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• Feel free to post a comment everytime you have a doubt or send an e-mail to crizval@hotmail.com
• The answers to each exercise need to be posted as a comment or as an e-mail to crizval@hotmail.com, for them to be checked by the teacher and to see how you did it.

Previous Knowledge

Let's get started!!!

In order for you to get involved with the new topic review the following basic information about comparisons.

Comparative adjective:

• One-syllable adjectives normally have comparatives ending in -er:                   

• Old    -   older       cheap   -    cheaper

• Two-syllable adjectives can have -er, especially ending in an unstressed vowel.

• Narrow  - narrower   clever  - cleverer    

Longer Adjectives:

• Adjectives of three or more syllables have more:

• beautiful   - more beautiful

• difficult    - more difficult

• Two-syllable adjectives ending in -ing, -ed, ful, and -less:

• tired  -  more tired     boring  - more boring  

 Superlative adjectives:

• One syllable adjectives normally have ending -est:

• old   - oldest     cheap    -    cheapest

• Some two-syllable adjectives are similar:

• narrow   -   narrowest

• clever     -   cleverest

Now that you reviewed this information complete this exercise, so you can practice comparisons.
 

Grammar

Comparisons and Superlatives

In order to learn about this topic enter to the following  link. Here you will find a Power Point Presentation with the explanation and some examples.

After seeing the presentation 

Compare the two images bellow using the adjectives given.

Note: Your comparisons have 

to be posted on a comment.

Practicing

Now that you know what are and how to use comparisons here is a little practice.

Go to the next web page and complete the exercises given.

http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit25_grammar_exs.htm

If you have any doubt you can post a comment any time you require it.

REMEMBER: after finishing the exercise 
go back to the main page.

Exercise

In order for you to continue practicing go to the next page an write sentences using the images and the adjectives there. 

REMEMBER that you can use your own adjectives. 

http://www.eslflow.com/Writing_comparisons_with_comparative_adjectives.pdf

Answers need to be posted as a comment in order for you to get feedback.

After finishing the exercises GO BACK to the Principal page.

Evaluation

Answer the statements saying if its True or False. You have to post the answers in a comment. 

1. We add more when using one-syllable adjective.

2. Two syllable adjectives especially ending in an unstressed vowel can have –er.

3. Adjectives with more than three syllables always end in –er.

4. as... as is less formal than the construction less ... than.

5. Comparisons of inequality are formed by placing as much as and few.

6. Comparisons of equality with verbs are formed by placing as after the verb.

7. as changes the number or gender.

8. With superlatives the noun is always preceded by a definite article and in or of.

9. The noun in a superlative construction can never be omitted.