Comparing People and Things (Revision) Comparing two People or Things Unit 5, Lesson 3 Comparing People and Things (Revision) Comparing two People or Things The following pattern is used to compare two: Subjest + be / linking verb + adj.+er + ( than + object) EXAMPLES NOTES short adjectives 1- Fahd is taller than Naser. 2- He is bigger than me. 3- This question is easier than that. 4- Travelling by plane is safer than travelling by car. 5- Your handwriting is clear, but his is clearer. In(2): The last letter of the adjective (big) is doubled. In(3): The last letter of the adjective (easy) is changed into (i) because it is preceded by a consonant. In(4): only (r) is added to the adjective (safe) because it ends with (e). In(5): Than is not used after the adj.+er because the object is not mentioned. (adjectives of one syllable) EXIT

Comparing People and Things (Revision) Comparing two People or Things Unit 5, Lesson 3 Comparing People and Things (Revision) Comparing two People or Things The following pattern is used to compare two: Subject + be / linking verb + better / worse + ( than + object) EXAMPLES NOTES 1- Omar is better than Nassir. 2- He is worse than Omar. 3- What you say is better than what you do. 4- Your writing is good, but try to make it better. Irregular Adjectives are good better the best bad worse the worst irregular adjectives EXIT

Comparing People and Things (Revision) Comparing two People or Things Unit 5, Lesson 3 Comparing People and Things (Revision) Comparing two People or Things The following pattern is used to compare two: subject + be / linking verb + more/ less + adj. + ( than + object) EXAMPLES NOTES long adjectives 1- Fahd is more polite than Naser. 2- He is more fluent than me. 3- Gothic script is beautiful, but Roman script is more common. 4- Gothic script is less common than Roman script. In (1) and (2):Than is used after the adjective because the object (Nasser/me) is mentioned. In (3):Than is not used after the adjective because the object is not mentioned. In (4): Less is used instead of more to express the contrast meaning. (adjectives of more than one syllable) EXIT

EXERCISES Grammar A A- Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences. Decide if you should use ------er or ---------est.The first two are examples. 1- Khaled is ____________ student in the class. 2- That car is ___________ the other one. 3- This exercise is ____________ the last one. 4- Which is _________ football team in Saudi Arabia. 5- One English script is _____________ the others. 6- A propeller plane is normally ______________ a jet plane. 7- This is ___________ winter weather for ten years. 8- Many people say that English is ______________ than Arabic to learn. 9- This summer is _____________ the last. 10- That shop sells _____________ soft drinks in town. the tallest (tall) (safe) (easy) (good) (clear) (slow) (bad) (simple) (hot) (cold) EXIT ANSWER

EXERCISES Grammar A- Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences. Decide if you should use ------er or ---------est, more or most.The first two are examples. 1- KFUPM is ____________ Umm Al- Qura. 2- Which English script is _____________________ of all? 3- King Saud University is _____________ in Saudi Arabia. 4- My father’s English is ___________________ mine. 5- Joe was ____________________________ Pip’s sister. 6- Who is _______________ person you know? 7- That restaurant makes __________ Kapsa in town. 8- People say that Arabic is _____________________ English to learn. 9- In the world in general, tea is ____________________ coffee. 10- Is learning grammar _______________________ learning new words? B (old) older than the most beautiful (beautiful) (large) (fluent) (warm-hearted) (kind) (good) (difficult) (popular) (important) EXIT ANSWER

THE ANSWER Grammar A- A EXIT 1- Khaled is ___________ student in the class. 2- That car is ___________ the other one. 3- This exercise is ____________ the last one. 4- Which is _________ football team in Saudi Arabia. 5- One English script is _____________ the others. 6- A propeller plane is normally ______________ a jet plane. 7- This is ___________ winter weather for ten years. 8- Many people say that English is ______________ than Arabic to learn. 9- This summer is _____________ the last. 10- That shop sells _____________ soft drinks in town. A the tallest (tall) safer than (safe) easier than (easy) the best (good) clearer than (clear) slower than (slow) (bad) the worst simpler than (simple) hotter than (hot) the coldest (cold) EXIT

THE ANSWER Grammar A B the kindest EXIT 1- KFUPM is ____________ Umm Al- Qura. 2- Which English script is ____________________ of all? 3- King Saud University is _____________ in Saudi Arabia. 4- My father’s English is ___________________ mine. 5- Joe was ____________________________ Pip’s sister. 6- Who is _______________ person you know? 7- That restaurant makes __________ Kapsa in town. 8- People say that Arabic is _____________________ English to learn. 9- In the world in general, tea is ____________________ coffee. 10- Is learning grammar _______________________ learning new words? B older than (old) the most beautiful (beautiful) the largest (large) more fluent than (fluent) more warm-hearted than (warm-hearted) the kindest (kind) the best (good) more difficult than (difficult) more popular than (popular) more important than (important) EXIT

Linking Verbs EXAMPLES NOTES (a) The soup smells good. (LINKING VERB) (ADJECTIVE) (b) This food tastes delicious. (c) The children feel happy. (d) The weather became cold. EXAMPLES “Linking verbs”, like be, may be followed by an adjective. Common linking verbs: feel, look, smell, sound, taste appear, seem become (and get, turn, grow when they mean “become”) NOTES EXIT

Spelling of -ing and -ed Forms END OF VERB DOUBLE THE COSONANT? SIMPLE FORM -ING -ED -e NO (a) simle smiling smiled hope hoping hoped -ing form: Drop the –e, add –ing. -ed form: Just add –ed. Two Consonants NO (b) help helping helped learn learning learned If the verb ends in two consonants, just add –ing or –ed. Two Vowels + One Consonant NO (C) rain raining rained heat heating heated If the verb ends in two vowels + a consonant, just add –ing or –ed. One Vowel + One Consonant YES ONE-SYLLABLE VERBS (d) stop stopping stopped plan planning planned If the verb has on syllable and ends in one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant to make –ing or –ed form.* NO YES TWO-SYLLABLE VERBS (e) visit visiting visited offer offering offered (F) prefer preferring preferred admit admitting admitted If the first syllable of a two-syllable verb is stressed, do not double the consonant. If the second syllable of two syllable verb is stressed, double the consonant.

Spelling of -ing and -ed Forms END OF VERB DOUBLE THE COSONANT? SIMPLE FORM -ING -ED -y NO (g) play playing played enjoy enjoying enjoyed (h) worry worrying worried study studying studied If the verb ends in a vowel + -y, keep the -y. Do not change it to -i. If the verb ends in a consonant + -y, keep the -ing form, but change the -y to -i to make the -ed form -ie (i) die dying died tie tying tied -ing form: Change -ie to -y and add -ing. -ed form: Just add -ed *Exceptions: Do not double w or x: snow, snowing, snowed fix, fixing, fixed EXIT

Verb to "be" SIMPLE FORM Subject Present Past Future Past perfect EXIT Forms of Verb Subject Present I he she it singular noun You we they plural noun am is are Past I he she it singular noun You we they plural noun was were Present perfect he she it singular I You we they plural noun has been have been Past perfect he she it singular I You we they plural noun had been Future he she it singular I You we they plural noun will be Will be Future perfect he she it singular I You we they plural noun will have been EXIT