Adjectives and Adverbs 4 Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅰ June 21, 2011

Let’s Warm Up Johnny’s mother has three children. The first child is April. The second son is May. What is the third child’s name? What was the tallest mountain in the world before Mt. Everest was discovered?

Comparison Comparative Forms We use -er for short words (one syllable): cheap→cheaper, fast→faster, large→larger, thin→thinner We also use -er for two syllable words that end in -y (-y→-ier): lucky→luckier, early→earlier easy→easier, pretty→prettier

We use more … for longer words (two syllables or more): more serious, more often more expensive, more comfortable We also use more … for adverbs that end in -ly: more slowly, more seriously more quietly, more carefully

Comparison Superlative Forms The superlative form is -est or most …. In general, we use -est for short words and most … for longer words. The rules are the same as those for the comparative: long→longest, hot→hottest, easy→easiest most famous, most boring, most difficult, most expensive

Exercise on the WEB Comparison_01 Comparison_02 Comparative and superlative forms Comparison_02 Complete the sentences. Use a comparative (-er or more …)

Conversation Practice How Do You Like Your New Apartment? Pay attention to comparative and superlative forms

Model Dialogue 1 A: How do you like your new apartment? B: I like it very much. It’s really big. A: Is it bigger than your old apartment? B: It sure is! It’s the biggest apartment I’ve ever had.

Model Dialogue 2 A: How do you like your new English teacher? B: I like him very much. He’s really patient. A: Is he more patient than your old English teacher? B: He sure is! He’s the most patient English teacher I’ve ever had.

COMPARATIVE QUIZ Put the words in the correct order. sea, ocean, lake (large) Ocean, sea, lake. An ocean is the largest. A sea is larger than a lake. captain, sergeant, major (important) Major, captain, sergeant. A major is the most important. A captain is more important than a sergeant.

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