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Supplementary Material 002
COMPARING TWO PEOPLE, OBJECTS, ANIMALS OR SITUATIONS.
Whenever we want to compare the characteristics of two people,
two objects, two animals, or two situations,
we use THE COMPARATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVES. How? Examine the
following rules:
a) SHORT ADJECTIVESFor adjectives of one syllable, the general
rule is as follows:
ADJECTIVE + ER THAN as in shorter thanfaster than
smaller than
Examples: John is shorter thanPaul. (SHORT + ER)The blue car is
faster thanthe red car. (FAST + ER)
Mary's house is smaller thanJane's house. (SMALL + ER)
Note 1: If the adjective ends in "e" as in "nice", then we only
add "r"
Example: Classic rock is nicer thanpunk rock. (NICE + R)
Note 2: If the adjective has only one vowel and one consonant,
then we double the consonant
before adding "er".
Examples: Santiago is bigger than Puerto Natales. (BIG + G +
ER)
This pig is fatter than that one. (FAT + T + ER)My brother Joe
is thinner than my other brothers. (THIN + N + ER)
Some adjectives of two syllables also maketheir comparative form
like this:
ADJECTIVE + ER THAN as in cleverer thannarrower than
smaller than
Examples: My sister Claire is cleverer thanmy brothers.
Ahumada St. is narrowerthan Apoquindo Ave.Mary's house is
smaller thanJane's house.
b) LONG ADJECTIVES
For some two-syllable adjectives and all adjectives of three or
more syllables.
MORE ____THAN as in morebeautiful thanmoreexpensive
thanmoreattractive than
* Irregular forms
bad ..... worse good ..... better little ..... less many/much
..... morefar ..... farther / further (further can also mean
'additional'. i.e. Further information)old ..... older /elder
(elder is never used with 'than'. i.e. My elder brother)
COMPARING PEOPLE AND THINGS(Compulsory Supplementary Material
for BUM.
Suggested Supplementary Material for GLM.)
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Supplementary Material 002EXERCISE 1. Rewrite the following
sentences in comparative form using the adjectives given in
parentheses.
Example: John is (tall) his brother.
John is taller thanhis brother.
1. The weather this week is (hot) it was last week.
2. Helen is (old) her sister.
3. This book is (cheap) my French book.
4. Today, it is much (warm) it was yesterday.
5. Grace is (popular) her sister.
6. Samantha is (beautiful) Barbara.
EXERCISE 2. Complete these sentences by using the opposites of
the adjectives.
Example: New York is not smallerthan Boston.
New York is largerthan Boston.
1. Henry is not tallerthan John; Henry is
2. These exercises are not easierthan the last ones; these
exercises are
3. His work is not betterthan it was last semester; his work
is
4. This street is not widerthan your street ; this street is
5. My car is not newerthan yours; it is
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EXERCISE 3. Re-state each of the following negative sentences
twice, using comparative adjectives in their
construction.
Example: A pony isn't as large as a horse.
a)A pony is smaller than a horse.
b)A horse is larger than a pony.
1. February isn't as long as March.
a)
b)
2. Peter doesn't eat as much as John.
a)
b)
3. Bob isn't as strong as Peter.
a)
b)
4. Marys books don't look as new as Janes.
a)
b)
5. Lemons are not as good as oranges.
a)
b)
KEY-CHECK. COMPARING PEOPLE OR THINGS.
EXERCISE 2.
1. shorter than . ..2. more difficult than ...3. worse than
...4. narrower than .. .
5. older than ...
EXERCISE 1.
1. ... hotter than ...2. . .. older than . ..3. ... cheaper than
...4. . .. warmer than .. .5. ... more popular than ...6. ... more
beautiful than ...
1. ... is shorter than ...... is longer than ...
2. ... eats less than ...... eats more than ...
3. . .. weaker than ...... stronger than ...
4. .. . older than .. .... newer than ...
5. .. . worse than .. .... better than ...
EXERCISE 3.
