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How to make comparisons in english a2
This document discusses how to make comparisons in English using adjectives, adverbs, and other structures. It provides rules for making comparisons based on the number of syllables in adjectives, as well as irregular forms. Adverbs are also addressed, with many ending in -ly and taking more + adverb in the comparative. Structures like less/not as, as, and than are explained for comparisons of superiority, inferiority, and equality. Examples are given to illustrate the rules and structures.
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- 1. How to make comparisons in English
- 2. SUPERIORITY ADJECTIVES 1. If the adjective is one syllable, you must add -er. For example small – smaller; big – bigger; nice – nicer. 2 . If the adjective has two syllables, but ends in -y, you syllables must change the end to -ier. For example lucky – luckier; happy – happier.
- 3. 3. With otherEnglish adjectives of two syllables and more, you can‘t change their endings. Instead, you should use more + adjective. For example handsome – more handsome; beautiful – more beautiful 4. Remember that some adjectives are IRREGULAR and change form when you make comparisons. good – better bad – worse far – further
- 4. ADVERBS 1. Many adverbsin English end in –ly. They make the comparative more + adverb For example slowly – more slowly 2. Some adverbs are also IRREGULAR and change form when you make comparisons. well – better badly – worse far – further hard – harder fast – faster early - earlier
- 5. REMEMBER!! When you comparetwo things, use 'than'. "She's younger than me.“ "This exercise is more difficult than the last one.“
- 6. INFERIORITY When youwant to say one thing is less than another, you can either use 'less than' or 'not as … as'. For example, "This programme is less interesting than I thought" "This programme is not as interesting as I thought."
- 7. EQUALITY When you wantto say something is similar, use: 'as … as' For example, "She's as tall as her brother" or "It's as nice today as it was yesterday."
- 8. Give the comparativeform of the following adjectives: young hot bad younger hotter worse full intelligent comfortable fuller more intelligent more comfortable thin silly good thinner sillier better fine beautiful tall finer more beautiful taller funny short happy funnier shorter happier
- 9. LET’S PRACTISE!! easier • I think that speaking is ____________ (easy) than writing. important more • It is ___________________ (important) to be healthy than higher wealthy. fatter • Mount Everest is ___________ (high) than Mont Blanc. • I am eating too much. I am much _________ (fat) than I was last more difficult month. older • This exercise is very easy. Can you give me something more slowly ______________ (difficult)? • My mother is 42 but my father's much ________ (old). He's better 73. lazier • If you don’t drive ______________ (slowly) you’re going to have an
- 10. LET’S PRACTISE!! easier • I think that speaking is ____________ (easy) than writing. important more • It is ___________________ (important) to be healthy than higher wealthy. fatter • Mount Everest is ___________ (high) than Mont Blanc. • I am eating too much. I am much _________ (fat) than I was last more difficult month. older • This exercise is very easy. Can you give me something more slowly ______________ (difficult)? • My mother is 42 but my father's much ________ (old). He's better 73. lazier • If you don’t drive ______________ (slowly) you’re going to have an