Hello and welcome to six minute grammar with me.

Rob and me.

Sophie.

Hello.

Today we're talking about comparatives and superlatives.

What?

They are on dhe how to use thumb.

Yes.

We use comparatives and superlatives to compare people and things.

Listen carefully, because, as usual, there was a quiz at the end of the show.

Okay, we'll start with some examples off the comparative.

So, Sophie, um, can you stand up, please?

Okay, Right.

Look back to back here.

Okay?

Now, look, I'm taller than you, but I'm thinner than you.

Good point the sentences.

I'm taller than you, and I'm thinner than you.

Both use the comparative form.

We use comparatives to compare to people or things that are different in some way.

Listen again to the examples we've just used.

Where does the word than come?

I'm taller than you.

So I'm thinner than you.

Van comes after the comparative adjective were usually used then in comparative sentences, but not always.

For example, I can ask who is taller, you or me.

Now there are different ways to make the comparative form.

For short words, just add a That's spelt ee Ah, so tall becomes taller, thin becomes thinner objectives like happy, funny easy that end in the sound e spelt with a y and ear spelt i E.

R.

So happy becomes happier.

Easy becomes easier.

An example.

Please kneel.

English is easier than Chinese.

Not if your Chinese, though now adjectives that have two or more syllables but don't end in e spell.

Why use Maur?

Neal has some examples.

A tablet is more useful than a laptop.

The film of the Hobbit is more exciting than the book.

Useful has two syllables on Exciting has three.

So we say more useful on dhe.

More exciting.

Six minutes from the BBC and we're talking about comparatives and superlatives.

We've seen how to use and make comparatives.

Now we're going to tell you what superlatives are and how to use them.

Sophie, are you good at geography?

Oh, I'll have a go.

OK, here's a question for you.

What's the longest river in the world?

Well, the Nile is a very long river, but I think the longest river in the world is the Amazon.

On dhe, your writer is the Amazon.

The longest river is a superlative.

Well, you superlative forms to compare one person or thing with several others in a group.

We often use him to say Which thing or person is the greatest, the biggest, the most beautiful, the best in some way to make the superlative of short words like high, deep, tall Add EST that spelled E S t.

So the highest mountain in the deepest ocean, the tallest person on dhe.

Remember to put the before the objective.

So it's I'm the tallest person in my family Now, for longer adjectives were two or more syllables we use most Rob, who is the most famous actor in the world.

Well, there are many on there, but I think Brad Pitt is the most famous actor in the world.

The most famous actor.

So is the plus most plus objective for adjectives that end in e spelt.

Why, like funny and happy we add ist That's i E.

S t.

Here's an example.

The funniest show on TV is The Simpsons.

Now, finally, look out for the irregular comparatives and superlatives.

My iPhone five was better than my iPhone four, but the iPhone six is the best phone on the market now, in my opinion, the comparative form of Good is better on the superlative form is best, the comparative of bad is worse, and the superlative is worst.

Listen to these examples.

Winters have been bad the last few years.

2012 was worse than 2000 and 11 but 2013 was the worst winter since records began.

Now for the quiz, I'll give you an adjective under sentence, and you have to complete the gap with a comparative or superlative.

Okay, Number one, The words Old Jenny is 10 and Simon is 15.

So Simon is than Jenny, and the answer is older.

Simon is older than Jenny.

Next word beautiful.

The Taj Mahal is tthe e building I've ever seen, and the answer is most beautiful.

The Taj Mahal is the most beautiful building I've ever seen.

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