- SB 42
- Listening: "A sports star for an advertising campaign" (SB 42)
- Adjectives: comparatives
You can compare two things/persons/... using adjectives in two ways:
(not) as ... as
I'm as tall as my best friend.
My car is not as fast as your car.
more ... than / (comparative) + than
She is more beautiful than her sister.
A Fiat is cheaper than a BMW.
The comparative of adjectives is formed in the following way:
Short adjectives (1 syllable):
ADJECTIVE + er
cheap - cheaper
nice - nicer
safe - safer
Long adjectives (3 or more syllables):
more + ADJECTIVE
beau|ti|ful - more beautiful
ex|pen|sive - more expensive
con|ve|ni|ent - more convenient
Special case - adjectives with 2 syllables:
adjectives ending in "y", "le", "ow", "er" > short adjectives
happy - happier
gentle - gentler
shallow - shallower
clever - cleverer
all other endings > long adjectives
care|ful - more careful
use|less - more useless
com|plex - more complex
Homework:
- Student's Book (!) page 42, "Grammar" number 1
- Text writing: Compare yourself to another person in your life. Use adjectives & comparatives.
REMEMBER:
There will be class as usual next week (14 April)!
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