☆Grammar: Comparatives

Tue, 09/18/2012 - 19:49

Adjectives with one syllabe add er: tall / taller

Adjectives that end with e just add r: wide / wider

a) if the word ends in one vowel + consonant, double consonant: thin / thinner

b) if the word ends in two vowels and one consonant, do not double the consonant: great / greater

c) if the word ends in e, just add r: large / larger

d) note the irregulars: god / better ; bad / worse

18/09/2012 18:49

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Tue, 09/18/2012 - 19:51

Exercise 1. Write the comparatives:

tall -

thin -

wide -

long -

good -

fat -

large -

rich -

poor -

young -

big -

bad -

short -

hot -

cold -

warm -

cheap -

small -

18/09/2012 18:51

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Wed, 09/19/2012 - 18:16

taller_thinner_wider_longer_good/bettre_fatter_larger_richer_poorer_younger_bigger_bad/worse_shorter_hotter_colder_warmer_cheaper_smaller

thank you

19/09/2012 17:16

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Tue, 09/18/2012 - 22:18

tall - .......... taller

thin - .......... thinner

wide - .......... wider

long - .......... longer

good - .......... better

fat - .......... fatter

large - ........... larger

rich - .......... richer

poor - .......... poorer

young - .......... younger

big - .......... bigger

bad - .......... worst

short - .......... shorter

hot - .......... hotter

cold - .......... colder

warm -.......... warmer

cheap - .......... cheaper

small - .......... smaller

18/09/2012 21:18

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Wed, 09/19/2012 - 08:35

tall - taller

thin - thinner

wide - wider

long - longer

good - bettee

fat - fatter

large - larger

rich - richer

poor - poorer

young - younger

big - bigger

bad - worse

short -shorter

hot - hotter

cold - colder

warm - warmer

cheap - cheaper

small -smaller

19/09/2012 07:35

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Thu, 09/20/2012 - 01:32

old- older

new- newer

clark- clarker

happy- happier

big- bigger

20/09/2012 00:32

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Thu, 09/20/2012 - 01:47

¡¡Hola!! big (grande) bigger (más grande) biggest (el más grande)

old, older, the oldest (viejo, más viejo, el más antiguo)

new, newer, the newest (nuevo, más nuevo, el más nuevo)

dark, darker, the darkest (oscuro, más oscuro, el más oscuro) Corríjame por favor?, no sé se está correcto.

Saludo

20/09/2012 00:47

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Wed, 09/26/2012 - 19:28

tall-taller;thin-thinner;wide-wider;long-longer;good-better;fat-fatter;large-larger;rich-richer;poor-poorer; young-younger;big-bigger;bad-worse;short-shorter;hot-hotter;cold-colder;warm-warmer; cheap-cheaper;smoll-smoller;

26/09/2012 18:28

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Sat, 10/06/2012 - 20:33

ANSWER KEY Exercise 1. Write the comparatives:

tall - TALLER

thin - THINNER

wide - WIDER

long - LONGER

good - BETTER

fat - FATTER

large - LARGER

rich - RICHER

poor - POORER

young - YOUNGER

big - BIGGER

bad - WORSE

short - SHORTER

hot - HOTTER

cold - COLDER

warm -WARMER

cheap - CHEAPER

small - SMALLER

06/10/2012 19:33

Sat, 10/06/2012 - 20:38

Adjectives with three syllabes or more add more: comfortable / more comfortable

When making comparisons, use than: Mary's taller than John.

06/10/2012 19:38

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