Writing

Write a note to somebody asking for a favor.

Do you agree or disagree with the following?

1. Peru is a beutiful country.
2. Life in the Andes is easy.
3. Peruvians have freedom of speech.

Writing

In your opinion, what should a museum offer to young people ?

Tell the class how you would make museum interesting.
The museum could teach young visitors how to make the adobe mix for the pyramids. Any more ideas?

Comparison of adjectives with as ... as

Explanation: Comparison with as ... as

Use either as … as or not as … as in the sentecnes below. Example: Ben Nevis is __________ as Mont Blanc (not/high). Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc. 1) The blue car is  the red car. (fast) 2) Peter is  Fred. (not/tall) 3) The violin is  the cello. (not/low) 4) This copy is  the other one. (bad) 5) Oliver is  Peter. (optimistic) 6) Today it's  yesterday. (not/windy) 7) The tomato soup was  the mushroom soup. (delicious) 8) Grapefruit juice is  lemonade. (not/sweet) 9) Nick is  Kevin. (brave) 10) Silver is  gold. (not/heavy)

Comparison of adjectives

Adjectives - Comparison - Exercise 1  Exercise 2  Exercise 3

Adjectives - Comparison in sentences - Exercise 1  Exercise 2

Adjectives - Comparison with -er and -est - Exercise 1  Exercise 2

Adjectives - Words randomly selected - Exercise 1  Exercise 2  Exercise 3

There are three forms of comparison:

- positive
- comparative
- superlative

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A - Comparison with -er/-est

clean - cleaner - (the) cleanest

We use -er/-est with the following adjectives:

1) adjectives with one syllable

clean	cleaner	cleanest
new	newer	newest
cheap	cheaper	cheapest

2) adjectives with two syllables and the following endings:

2 - 1) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y

dirty	dirtier	dirtiest
easy	easier	easiest
happy	happier	happiest
pretty	prettier	prettiest

2 - 2) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -er

clever

cleverer

cleverest

2 - 3) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -le

simple

simpler

simplest

2 - 4) adjectives with two syllables, ending in -ow

narrow

narrower

narrowest

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Spelling of the adjectives using the endings -er/-est

large	larger	largest	leave out the silent -e
big	bigger	biggest	Double the consonant after short vowel
sad	sadder	saddest
dirty	dirtier	dirtiest	Change -y to -i (consonant before -y)
shy	shyer	shyest	Here -y is not changed to -i. (although consonant before -y)

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B - Comparison with more - most

difficult - more difficult - (the) most difficult

all adjectives with more than one syllable (except some adjectives with two syllables - see
2 - 1 to 2 - 4)

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C - Irregular adjectives

good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
much	more	most	uncountable nouns
many	more	most	countable nouns
little	less	least
little	smaller	smallest

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D - Special adjectives

Some ajdectives have two possible forms of comparison.

common	commoner / more common	commonest / most common
likely	likelier / more likely	likeliest / most likely
pleasant	pleasanter / more pleasant	pleasantest / most pleasant
polite	politer / more polite	politest / most polite
simple	simpler / more simple	simplest / most simple
stupid	stupider / more stupid	stupidest / most stupid
subtle	subtler / more subtle	subtlest
sure	surer / more sure	surest / most sure

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Difference in meaning with adjectives:

far	farther	farthest	distance
	further	furthest	distance or time
late	later	latest
	latter	x
	x	last
old	older	oldest	people and things
	elder	eldest	people (family)
near	nearer	nearest	distance
	x	next	order