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    Donkey is shorter than Shrek but taller than the Princess. Shrek is taller and stronger than Donkey but less intelligent. The Princess is the most beautiful and youngest. The Prince is more good-looking and romantic than Donkey but not as strong as Shrek. Shrek is older, taller, stronger and less intelligent than the Prince but more intelligent than Donkey. Donkey is the shortest, thinnest, ugliest and least intelligent of all but the most romantic.

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    Donkey is shorter than Shrek but taller than the Princess. Shrek is taller and stronger than Donkey but less intelligent. The Princess is the most beautiful and youngest. The Prince is more good-looking and romantic than Donkey but not as strong as Shrek. Shrek is older, taller, stronger and less intelligent than the Prince but more intelligent than Donkey. Donkey is the shortest, thinnest, ugliest and least intelligent of all but the most romantic.

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    Donkey is shorter than Shrek but taller than the Princess. Shrek is taller and stronger than Donkey but less intelligent. The Princess is the most beautiful and youngest. The Prince is more good-looking and romantic than Donkey but not as strong as Shrek. Shrek is older, taller, stronger and less intelligent than the Prince but more intelligent than Donkey. Donkey is the shortest, thinnest, ugliest and least intelligent of all but the most romantic.

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    Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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    Comparative and

    Superlative Adjectives
    What are Comparative
    Adjectives?
    Comparative adjectives are used to
    compare the difference between 2 nouns
    and they are followed by the word THAN
    Example: Max is older than Mary
    Spelling Rules Comparative
    Adjectives
    • Adjectives of one syllable we add –er to the
    adjective
    • Example: Cold – Colder
    The Antarctica is colder than Brazil
    Tall - Taller
    Peter is taller than John

    Peter John
    • Adjective of one syllable with a CVC pattern,
    we double the consonant and add –er
    • Example:
    big - bigger
    The blue fish is bigger than the red fish

    sad - sadder
    The cloud is sadder than the sun
    • Adjectives of two syllables that finish in “y” we
    change the “y” to “i” and add -er
    • Example:
    pretty - prettier
    Princess Aurora is prettier than Oliva

    happy - happier
    The girl is happier than the boy
    • Adjectives of two or more syllables we add
    the word more
    • Example:
    famous = more famous
    Hannah Montana is more famous than Selena

    interesting = more interesting


    English is more interesting than History
    But there are certain
    exceptions
    • Irregular adjectives: There isn´t any
    rule here, so you'll just have to
    remember them

    • Example: good = better


    bad = worse
    far = farther
    little = less
    What are Superlative
    Adjectives?
    • We use a superlative adjective to
    describe the extreme quality of one
    noun in a group of nouns.
    • Example: Letter A is the biggest

    A bc
    Spelling Rules Superlative
    Adjectives
    • Adjectives of one syllable we add before the adjective the
    word “THE” and we add –est to the adjective.
    • Example:
    Cold – Coldest
    Pinguins live in the coldest place in the world

    Tall - Tallest
    The giraffe is the tallest animal in the jungle
    • Adjective of one syllable with a CVC
    pattern, we double the consonant and
    add –est
    • Example:
    big = the biggest
    The Liberty Statue is the biggest
    statue in the world

    sad = the saddest


    • Adjectives of two syllables that finish in “y”
    we change the “y” to “i” and add -est
    • Example: pretty = the prettiest
    happy = the happiest

    busy = the busiest


    The woman is the busiest of all woman
    • Adjectives of two or more syllables we add
    the most
    • Example:
    famous = the most famous
    Britney Spears is the most famous singer in
    USA

    interesting = the most interesting


    But there are certain
    exceptions
    • Irregular adjectives: There isn´t any rule here,
    so you'll just have to remember them
    • Example:
    good = the best
    Roger Federer is the best tennis player in the
    world

    bad = the worst


    far = the farthest
    little = the least
    Activity
    Choose the correct answer
    1. Our house is …………….than
    bigger theirs.
    a. big b. bigger c. biggest
    2. I’m ………………
    taller than my brother
    a. more taller b. the tallest c. taller
    3. The Grand Canyon is the ………………..canyon
    longest in the world
    a. the longest b. longer c. the longer
    4. I am the best student in the class
    ……………..
    a. the goodest b. the best c. gooder
    5. I think that Mathematics is…………………………than
    more difficult
    English
    a. More difficult b. difficulter c. difficult
    Activity 2
    • Look at the picture
    • Compare the Donkey, Shrek, Princess and
    Prince in the chart.
    • Write sentences using comparative and
    superlative forms in your copybook.
    • Use the adjectives: tall, short, beautiful,
    ugly, good-looking, thin, fat, intelligent,
    young, old, romantic, strong
    Donkey Shrek Princess Prince

    Age
    Weight
    Height
    Appearence
    Intelligence

    Romance
    Power

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