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8A comparative adjectives
- White cars are safer than yellow cars
- Mosquitoes are more dangerous than sharks
- Tigers are better swimmers than cats
Tip: Use comparative adjectives + than to comparate two people/things
| Adjective | Comparative | |
|---|---|---|
| old | older | one -syllable adjectives: add -er |
| cheap | cheaper | |
| big | bigger | adjectives ending one vowel+one consonant: |
| hot | hotter | double consonant, add -er |
| healthy | healthier | one-or two-syllable adjectives ending consonant +y-ier |
| happy | happier | |
| famous | more famous | two or more-syllable adjectives: more + adjective |
| expensive | more expensive | |
| good | better | irregular |
| bad | worse | |
| far | futher |
8B superlative adjectives
- It’s the hottest country in the world
- The most dangerous time is the spring
Tip: Use the + superlative adjective to say witch is the (biggest,etc) in a group
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| cold | colder | the coldest | |
| high | higher | the highest | add -est |
| hot | hotter | the hottest | double consonant, add -est |
| big | bigger | the biggest | |
| pretty | prettier | the prettiest | - -iest |
| sunny | sunnier | the sunniest | |
| dangerous | more dangerous | the most dangerous | the most +adjective |
| good | better | the best | irregular |
| bad | worse | the worst | |
| far | further | the furthest |
8C would like to
| affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I | ‘d like to fly a plane | I | wouldn’t like to fly a plane |
| you | you | ||
| He/She/it | He/She/it | ||
| we/you/they | we/you/they |
| question | affirmative | Negative | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| would | I | like to fly a plane? | Yes, | I | would | No, | I | wouldn’t |
| you | you | you | ||||||
| he/she/it | he/she/it | he/she/it | ||||||
| we/you/they | we/you/they | we/you/they |
Tip: Contractions: ‘d=would, wouldn’t=would not
- I would like to= I want to (now or in the future)
Tip: Use the infinitive with to after would like
- I would like to learn. NOT I would like learn
Tip: You can also use would you like to …? for invitations
- would you like to have dinner with me toninght?
Warning: BE CAREFUL: would like and like are different
- I ‘d like to dance (=I want to dance now or in the future)
- I like dancing (=I enjoy it. I like it in general)
8D Adverbs
- I drive slowly
- They speak very quietly
- People dress very well
Tip:
* Use adverbs to say how people do things
* Adverbs usually go after the verb
* Use adverbs to say how people do things
* Adverbs usually go after the verb
- I speak English very well NOT: I speak very well English
Tip: Look at the chart for how to make adverbs
| Adjective | Adverb | |
|---|---|---|
| slow | slowly | + -ly |
| quick | quickly | |
| bad | badly | |
| caferul | carefully | |
| healthy | healthily | consonant +y–ily |
| easy | easily | |
| good | well | irregular |
| fast | fast | |
| hard | hard |
Tip: Remember the difference between adjectives and adverbs
- I’m a careful driver, (adjective)
- I drive careful (adverb)
Warning: BE CAREFUL: Not all words that end in -ly are adverbs e.g.
- friendly= adjective
- He’s a friendly person