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DEGREES OF COMPARISON



 

1. Adjectives of one syllable
Adjectives of one syllable add -er and -est. Adjectives ending on 'e' just add -r and -st. Someadjectivesdoublethefinalconsonant.
Adjective Comparative Superlative  
small warm old nice big smaller warmer older nicer bigger smallest warmest oldest nicest biggest  
 
2. Adjectives of two syllables
Some adjectives of two syllables add -er and -est. Adjectives ending in 'y' use -ier and -iest. Adjectivesending in -ful, -less, -ing, -ed use more and most. Some other adjectives of two syllables use more and most (modern, famous, normal, correct, ...).
Adjective Comparative Superlative  
narrow happy useful boringmodern narrower happier more useful more boring more modern narrowest happiest most useful most boring most modern  
 
3. Adjectives of three or more syllables
Adjectives of three or more syllables use more and most.
Adjective Comparative Superlative  
beautiful dangerous exciting more beautiful more dangerous more exciting most beautiful most dangerous most exciting  
 
4. Irregular adjectives
You will have to learn these by heart.
Adjective Comparative Superlative  
good (well) bad little much, many far late old better worse less more farther, further later older, elder best worst least most farthest last, latest older, oldest  

Consolidation of grammar material

Speaking

1. What do you know about Articles?

2. Give as much examples as you can.

3. What do you know about their usage?

4. When do we usually use definite and indefinite articles?

5. When do we usually use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives?

6. What are their rules of their usage: e.g. suffixes –er, -ier are for comparison, what about superlative form?

 

1. Fill each blank with ‘a', ‘an', ‘the' or leave it blank.

1. He left _____ home without informing anyone.

2. There is _____ box of sweets on _____ table.

3. Do you need _____ degree in Economics or _____ degree in finance to be a better manager?

4. When we arrived, she went straight to _____ kitchen and started to prepare _____ meal for us.

5. He has _____ cut on his leg and _____ bruise on _____ chin.

6. _____ Mt. Everest is _____ highest mountain in _____ world.

7. Switch off _____ air-conditioner please. I have _____ cold.

8. We reached _____ top of _____ hill during _____ afternoon.

9. Do you like _____ weather here? Isn't it too hot during _____ day but it is very cold at _____ night?

10. _____ attempt has been made to collect _____ funds to start _____ public library in _____ town where I live.

 

Writing

2. Complete in the gaps with an appropriate article:

 

1. He hasn't got ... car. But he’s got ... computer. ... computer is new. 2. My ... friends have got ... cat and ... dog. ... dog never bites ... cat. 3. This is ... tree. ... tree is green. 4. I can see three ... boys. ... boys are playing. 5. I have ... bicycle. ... bicycle is black. My ... friend has no ... bicycle. 6. Our ... room is large. 7. We wrote ... dictation yesterday. ... dictation was long. 8. She has two ... daughters and one ... son. Her ... son is ... pupil. 9. Last year I gave my ... mother ... bracelet for her ... birthday. She liked ... bracelet. 10. My ... brother's ... friend has no ... dog. 11. This ... pencil is broken. Give me that ... pencil, please. 12. She has ... ball. ... ball is ... big. 13. I got ... letter from my ... friend yesterday. ... letter was interesting. 14. When they were in Geneva, they stayed at ... hotel. Sometimes they had dinner at ... hotel and sometimes in ... restaurant.

 

 

3.Complete in the gaps with an appropriate article and explain its usage.:

 

1. This is ... good ... book. Take ... book from ... table. Put this ... book into ... bookcase. 2. ... weather is fine today. ... sky is blue. ... sun is shining brightly in ... blue ... sky. 3. This is ... boy. ... boy is at ... school. He is ... pupil. This ... boy is my ... brother's ... friend. He has ... cat, but he has no ... dog. He likes his ... cat. He gives ... cat ... milk every day. 4. Yesterday I received ... letter from my ... friend. ... letter was interesting. 5. We live in... big house. I like ... house very much. 6. Are you ... worker? — No, I am ... student. 7. I like your ... beautiful ... flower. Give me ... flower, please. 8. My ... mother is at ... home. She is reading ... interesting ... book. 9. My ... father is not at ... home. He is at ... work. He is ... doctor. He is ... good ... doctor. He works at ... hospital. ... hospital is large.

Speaking

1. Answerthequestions?

 

Which animal is slower? Who is older?
       
       
Who is handier? Which one is more expensive?
       

 

 

Make up sentences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Writing

13. Fill in the correct comparative.
1. Sport is ... (interesting) than politics.  
2. Leah is ... (tall) than her sister.  
3. He's ... (nice) than your other friends.  
4. He's got a ... (big) car.  
5. Ice hockey is ... (dangerous) than basketball.  
6. The weather is ... (bad) than yesterday.  
7. History is ... (boring) than geography.  
8. I think Tina is ... (pretty) than Mandy.  
    14. Fill in the correct superlative.
1. That was the ... (funny) film I've ever seen.  
2. It was the ... (horrible) feeling I've ever had.  
3. This is the ... (bad) book I have ever read.  
4. It's the ... (large) company in the country.  
5. That's the ... (helpful) idea so far.  
6. The factory uses the ... (modern) production methods.  
7. This is the ... (early) I've ever got up.  
8. It was the ... (sad) day of my life.  

 

 







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