A Fun Way to Learn English Comparatives and Superlatives with Examples! Adjectives at Their Best!

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Hi!
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Bob the Canadian here!
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I thought today we would look at comparatives and superlatives in the English language.
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And if you're not sure what they are, I think you'll know in a second, because if you look
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here you'll see that I'm standing close to the camera, but if you look here you'll see
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that I'm standing closer.
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If we compare these two, if we look at these as comparatives, it's obvious that in this
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one I am closer to the camera.
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The superlative though would be over here.
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In this frame below it is obvious that I am the closest.
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If we compare all three, or if we look at all three, in this frame I am the closest
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to the camera.
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Let's look at a few more!
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This cement block looks heavy, but this cement block looks heavier than this cement block.
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But when I look here I think this cement block is probably the heaviest.
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So this cement block is heavy.
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This one heavier, and this one is the heaviest.
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Look at those muscles, by the way!
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I don't know about you, but I think this guy looks cool, but then I was thinking this guy
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looks cooler than this guy.
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But when I saw this guy over here I thought, "He is the coolest!"
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So cool, cooler, and the coolest.
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What three words should we do next?
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How about small, smaller, and smallest.
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You can see over here that the rock I am holding is small, but if you compare it to this rock
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you'll see that this rock is smaller.
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This rock is small.
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This rock is smaller.
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And if we look over here we'll see that this rock is the smallest.
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So small, smaller, smallest.
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So if we look here we see that, for some reason, I'm short, but if we look here I'm definitely
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shorter than I am over here.
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But if we look over here in this frame I am definitely the shortest of all three.
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So short, shorter, and shortest.
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So as you know on our farm we grow a lot of flowers and when we harvest them we make them
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into bouquets.
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If you look right here, I think this bouquet is pretty, but this bouquet is prettier.
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And I think this bouquet is the prettiest.
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So when we compare these two, I think this one is prettier, but when we look at all of
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them, I think this one is the prettiest.
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So if you look right here you'll see that this stuffed animal I'm holding is big, but
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if you look here and compare to this one, this one is bigger.
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So this one is big, but this one is bigger.
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But, if we look over here, this one is the biggest stuffed animal that my daughter owns.
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Thanks, by the way, for letting me use your toys.
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Sometimes when I walk I'm slow, but if you look here you can see that sometimes I'm slower.
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If we compare these two, it's very clear that right here I am slower than I am over here.
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But if you look over here, I must be really, really tired because in this one I am the
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slowest.
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So slow, slower, and slowest.
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So I'm not sure who this guy is but he seems to be pretty clumsy, but when I compare this
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guy to this guy, this person seems clumsier.
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But when I look at all three, this person on the end, again I'm not sure who it is,
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this guy on the end seems like he is the clumsiest.
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So clumsy, clumsier, and clumsiest.
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So if we look here we notice that this video is dark, but if we compare it to this video,
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this one is darker than this one.
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But if we look over here, this one is the darkest video of all three.
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So dark, darker, and darkest.
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So this guy, he looks strong to me.
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I think he could do a lot of really hard work really quickly, but then when I look at this
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guy I think he looks stronger.
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This guy looks stronger than this guy.
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But then, look over here at this guy.
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I think he is the strongest.
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So strong, stronger, and the strongest.
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Well, hey, we're about halfway through the video.
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You should keep watching, by the way, but if you are new here you should click the subscribe
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But, let's continue.
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We have a few more comparatives and superlatives to look at.
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So I'm not sure who this guy is below, but he looks smart.
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But I think maybe this guy is smarter than this guy.
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I think the glasses make him look smarter.
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But, when I look over here, I think this guy is probably the smartest of all of them.
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So smart, smarter, and smartest.
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So I'm a pretty relaxed person.
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I'm pretty calm, but some days I'm even calmer.
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So here I'm calm.
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It's probably a weekday.
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And here I'm calmer.
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It's probably a Saturday.
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But here I am the calmest of all three, and it's probably because this is a Sunday.
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So calm, calmer, and calmest.
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So if you look here you'll notice that I'm tall, but if you look here you'll notice that
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I look taller.
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If we compare these two, it's obvious in the video clip here that I am taller.
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But if you look over here you will see that I am the tallest, especially when you compare
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me to these two.
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So here I am tall.
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Here I am taller.
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And over here I am the tallest.
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I'd love to be taller than I am I think.
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That'd be nice.
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I'm not short, but, ah, a little bit taller would be nice.
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Sometimes when I go outside it is cold.
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It can be a cold day, but sometimes it can be even colder.
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And there are days in the winter where I think it is the coldest day of the year.
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So cold, colder, the coldest.
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And sometimes we have the opposite.
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Sometimes we have a hot day.
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But sometimes the next day is hotter.
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When I compare the two days, this day was definitely hotter than this day.
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But, last year we had a day that was the hottest day of the summer.
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It was 37 degrees.
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So hot, hotter, and the hottest.
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So this video clip here I filmed in full sunlight and I think it is bright, but when I look
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at this video clip and compare it to this one, this one looks brighter.
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But when I look at this video clip, compared to these two, this video clip is the brightest.
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So bright, brighter, and the brightest.
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Oh, I feel bad for this guy because he seems weak.
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It doesn't look like he can lift a lot.
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But then, when I see this guy, he seems weaker than this guy.
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And when I look over at this guy though, he seems weaker than both of these two.
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So weak, weaker, and the weakest.
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Well, hey, that was a look at some comparatives and superlatives.
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I hope that you liked this video, if you did, give me a thumbs up.
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Don't forget to subscribe.
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Share this with a friend, and leave a comment and why don't you stay and watch another video?
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Bob the Canadian here.
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You're learning English with Bob the Canadian.
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Have a great day!
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