We use the comparative for comparing 2 things or people to
each other.
 If the adjective is short (1 or 2 syllables we add
-er to the adjective.
 If the adjective is long, (2 or more syllables we use more before the
adjective.
 We use than after comparatives
Think of short
adjectives…
Think of long
adjectives…
Big , hot, tall, easy, pretty, happy,
small, short, nice, long, old, funny,
fast, wet, large,
Expensive, beautiful, difficult, comfortable,
interesting, dangerous, intelligent, popular,
boring, important
SPELLING
RULES
☻ When the adjective is monosyllabic and ends in one vowel + one consonant,
we doble the last consonant
big- bigger
hot- hotter
☻ When the adjective ends in consonant + y , this changes to i before
adding –er
easy – easier
Short adjectives
Big
bigger
Tall
taller
Short shorter
Long longer
Hot
hotter
Easy
easier
Sad
sadder
Small smaller
Old
older
Nice
nicer
happy - happier
Long adjectives
than
Expensive
more expensive
Beautiful
more beautiful
Difficult
more difficult
Intelligent
more intelligent
Interesting more interesting
Dangerous more dangerous
than
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
Good
better
the best
Bad
Far
worse
farther
further
the worst
the farthest
the furthest
We use the superlative to highlight a person or thing between two or more.
 If the adjective is short (1 or 2 syllables we add
-est to the adjective.
 If the adjective is long, (2 or more syllables we use most before the
adjective.
 We use the before superlatives
Short adjectives
Big
Tall
Short
Long
Hot
Easy
Sad
Small
Old
Nice
the biggest
the tallest
the shortest
the longest
the hottest
the easiest
the saddest
the smallest
the oldest
the nicest
Long adjectives
Expensive the most expensive
Beautiful
the most beautiful
Difficult
the most difficult
Intelligent the most intelligent
Interesting the most interesting
Dangerous
the most dangerous
Comparative
adjective -er
more
adjective
than
than
older than
more interesting than
Superlative
the adjective -est
the
most
adjective
the oldest
the most interesting
Adjective
Comparative
Short
adjectives
old
big
easy
older (than)
bigger (than)
easier (than)
Long
adjectives
interesting
serious
more interesting (than)
more serious (than)
Irregular
adjectives
good
bad
better (than)
worse (than)
Adjective
Superlative
Short
adjectives
old
big
easy
the oldest
the biggest
the easiest
Long
adjectives
interesting
serious
the most interesting
the most serious
Irregular
adjectives
good
bad
the best
the worst
Write sentences using the comparative
Let´s practice..
English / easy / Maths
=
English is easier than Maths
1 Elephants / large/ mice
Elephants are larger than mice
2 Reading / interesting / watching TV
Reading is more interesting than watching TV
3 Surgeons / rich / cashiers
Surgeons are richer than cashiers
4 Chinese / difficult / English
Chinese is more difficult than English
5 This book / expensive / that one
This book is more expensive than that one
6 My house / big / yours
My house is bigger than yours
Write sentences using the superlative
Vatican city/ small /country/ in the world
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world
1- London / big / city in England
2- Big Brother/good / reality show
in Spain
3-Glasgow/exciting/city in
Scotland
4-The Lord of the Rings/long/film
5-Science/difficult/school subject
6-Ferrary /expensive/ cars in the
world
7-Antonio/tall/boy in the class
1.London is the biggest city in England
2.Bid Brother is the best reality show in
Spain
3.Glasgow is the most exciting city in
Scotland
4.The Lord of the Rings is the longest
film
5.Science is the most difficult school
subject
6.Ferrary are the most expensive cars in
the world
7.Antonio is the tallest boy in the class
Write sentences using the superlative
Which is the highest
(high) mountain in Murcia?
the most intelligent
1. Carlos is
2. These are the most expensive
3 What´s
4
the saddest
The best
5 Skiing is
6 London is
(intelligent) boy in my class.
(expensive) trousers I´ve ever had
(sad) film you´ve seen?
(good) holiday we´ve ever had was in Jamaica
the most exciting
the busiest
(exciting) sport
(busy) city in the UK
Write the adjective in brackets in the comparative or superlative form
1- Diana is
the prettiest girl in her class ( pretty)
2- Peter is
taller
3-My town is
4- Summer is
than John (tall)
in Spain (nice)
the nicest
hotter
than Spring (hot)
5- This exercise is more difficult
6-El Internado is
bigger
7- Our dog is
8- 21st of June is
9- This boy is
10- This book is
the best
than the previous one ( difficult)
programme on TV (good)
than yours ( big)
the longest
day of the year (long)
the most intelligent
in this class ( intelligent )
more interesting
than your book ( interesting)
Complete the sentences using comparative or superlative
1 Caviar is
the most expensive
2 BMW is
more expensive than
3 Raúl is
older than
4
5
(expensive) food in the world.
(expensive) Renault
(old) Owen
(old) person in the world was a Frenchwoman.
The oldest
The longest (long) hair in the world measured 5.15 metres
6 The Golden Gate Bridge is
7 My computer is
8 Last summer was
longer than
more modern than
the best
(long) Tower Bridge
(modern) yours
(good) of my life
 We use SHOULD to give advice. (Deberías)
 You should do something = it is a good thing to do
 You shouldn´t do something = it is not a good thing to do
I/you/he/
she/we/they
+ Should
Shouldn`t
+ infinitive
You should go to bed earlier
Tom shouldn´t watch TV so much
Rewrite the sentences as advice. Use should or shouldn´t.
Grandma is sleeping. Don´t play the guitar!
You shouldn´t play the guitar
1. I don´t understand. Ask the teacher!
You should ask the teacher
2. The film starts at 8:00. Don´t be late!
You shouldn´t be late
3. I´m hungry. Eat something!
I should eat something
4. Ben doesn´t like rap music. Don´t buy him that CD!
You shouldn´t buy him that CD
5. It´s very cold. Wear a coat !
You should wear a coat
6. Recycle. It will help the environment.
You should recycle
 We use must when we think it is necessary to do something.
It expresses obligation.
We use mustn`t when it is necessary not to do something.
It expresses prohibition
I/you/he/
she/we/they
+ must
mustn`t
You must be quiet in class
You mustn´t eat in class.
+ infinitive
Look at the rules. Write sentences with must or mustn´t
Don´t write on the books. You mustn´t write on the books
1. Don´t eat in the library
You mustn´t eat in the library
2. Don´t drink in the library
You mustn´t drink in the library
3. Turn off mobile phones
You must turn off your mobile phone
4. Don´t be noisy
You mustn´t be noisy
5. Be careful with the books
You must be careful with the books