Comparative and superlative compare your last weekends
New Cutting Edge Intermediate Module 3
Work in small groups. Compare your weekends and find out who had one which is described by some of the adjectives below, e.g. whose weekend was more exciting (if you are a pair) or was the most exciting (if there are three or more people in your group). Choose any adjective, decide who it refers to by describing your weekend and asking questions to your partner(s), then take turns choosing other adjectives from below to do the same with.
- shorter/ the shortest
- longer/ the longest
- cheaper/ the cheapest
- quieter/ the quietest
- more expensive/ the most expensive
- more romantic/ the most romantic
- more tiring/ the most tiring
- more interesting/ the most interesting
- more relaxing/ the most relaxing
- more productive/ the most productive
- more stressful/ the most stressful
- more exciting/ the most exciting
- more varied/ the most varied
- more unusual/ the most unusual
- more boring/ the most boring
- more dangerous/ the most dangerous
- busier/ the busiest
- healthier/ the healthiest
- better/ the best
- worse/ the worst
- spent further away from home/ the furthest away from home
When your teacher stops you, say who one of the adjectives above is true for, describe the related part of that person’s weekend, and see if anyone else in the class had a weekend which was more extreme in that way.
Ask about any adjectives above you are not sure how to use, can’t pronounce, etc, comparing that aspect with your teacher’s weekend each time.
Comparative and superlative presentation
Write the comparative and superlative of each adjective on the next page below, compare with above, then try to make rules for how they are formed.
- short
- long
- cheap
- quiet
- expensive
- romantic
- tiring
- interesting
- relaxing
- productive
- stressful
- exciting
- varied
- unusual
- boring
- dangerous
- busy
- healthy
- good
- bad
- far
Which ones above are in the same group, i.e. form their comparative and superlative in the same way? What are the rules?
Compare rules as a class.
Use the rules to make the comparatives and superlatives of these adjectives:
startling smart
casual gorgeous
hideous fantastic
flirtatious furious
terrible terrific
shabby cosmopolitan
patient impatient
cowardly pathetic
stunned polluted
hostile threatening
upset over-enthusiastic
obvious humorous
bright energetic
funny fun
Compare as a class. Do any not follow the rules?
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