I Irregular Verbs
simple form
1. feed
2. come
3. draw
4. feel
5. eat
6. drive
7. drink
8. fall
9. cut
simple past
fed
came
drew
felt
ate
drove
drank
fell
cut
past participle
fed
come
drawn
felt
eaten
driven
drunk
fallen
cut
I am the
ugliest dog in
the world!
Gillette Shaver
“The Best a Man Can Get”
[9-3] Comparative and
Superlative (Adverbs)
-LY adverbs
LYmtm
1 syllable adverbs
comparative
more carefully
more slowly
RULE: more + adverb
fast
hard
1ete
Irregular adverbs
adverb
carefully
slowly
the most + adverb
faster
harder
RULE: adverb + er
well
badly
far
superlative
the most carefully
the most slowly
the fastest
the hardest
the + adverb + est
better
worse
farther/further
the best
the worst
the farthest/furthest
[9-10] Using Superlatives
Tokyo is one of the largest cities in the world.
RULE: superlative + in (place)
(in the world, in this class, in my family, in Seattle)
This is the best book of all.
RULE: superlative + of all
Bill Gates is the most generous man I have ever known.
RULE: superlative + ever + present perfect
Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world.
RULE: one of + plural noun(+singular verb)
[9-10] Using Superlatives
Write two sentences using superlatives.
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
Traditional Phrases p232
bear
bird
cat
feather hornet
kite donkey/mule rock(s) ox
the hills