Adjective + ER + than.
New York is larger than Toronto.
More / Less + Adjective + than.
Is more expensive to live in Switzerland than Italy.
Activity!
Superlatives!
We use them when we want to talk about something that is better than anything else. Just like with comparatives, there are two different options and we’re going to learn them both.
The + Adjective + EST
This is done with the smaller adjectives.
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One or two syllables.
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Smaller words.
REMEMBER
- “Y” often becomes “i”
Busy —> Busiest.
Easy —> Easiest.
Small —> Smallest.
Cheap —> Cheapest.
Happy —> Happiest.
Smart —> Smartest .
The most / least + Adjective
This is used for the longer words.
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Two - three syllables.
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longer words.
Experienced —> The most experienced.
Expensive —> The least expensive.
Intelligent —> The most intelligent.
Thoughtful —> The least Thoughtful.
Challenging —> The most challenging.
Difficult —> The least difficult.
Workshop #4
- The sky in the countryside is clearer than in the city.
- “image 1” has more buildings than the “image 2”.
- In the city there are more people than in the countrside.
- It is easier cultivate in the countryside than in the city.
- It’s quieter in the countryside than in the city.
- The city is less paeaceful than in the countryside.
Fast food is less healthy than healthy food.
Usually fast food is cruncher than healthy food.
“image 2” has more green products than “image 1”
Fast food is more expesive than healthy food.
The scariest animal I have ever seen are sharks, they really have frightening teeth. I had the pleasure to swimming with then when I visited Cancun (Mexico).
I remember that one of the most expensive hotels I have been it was in Cartagena, that’s why I think that the most expensive country I’ve visited is here.
That was here in Colombia in a town called Villeta. It wasn’t for the place, the reason is when I was there, my family called me to tell me that one familiar had been dead.
Compound nouns
A compound noun is a noun consisting of two or more words working together as a single unit.
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Water bottle
Notice how “water bottle” there’s a space in between, still two words, but put next to each other, it gives a different meaning than if they were two separate words in two separate sentences.
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Mother in law.
This has little lines in between it and those are called “hyphens”.
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Toothpaste
This is all together as one word.
COMPUND NOUNS CAN BE DIFFERENT THEY CAN BE WRITTEN IN ANY OF THESE THREE FORMS AND THERE’S NO REAL RULE ON HOW TO KNOW WHICH ONE IS ATTACHED AND WHICH ONES SEPARATED.
