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We use the comparative for comparing 2 things or people to each other. If the adjective is short (1 or 2 syllables we add -er to the adjective. If the adjective is long, (2 or more syllables we use more before the adjective. We use than after comparatives Think of short adjectives… Big, hot, tall, easy, pretty, happy, small, short, nice, long, old, funny, fast, wet, large, Think of long adjectives… Expensive, beautiful, difficult, comfortable, interesting, dangerous, intelligent, popular, boring, important
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SPELLING RULES ☻ When the adjective is monosyllabic and ends in one vowel + one consonant, we doble the last consonant big- bigger hot- hotter ☻ When the adjective ends in consonant + y, this changes to i before adding –er easy – easier happy - happier Short adjectives Long adjectives Big bigger Tall taller Short shorter Long longer Hot hotter Easy easier Sad sadder Small smaller Old older Nice nicer Expensive more expensive Beautiful more beautiful Difficult more difficult Intelligent more intelligent Interesting more interesting Dangerous more dangerous than
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IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES Good better the best Bad worse the worst COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE Far farther the farthest furtherthe furthest
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We use the superlative to highlight a person or thing between two or more. Short adjectives Big the biggest Tall the tallest Short the shortest Long the longest Hot the hottest Easy the easiest Sad the saddest Small the smallest Old the oldest Nice the nicest Long adjectives Expensive the most expensive Beautiful the most beautiful Difficult the most difficult Intelligent the most intelligent Interesting the most interesting Dangerous the most dangerous If the adjective is short (1 or 2 syllables we add -est to the adjective. If the adjective is long, (2 or more syllables we use most before the adjective. We use the before superlatives
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Comparative adjective -er -est most more than the adjective Superlative the than older than more interesting than the oldest the most interesting
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AdjectiveComparative Short adjectives old big easy Long adjectives interesting serious Irregular adjectives good bad older (than) bigger (than) easier (than) more interesting (than) more serious (than) better (than) worse (than)
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AdjectiveSuperlative Short adjectives old big easy Long adjectives interesting serious Irregular adjectives good bad the oldest the biggest the easiest the most interesting the most serious the best the worst
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Write sentences using the comparative English / easy / Maths = English is easier than Maths 1 Elephants / large/ mice 2 Reading / interesting / watching TV 3 Surgeons / rich / cashiers 4 Chinese / difficult / English 5 This book / expensive / that one 6 My house / big / yours Elephants are larger than mice Reading is more interesting than watching TV Surgeons are richer than cashiers Chinese is more difficult than English This book is more expensive than that one My house is bigger than yours Let´s practice..
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Write sentences using the superlative Vatican city/ small /country/ in the world Vatican City is the smallest country in the world 1- London / big / city in England 2- Big Brother/good / reality show in Spain 3-Glasgow/exciting/city in Scotland 4-The Lord of the Rings/long/film 5-Science/difficult/school subject 6-Ferrary /expensive/ cars in the world 7-Antonio/tall/boy in the class 1.London is the biggest city in England 2.Bid Brother is the best reality show in Spain 3.Glasgow is the most exciting city in Scotland 4.The Lord of the Rings is the longest film 5.Science is the most difficult school subject 6.Ferrary are the most expensive cars in the world 7.Antonio is the tallest boy in the class
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Which is (high) mountain in Murcia? 1. Carlos is (intelligent) boy in my class. 2. These are (expensive) trousers I´ve ever had 3 What´s (sad) film you´ve seen? 4 (good) holiday we´ve ever had was in Jamaica 5 Skiing is (exciting) sport 6 London is (busy) city in the UK the highest the most intelligent the most expensive the saddest The best the most exciting the busiest Write sentences using the superlative
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Write the adjective in brackets in the comparative or superlative form 1- Diana is girl in her class ( pretty) 2- Peter is than John (tall) 3-My town is in Spain (nice) 4- Summer is than Spring (hot) 5- This exercise is than the previous one ( difficult) 6-El Internado is programme on TV (good) 7- Our dog is than yours ( big) 8- 21st of June is day of the year (long) 9- This boy is in this class ( intelligent ) 10- This book is than your book ( interesting) the prettiest taller the nicest hotter more difficult the best bigger the longest the most intelligent more interesting
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Complete the sentences using comparative or superlative 1 Caviar is (expensive) food in the world. 2 BMW is (expensive) Renault 3 Raúl is (old) Owen 4 (old) person in the world was a Frenchwoman. 5 (long) hair in the world measured 5.15 metres 6 The Golden Gate Bridge is (long) Tower Bridge 7 My computer is (modern) yours 8 Last summer was (good) of my life the most expensive more expensive than older than The oldest The longest longer than more modern than the best
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We use SHOULD to give advice. (Deberías) You should do something = it is a good thing to do You shouldn´t do something = it is not a good thing to do Should Shouldn`t I/you/he/ she/we/they + infinitive + You should go to bed earlier Tom shouldn´t watch TV so much
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Rewrite the sentences as advice. Use should or shouldn´t. Grandma is sleeping. Don´t play the guitar! You shouldn´t play the guitar 1.I don´t understand. Ask the teacher! 2.The film starts at 8:00. Don´t be late! 3.I´m hungry. Eat something! 4.Ben doesn´t like rap music. Don´t buy him that CD! 5.It´s very cold. Wear a coat ! 6.Recycle. It will help the environment. You should ask the teacher You shouldn´t be late I should eat something You shouldn´t buy him that CD You should wear a coat You should recycle
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We use must when we think it is necessary to do something. It expresses obligation. We use mustn`t when it is necessary not to do something. It expresses prohibition must mustn`t I/you/he/ she/we/they + infinitive + You must be quiet in class You mustn´t eat in class.
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Look at the rules. Write sentences with must or mustn´t Don´t write on the books. You mustn´t write on the books 1.Don´t eat in the library 2.Don´t drink in the library 3.Turn off mobile phones 4.Don´t be noisy 5.Be careful with the books You mustn´t eat in the library You mustn´t drink in the library You must turn off your mobile phone You mustn´t be noisy You must be careful with the books
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