LISTENING COMPREHENSION

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  Listen carefully and choose the best answer (a), (b), (c), or (d) from the conversation you hear. It tells   about inviting someone to go somewhere. 1.    What is Ismail complaining about? a. Homework                                                 c. Loads of Homework b. School                                                        d. About Cinema 2.    Does Ismail accept the invitation from Jack is going to the Cinema? a. Yes, he does  ...

COMPARISON DEGREE OF COMPARATIVE

 KINDS OF COMPARATIVE


•         Comparative Degree → is used to compare two things that are not equal.

             

              The Pattern for 1 syllable

                                                                           S + to be + adj + er + than

                                                                           S + verb + adv + er + than

Examples

  1. Today is hotter than yesterday
  1. Bill runs faster than Bob
  2. This exercise is easier than the last one
  1. Andi works harder than his brother

              The pattern for more than two syllables

                                                                           S + to be + more + adj + than

                                                                           S + verb + more + adv + than

Examples

  1. This red dress is more comfortable than the white
  2. He speaks Spanish more fluently than I
  3. This year’s exhibit is more impressive than the last year’s
  4. He visits his family more frequently than she does



1.  Write the comparative:

a.       old                  older                                       f. good                                   

b.      strong                                                             g. large                                   

c.       happy                                                             h. serious                               

d.      modern                                                           i. pretty                                  

e.       important                                                        j. bad                                      

2.  Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets:

    a. These trousers are                                          (comfortable) than those jeans.

  b. She is                                             (happy) now than he was last year.

  c.  My grandma is                                               (old) than my grandpa.

 d.   Your hair is                                         (curly) than my hair.

e.  My hair is                                             (short) than yours.


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