall
Big
Expensive
Fast
As + Quickly + As
Far
Old
Good
Bad
1. A phone is as expensive as a laptop.
2. A motorbike goes as fast as a car.
3. Pizza is as good as pasta.ESLslides.com
Complete the superlative form of the following words.
1. Josh is __________ ________ boy I know.
Tall_____
2. The elephant is __________ ________ animal at the zoo.
Big_____
______ expensive 3. A house is ______ _______ ____________ thing I own.
Fast_____ 4. That’s _________ ___________ I’ve ever run.
+ _________ quickly 5. That’s _________ _________ ________ I’ve ever worked.
Far________ / _________ 6. Australia is ______ _________ country from mine.
Old_____ / _________ 7. Grandma is ______ _________ person in the family.
Good -> __________ 8. Pizza is ________ _______ Italian food.
Bad -> __________ 9. Cauli ower is ________ _______ vegetable.
Less -> _________
10. Skirts are _____ ________ comfortable clothes.
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Complete the superlative form of the following words.
1. Josh is the tallest boy I know.
Tallest
2. The elephant is the biggest animal at the zoo.
Biggest
most/least expensive 3. A house is the most expensive thing I own.
Fastest 4. That’s the fastest I’ve ever run.
The + most/least quickly 5. That’s the least quickly I’ve ever worked.
Farthest / furthest 6. Australia is the farthest country from mine.
Oldest / eldest 7. Grandma is the eldest person in the family.
Good -> best 8. Pizza is the best Italian food.
Bad -> worst
9. Cauli ower is the worst vegetable.
Less -> Least
10. Skirts are the least comfortable clothes.
flComplete the rules about comparatives and superlatives. ESLslides.com
1. To make comparatives, we add _____ to adjectives and adverbs of one syllable = cheap -> _______.
- we only add _____ to words ending in e = cute -> _______.
- we double the last consonant to words ending in one vowel + one consonant = big -> _______.
2. Two-syllable words ending in -y change y in ___ before adding ______ = busy -> _______.
3. We add ______ before longer words = expensive -> _______ expensive.
4. After the comparative, before the second noun, we add _______ = This is cheaper _______ that.
1. We add _______ before adjectives and adverbs = cheap -> _______ cheap.
2. After the comparative, before the second noun, we add _______ = This is ______ cheap ______ that.
1. We add _____ before and after adjectives/adverbs = This is _____ cheap _____ that.
1. To make superlatives, we add _____ to adjectives and adverbs of one syllable = cheap -> _________.
- we only add ______ to words ending in e = cute -> _______.
- we double the last consonant to words ending in one vowel + one consonant = big -> _________.
2. Two-syllable words ending in -y change y in ____ before adding ______ = busy ->_________.
3. We add ______ or ______ before longer words = expensive -> _______ / ______ expensive.
4. Before the superlative, we usually add ______ = This is _____ cheapest.
• There are irregular words:
! Good -> ___________ -> ___________ Bad -> ___________ -> ___________ Less -> ___________
Old -> ___________ / ___________ -> ___________ / ___________
Far -> ___________ / ___________ -> ___________ / ___________Complete the rules about comparatives and superlatives. ESLslides.com
1. To make comparatives, we add -er to adjectives and adverbs of one syllable = cheaper.
- we only add -r to words ending in e = cuter.
- we double the last consonant to words ending in one vowel + one consonant = bigger.
2. Two-syllable words ending in -y change y in i before adding -er = busier.
3. We add more before longer words = more expensive.
4. After the comparative, before the second noun, we add than = This is cheaper than that.
1. We add less before adjectives and adverbs = less cheap.
2. After the comparative, before the second noun, we add than = This is less cheap than that.
1. We add as before and after adjectives/adverbs = This is as cheap as that.
1. To make superlatives, we add -est to adjectives and adverbs of one syllable = cheapest.
- we only add -st to words ending in e = cutest.
- we double the last consonant to words ending in one vowel + one consonant = biggest.
2. Two-syllable words ending in -y change y in i before adding -est = busiest.
3. We add most or least before longer words = most / least expensive.
4. Before the superlative, we usually add the = This is the cheapest.
• There are irregular words:
! Good -> better -> the best Bad -> worse -> the worst Less -> the least
Old -> older / elder -> the oldest / the eldest
Far -> farther / further -> the farthest / the furthestESLslides.com
How do you pronounce these sentences?
Mount Everest is higher than K2. Tom Hanks is younger than George Clooney.
Do comparatives have a strong /r/ sound?
higher younger
How is than produced?
ThanESLslides.com
Mount Everest is higher than K2. Tom Hanks is younger than George Clooney.
Do comparatives have a strong /r/ sound? No, they don’t.
/haɪə/ /jʌŋə/
How is than produced?
/ðæn/
Practice: /æ/ESLslides.com
Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. My sister is _________________ me. (Funny)
2. The silver necklace is much _________________ the gold one. (Expensive)
3. This is _________________ restaurant in the city. (Bad)
4. Tina and Max are twins, she’s _________________ him. (Old)
5. Lewis is _________________ Jack at football! (Good)
6. The Beatles are one of the _________________ bands ever. (Famous)
7. Australia is _________________ country I visited. (Far)
8. Flowers are _______________________ trees. (Colourful)
9. She can run _________________ him! (Fast)
10. These two exercises are not easy! The rst is _________________ the second. (Di cult)
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Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. My sister is funnier than me.
2. The silver necklace is much less expensive than the gold one.
3. This is the worst restaurant in the city.
4. Tina and Max are twins, she’s as old as him.
5. Lewis is better than Jack at football!
6. The Beatles are one of the most famous bands ever.
7. Australia is the farthest country I visited.
8. Flowers are more colourful than trees.
9. She can run faster than him!
10. These two exercises are not easy! The rst is as di cult as the second.
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Make sentences using comparatives and superlatives with the information on the slide.
Messi is 1,7m tall. - Einstein was 1,7m tall. - Trump is 1,9m tall. - Obama is 1,8m tall.
The Lamborghini Aventador costs $420.000. - The Porsche 911 costs $100.000. -
The Tesla Model S costs $80.000. - The Jaguar XE costs $45.000.
Make sentences using comparatives and superlatives about the following things.
Pizza - Broccoli - Rice - Cucumber.
Wine - Beer - Water - Orange juice.
Winter - Fall - Spring - SummerCorrect the mistakes in the sentences. ESLslides.com 1. Jack is the taller guy at work. 2. Stacey makes the goodest cakes ever! 3. You can’t win the race because you’re the slowest. 4. That store is the most far from home. 5. Their shoes are lesser expensive than mine. 6. Our grandma is as older as your grandpa. 7. Water is much cheaper then wine. 8. Snakes are not as cute as cats. 9. This song is as good than that. 10.She is the worse singer.
Correct the mistakes in the sentences. ESLslides.com 1. Jack is the taller guy at work. Jack is the tallest guy at work. 2. Stacey makes the goodest cakes ever! Stacey makes the best cakes ever! 3. You can’t win the race because you’re the slowest. 4. That store is the most far from home. That store is the farthest from home. 5. Their shoes are lesser expensive than mine. Their shoes are less expensive than mine. 6. Our grandma is as older as your grandpa. Our grandma is as old as your grandpa. 7. Water is much cheaper then wine. Water is much cheaper than wine. 8. Snakes are not as cute as cats. 9. This song is as good than that. This song is as good as that. 10.She is the worse singer. She is the worst singer.
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