11. ADVERBS
Adverbs talk about how we do things
• He speaks faster than his sister
Adverbs ending in -ly More …. Than More quickly
than….
Rest of adverbs -er Faster
• People walk more quickly than in the past.
12. COMPARATIVE WITH
“LESS”
LESS + ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB
• I’m less relaxed this year than I was last year.
• This Picasso’s painting is less old than this Van Gogh’s.
• She plays less beautifully than her brother.
14. MAKE THE COMPARATIVE
Modern computers are much _______ the early ones (fast)FASTER THAN
I’m _________ this week ________ last week. (busy)BUSIER THAN
Newcatsle is _______ from London ______ Leeds (far)FURTHER THAN
I thought the 3rd Men in Black was ________________the first two. (bad)WORSE THAN
I’m not lazy – I just work _______________ you! (slowly)MORE SLOWLY THAN
Your bag is nicer than mine. My bag isn’t ___________________ (as…. as)AS NICE AS YOURS.
Tokyio is bigger than London. London isn’t _____________________ (as…as)AS BIG AS TOKYO
15.
16. SHORT ADJECTIVES
Adjective Comparative
-EST
Short The Shortest 1 syllable: + THE …-
EST
Big The biggest 1 syllable,
consonant+ + vowel
+ consonant=
DOUBLE
CONSONANT
Happy The happiest 2 syllables ending in
-y
Final –y = i + EST
18. SUPERLATIVES
We use IN + names of places.
This is the noisiest city in the world.
This is the noisiest city OF the world.
19. EVER
We often use THE + superlative with the PRESENT PERFECT + EVER.
This is the most romantic dinner I’ve ever had.
This is the most romantic dinner I’ve never had
21. MAKE THE SUPERLATIVE
Thais are _____________ people I’ve ever met. (polite)
Yesterday was _______________ day of the year. (hot)
This is ______________ time to drive to the city. (bad)
This is ___________________ part of the exam (important)
_____________ I’ve ever flown is to Bali (far)
That’s definitely ___________ film I’ve ever seen (funny)
Rob’s daughters are all pretty, but I think Emily is _________ (pretty)
THE MOST POLITE
THE HOTTEST
THE WORST
THE MOST IMPORTANT
THE FURTHEST
THE FUNNIEST
THE PRETTIEST
