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A little Review. Comparison with adjectives. An adjective is a word that describes or gives information about a personal noun, a place, animals or things. Examples: The cat is small The man is tall The woman is fat. Positive Form. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A little Review
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• An adjective is a word that describes or gives information about a personal noun, a place, animals or things.
• Examples:• The cat is small• The man is tall• The woman is fat
Comparison with adjectives
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Positive Form• Use the positive form
of the adjective if the comparison contains one of the following expressions:
– as … as• Example: Jane is as tall
as John.– not as … as / not so …
as• Example: John is not as
tall as Arnie.
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Comparative Form and Superlative Form (-er/-est)
• one-syllable adjectives (clean, new, cheap)
• two-syllable adjectives ending in -y or -er (easy, happy, pretty, dirty, clever)
Positive form Comparative form Superlative form
clean cleaner (the) cleanest
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Exceptions in spelling when adding -er / -est
• silent ‘e’ is dropped – Example: late-later-latest
• final ‘y’ after a consonant becomes I– Example: easy-easier-easiest
• final consonant after short, stressed vowel is doubled – Example: hot-hotter-hottest
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Comparative Form and Superlative Form (more/most)
Adjectives of three or more syllables (and two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y/-er)
positive form
comparative form
superlative form
difficult more difficult
most difficult
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Comparative Form and Superlative Form (irregular comparisons)
positive form comparative form superlative form
good better bestbad / ill worse worstlittle (amount) less leastlittle (size) smaller smallestmuch / many more mostfar (place + time)
further furthest
far (place) farther farthestlate (time) later latestlate (order) latter lastnear (place) nearer nearestnear (order) - nextold (people and things)
older oldest
old (people) elder eldest
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EXERCISE ON COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES
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Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. My house is bigger _______ than yours.
2. This flower is(beautiful) _______ than that one.
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Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. My house is bigger than yours.
2. This flower is more beautiful than that one.
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Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).
3. This is the(interesting) _______ book I have ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually live(long) _______ than smokers.
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Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).
4. Non- smokers usually live longer than smokers.
3. This is the most interesting book I have ever read.
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EXERCISE ON COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES (AS ... AS)
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Fill in the comparison with as ... as.1. John is(tall)
_________ Glen.
2. Janet is(beautiful) _________ Jeniffer.
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Fill in the comparison with as ... as.
1. John is as tall as Glen.
2. Janet is as beautiful as Jeniffer.
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3. You are(crazy) _________ my sister.
4. We can run(fast) ____they can.
Fill in the comparison with as ... as.
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3. You are as crazy as my sister.
Fill in the comparison with as ... as.
4. We can run as fast as they can.
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Bibliography• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/gramm
ar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises?02
• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises
• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives
• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/adjektive_steig.htm
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvpX6mdg1o4&feature=related
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