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1 PAGE 154 adjectives AND ADVERBSC omparative adjectives711 Look at the way we compare things:The Plaza Hotel is cheaper thanthe Excelsior Hotel isbigger thanthe Excelsior is more expensive Plaza Hotel issmaller thanthe expensiveare comparativeadjectives. We form them like this: short adjectives (one syllable):adjectivecomparativeoldolderlo nglongernicenicernewnewerslowslowerfatfa tterhothotterbigbigger long adjectives (two syllables or more):adjectivecomparativefamousmore famousdifficultmore difficultcarefulmore carefulexpensivemore expensive adjectives ending with -y:happy happierhungry hungrier irregular adjectives :goodbetterbadworse(For more information, see Appendix 4,page 245)3To compare things, we use a comparativeadjective + than:Tom is richer ismore beautifulthan new car isbetter thanmy old the comparative form of these adjectives .
2 Cold13 long1 big14 hungry2 careful15 nice3expensive16 happy4 good17 difficult5 fat18 old6famous19 beautiful7new20 friendly8modern21 hot9young22 wonderful10 cheap23bad11delicious24small12rich25sadc olderOBPG unit 70 90 08/09/05 06:48 Page 154 Oxford Practice Grammar Basic PHOTOCOPIABLE Oxford University PressFREE fromGrammarto go!Grammarto go!Oxford Practice Grammar Basic PHOTOCOPIABLE Oxford University PressADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS PAGE 155 BWrite comparative sentences about the pictures using thanand the words in brackets ( ). Use the Present Simple. 1234567 (be/tall)1 (be/cold)2 (be/hungry)3 (be/small)4 (be/happy)5 (be/young)6 (be/rich)7 (be/friendly)CLook at the information about two boats, the Queen Anne and the King SPEEDYEAR MADEPRICEQ ueen Anne14 metres40 metres235 knots2005 9,000 King John9 metres23 metres230 knots1997 3,500 Now put words from the box in the John (x2)biggersloweristhanQueen Anne (x2)longerexpensivemore The Queen Anne is than the King The King John is smaller the Queen The Queen Anne is modern than the King The King John older than the Queen The is faster than the.
3 5 The Queen Anne is more than the King The King John is than the Queen The is cheaper than the .8 The Queen Anne is than the King is taller than unit 70 90 15/08/05 14:28 Page 155 FREE fromGrammarto go!Grammarto go!
