Comparatives and superlatives in English
Comparative is used when you want to compare two things. For example one person is tall and the other is short. So you will say: Person A is taller than person B. OR Person B is shorter than person A.
You can see some more examples below in the picture.
Grammar explanation – mind map
If the adjective has two or more syllables and it does not end with “Y” then it is a long adjective and you have to add “more” or “most” in front of the adjective.
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Irregular adjectives
You have to learn the following adjectives.
good – better – the best
bad – worse -the worst
far – futher / farther – the furthest / the farthest
little – less – the least
Games
Comparatives and superlatives – Teacher invaders
In the second game you have to complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective.
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I LOVE your mind maps – so useful! I’ve got a folder full of them for when I cover certain topics with my students, and I frequently see them refer back to them in class. Thank you!
Miss however the exceptions with two syllable words ending in: -le, -er, -ow, -y
That will get -er, -est despite their two syllables
Could you give some examples because I am not really sure which adjectives you mean.
Futher? It isn’t Further the comparative of Far?
You are right. Sorry about that. And that was checked by 15 people 🙁
“little” is not an adjective; it’s an adverb here used to answer “how much?” e.g. little milk – less milk -the least milk 🙂 you can say “little boy” – and here it is an adjective, but you can’t say less boy or “the least boy”:)
regards 🙂
and how about such an irregular as old-elder-the eldest? 🙂
Thanks so much for your mind map about The Comparison.
I am teaching this lesson.
I am very happy if you mind letting me use it in my lesson.
Thank you very much.
There’s a mistake in teacher invaders. It asks for the superlative form of weak, yet marks it as a wrong answer, saying weaker is correct.
For the sake of argument, Zdenda and Jacques: could you give an example, please? Thank you in advance.
How can I download these images?
It’s ok I’ve just managed to do it. Thanks a lot wor your maps, I’ll use it for my students! It’s something innovative and just what I’ve been searching for!
i wan same one help me i speaking english
I admire your work, Zdena! Thank you for sharing it!!!! Greetings from Italy
Rightclick the image and download it.
Yes, there is one. I will try to correct it ASAP.
I think that it is not an irregular form. I think it is just another word. But I might be wrong here 🙂
Anyway, it is a really interesting question.
Thanks. I completely agree with you.
Thank you very much for your sharing 🙂
they’re so good for learning and easy to understand.
Thank you so much for sharing this great mind map…also for the games. 🙂 I use them all the time and the kids love it…