1. Adjectives and Adverbs 4
Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅰ
June 21, 2011

2. Let’s Warm Up
Johnny’s mother has three children. The first child is April. The second son is May. What is the third child’s name?
What was the tallest mountain in the world before Mt. Everest was discovered?

3. Comparison Comparative Forms
We use -er for short words (one syllable):
cheap→cheaper, fast→faster,
large→larger, thin→thinner
We also use -er for two syllable words that end in -y (-y→-ier):
lucky→luckier, early→earlier
easy→easier, pretty→prettier

4. We use more … for longer words (two syllables or more):
more serious, more often
more expensive, more comfortable
We also use more … for adverbs that end in -ly:
more slowly, more seriously
more quietly, more carefully

5. Comparison Superlative Forms
The superlative form is -est or most …. In general, we use -est for short words and most … for longer words. The rules are the same as those for the comparative:
long→longest, hot→hottest, easy→easiest
most famous, most boring, most difficult, most expensive

6. Exercise on the WEB Comparison_01 Comparison_02
Comparative and superlative forms
Comparison_02
Complete the sentences. Use a comparative (-er or more …)

7. Conversation Practice
How Do You Like Your New Apartment?
Pay attention to comparative and superlative forms

8. Model Dialogue 1 A: How do you like your new apartment?
B: I like it very much. It’s really big.
A: Is it bigger than your old apartment?
B: It sure is! It’s the biggest apartment I’ve ever had.

9. Model Dialogue 2 A: How do you like your new English teacher?
B: I like him very much. He’s really patient.
A: Is he more patient than your old English teacher?
B: He sure is! He’s the most patient English teacher I’ve ever had.

10. COMPARATIVE QUIZ Put the words in the correct order.
sea, ocean, lake (large)
Ocean, sea, lake. An ocean is the largest. A sea is larger than a lake.
captain, sergeant, major (important)
Major, captain, sergeant. A major is the most important. A captain is more important than a sergeant.

12. Take care of yourself!