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. We use comparative adjectives to соmраrе two
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Water is usually сhеареr thап colo.
When we соmраrе two things: . We usua[ly use thол after comparative adjectives.
. we can use os + adjective + os to say the things аrе Vegetables are healthier thап biscuits.
the same.
lп mу school, pizzo is as рарulаr as Ьurgеrs. Spelling
{паtаsрорtffihап ...) . One-syllab[e adjectives:
. we сап use not os + adjective + os to say two things
аrе different. - most[y add -er.
Chaco{ate cake isп't as healthy as fruit salad. smo11 + smoller, cheap + cheaper
- One-syllable adjectives ending in -е, add -r.
. The form of the adjective doesn't change with os +
пiсе э пiсеr, lote + later
adjective + os.
- One-sy[[ab[e adjectives ending in consonant +
А burger isп't as big as о pizza. (not аs-фgrеrаs ",.]
vowel + consonant (except w, х or у), double the
Practice consonant and add -er.
big + bigger, fot э fatter
& Complete the sentences with os... as. . Two-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + -у
0 l'm short, but my sister is very short. change the -у to -i and add -er.
|'m not os short as mч sister busy + busier, hoppy + happier
1 The Burger Ваr is popu[a r.Тhе Pizza Restaurant . Two оr more syllables add more.
is popu[ar too. expensive ^ mоrе ехрепsiче
The Вurgеr Ваr is Practice
2 lre[and is wet. Scotland is wet too. Ё Complete the sentences with the comparative
lreIand is form ofthe adjectives in brackets.
1 Му maths teacher is (young) than my
З Lemonade is sweet, but cola is real[y sweet ,,,,...,,.
geography teacher.
Lemonade isn't 2 l think ptaying footbatIis (interesting)
than watching it.
4 Your shorts аrе quite dirty, but уоur T-shirt is З Exercise 2 is
very dirty. 4 Му house is (easy) than Exercise З.
yоur shorts аrеп't (far) from schoolthan
yoU rS.
5 А mango is (bie) than а strawberry.
5 Му mum's pizza is good. The pizza al Наrrу's
Саfё is good too. ý Write complete sentences. Use the comparative
Му mum's pizza is form of the adjectives iп the Ьох.
expeftsive fast good hot
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0 The blue T-shirt is f 10. The red T-shirt is f15.
The rеd T-shirt is rпоу9 ецрепsiче thап the
Adjective Comparative blue T-shirt
Опе syllab[e 1 lt's 2 hours Ьу train. lt's 2 hours 45 minutes Ьу
bus.
slow + slower
The train iS
Two syllab[es with consonant + -у
hea[thy + hea[thier 2 lt's 25'С in London today. lt's ЗЗ"С in lstanbul
lstanbuI is
Two syllables or mоrе
beautifu[ + mоrе beautifuI 3 The pizza wasn't bad. The burger was very bad.
lrregu [а r The pizza was
good + better
bad + worse
far э farther/further
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