Basics of English Grammar
Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives
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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
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
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
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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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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
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
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.