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Basics of English Grammar

Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Adjectives
  • Summary
    • Comparison chart
  • Practice

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What is a noun?

Noun is a word which refers to a thing, person, activity, place etc.

car

street

teacher

reading

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What is an adjective?

Adjective is a word which describes a noun

fast

big

expensive

car

adjectives

noun

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What is a syllable?

Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound

read

ing

read

ing

1st syllable

2nd syllable

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Syllables – examples

1. One-syllable adjectives

2. Two-syllable adjectives

3. Three-syllable adjectives

fast

big

cheap

long

hap

im

py

cra

zy

dir

ty

por

tant

won

der

ful

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What is a “comparative form”?

Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘more’

fast

-er

My car is fast.

But his car is faster.

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“Comparative form”?

How is a ‘comparative’ form built?

good

modern

long

er

one syllable adjectives

two syllable adjectives

ending in -ly

funn

other two and three syllable adjectives

irregular adjectives

for example ‘good’

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y

ier

modern

more

better

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What is a “superlative form”?

Comaprative form expresses the idea of ‘most’

fast

-est

My car is fast.

Your car is fast.

But his car is the fastest.

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“Superlative form”?

How is a ‘superlative’ form built?

y

long

est

one syllable adjectives

two syllable adjectives

ending in -ly

funn

other two and three syllable adjectives

irregular adjectives

for example ‘good’

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iest

modern

modern

most

good

best

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Summary comparison

long

est

iest

funn

modern

most

best

long

er

iest

funn

modern

more

better

long

funny

modern

good

comparative

superlative

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Exercises

On the following three slides you will find the instructions for three exercises related to your subject.

Exercise I

Give Polish translation

Exercise II

Give comparative forms

Exercise III

Give superlative forms

All the excersises are prepared on the basis of the following list of adjectives. [Go to the list]

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Exercise – Polish equivalents

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Give Polish translation for a group of 25 adjectives

title

adjective

to be translated

question

number – press arrows to go to the next word

supply translation

check your answer

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Key

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Exercise – comparatives

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Give comparative forms for a group of 25 adjectives

title

adjective

to be transformed

question

number – press arrows to go to the next word

supply the comparative

check your answer

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Exercise – superlatives

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Give superlative forms for a group of 25 adjectives

title

adjective

to be transformed

question

number – press arrows to go to the next word

supply the superlative

check your answer

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Key

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Exercises

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List of adjectives

hot big thin

nice pleasant young

short intelligent lovely

kind happy attractive

exciting pretty unhappy

good annoyed careless

bad tasty perfect

tired upset terrible

ugly

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Change of ‘y’ into ‘i’

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funny

+er

y 🡺 i

funn

+ier

funnier

We want the comparative form

of the adjective ‘funny’

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English to Polish translation (sample)

nice - miły pleasant - przyjemny

short - krótki lovely – uroczy

Etc.