Arbeitsblatt: comparative and superlative

7 The comparative and superlative Material: Social form: on your own. 1. Syllables good good syllable modern mo – dern syllables expensive ex – pen – sive syllables gorgeous syllables tall syllable interesting syllables 2. Comparatives and superlatives Comparative Superlative Number of syllables short* (* syllable) slim* (* syllable) cheap* (* syllable) nice* (* syllable) heigh* (* syllable) helpful* (* syllables) valuable* (* syllables) exciting* (* syllables) handsome* (* syllables) attractive* (* syllables) interesting* (* syllables) difficult* (* syllables) terrible* (* syllables) 3. Be careful lovely pretty good bad 4. Right or wrong a. My brother is more young than me. right wrong Correction: b. Lions are dangerouser animals than cats. right wrong Correction: c. She had better training than we did. right wrong Correction: d. Our teachers cousin is more tall than him. right wrong Correction: e. My sister earns more money than my brother does. right wrong Correction: f. Label jeans are expensiver than normal jeans are. right wrong Correction: g. Kamala says that Jackie isnt more attractive than Sue is. right wrong Correction: h. My father isnt taller than me. right wrong Correction: i. Yesterday wrote my most badest test Ive ever written before. right wrong Correction: 5. Mark the correct sentence 1. a. b. c. d. Ich habe die dunkelsten Augen meiner Klasse. Ive got the most dark eyes in my class. Ive got the most darkest eyes in my class. Ive got the darkest eyes in my class. Ive got the darker eyes in my class. 2. a. b. c. d. Mein Bruder hat hellere Haare als ich. My brother has got brighter hair than me. My brother has got brighter hair as me. My brother has more brighter hair than me. My brother has more bright hair than me. 3. a. b. c. d. Jeans von Cooper sind teurer als Hosen von Tailor. Jeans by Cooper are expensiver than trousers by Tailor. Jeans by Cooper are more expensiver than trousers by Tailor. Jeans by Cooper are more expensive as trousers by Tailor. Jeans by Cooper are more expensive than trousers by Tailor. 4. a. b. c. d. Concorde war das schnellste Flugzeug der Welt. Concorde was the fastest aeroplane in the world. Concorde was the most fastest aeroplane in the world. Concorde was the most fast aeroplane in the world. Concorde was fast. 5. a. b. c. d. Mike Jagger ist berühmter als Peter Reber. Mike Jagger is famouser as Peter Reber. Mike Jagger is famouser than Peter Reber. Mike Jagger is more famous as Peter Reber. Mike Jagger is more famous than Peter Reber. 6. a. b. c. d. Sie ist die hübscheste Schauspielerin. She is the prettiest actress. She is the most prettyier actress. She is the prettyiest acress. She is the more prettiest actress. 7 The comparative and superlative Solution 1. Syllables good good1 syllable modern mo – dern2 syllables expensive ex – pen – sive3 syllables gorgeous gor – geous2 syllables tall tall1 syllable interesting in – teres ting3 syllables 2. Comparatives and superlatives Comparative Superlative Number of syllables short* shorter shortest (*_1_ syllable) slim* slimmer slimmest (*_1_ syllable) cheap* cheaper cheapest (*_1_ syllable) nice* nicer nicest (*_1_ syllable) high* higher highest (*_1_ syllable) helpful* more helpful most helpful (*_2_ syllables) valuable* more valuable most valuable (*_3_ syllables) exciting* more exciting most exciting (*_3_ syllables) handsome* more handsome most handsome (*_2_ syllables) attractive* more attractive most attractive (*_3_ syllables) interesting* more interesting most interesting (*_3_ syllables) difficult* more difficult most difficult (*_3_ syllables) terrible* more terrible most terrible (*_3_ syllables) 4. Be careful lovely lovelier loveliest pretty prettier prettiest good better best bad worse worst 4. Right or wrong a. My brother is more young than me. right wrong Correction:My brother is younger than me. b. Lions are dangerouser animals than cats. right wrong Correction:Lions are more dangerous animals than cats are._ c. d. She had better training than we did. right wrong Our teachers cousin is more tall than him. right wrong Correction:Our teachers cousin is taller than he is. e. f. My sister earns more money than my brother does. right wrong Label jeans are expensiver than normal jeans are. right wrong Correction:Label jeans are more expensive than normal jeans are. g. Kamala says that Jackie isnt more attractive than Sue is. right wrong Correction: h. My father isnt taller than me. right wrong Correction: i. Yesterday wrote my most badest test Ive ever written before. right wrong Correction:Yesterday wrote my worst test Ive ever written before. 5. Mark the correct sentence. 1. c. Ich habe die dunkelsten Augen meiner Klasse. Ive got the darkest eyes in my class. 2. a. Mein Bruder hat hellere Haare als ich. My brother has got brighter hair than me. 3. d. Jeans von Cooper sind teurer als Hosen von Tailor. Jeans by Cooper are more expensive than trousers by Tailor. 4. a. Concorde war das schnellste Flugzeug der Welt. Concorde was the fastest aeroplane in the world. 5. d. Mike Jagger ist berühmter als Peter Reber. Mike Jagger is more famous than Peter Reber. 6. a. Sie ist die hübscheste Schauspielerin. She is the prettiest actress.