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• We can use words and phrases with comparative forms to 6 At the weekend he wearscasual clothes than during
express large and small differences.These are some ways of the week.
expressing a large difference: 7 Her use of English grammar is the more accurate in
much I far I a lot / considerably + adjective/adverb + the class.
-er I more + adjective/adverb
Acts of kindness are often much more common when societies 8 By far efficient way of mastering a foreign language is to
face big challenges. live in the country where the target language is spoken.
not nearly as + adjective/ adverb + as
The study of genetics is not nearly as well developed as we O Put the words in order to make sentences with the
would wish. comparative or superlative.
by far + superlative
1 His ambition / than / has always / his brother’s, / greater /
This restaurant ’s pizza is by far the most authentic Tve tried in been /
my city.
one of the most + superlative + infinitive 2 was as accurate / the report / Her analysis / the financial
Amazingly one of the filthiest parts of the human body is the situation / as / in the magazine. / of /
mouth, which has 600 different types of bacteria living in it. 3 The lecturer is / since she started / less / work on her /
• These are some ways of expressing a small difference: available to her students / thesis.
slightly I a bit I a little + adjective/adverb + -er I more + 4 His skills / are not / as fast / as people predicted. /
adjective/ adverb developing /
Because of the new gambling law, people spend slightly less
time in casinos than they did in the past. 5 My interest in / considerably / than / the project is /
not quite as + adjective/adverb + as greater now / it was / at the beginning.
The launch of the new product was not quite as successful as 6 ideally want. / high / My motivation is / as / not quite / as I
anticipated. would /

7 than / There are slightly / livingin / fewer people / ten
PRACTICE
years ago. / the town /
Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or
superlative form of the word in brackets. 8 more / than by train./ It’s / to travel by car / considerably /
1 Today is the (bad) day I’ve had this year. tiring/ PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
2 You call in sick (often) than anyone else in
the class. ADJECTIVES WITH -ED AND -ING
3 This questionnaire about energy use is the People often confuse adjectives that end in -ed,such as bored
(complicated) I’ve ever completed. or excited, with adjectives that end in -ing, for example boring
or exciting.
4 The conference on tropicaldiseases was the
(memorable) I’ve ever attended. The difference is that:
• adjectives that end in -ed describe emotions - they tell us
5 The ferry from Staten Island to Manhattan is the how people feel about something.
(cheap) in the world. It’s free! Did you see that video about spiders?Yes,I was terrified by it.
6 This shape is much (irregular) than the • adjectives that end in -ing describe the thing that produces
other one. the feeling.
I watched a terrifying video about spiders on YouTube.
© Tick the correct sentences. Correct the sentences with Spelling changes when adding -ed and -ing
mistakes.
-ed
1 He’s the more hard -workingstudent in the class.
If the base word ends in an ‘e’, just add ‘d’:
2 I think that this natural medicine is most effective than surprise surprised amuse amused
those tablets.
-ing
3 Generally the inhabitants of that part of town are not as If the base word ends in an ‘ e’, remove the‘e’ and add ‘ing’:
wealthy as we are.
surprise ^ surprising amuse amusing
4 This curry is hotter and more exotic than the one we had
yesterday. PRACTICE

5 The climatein certain parts of Spain is a lot hot than many O Choose the correct adjective.
people realise. 1 I was fascinated / fascinating by the presentation.
2 He was irritated / irritating to find a parkingticket on his
car after the shoppingtrip.