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UNIT 8A- The true false show



I. Grammar : comparative adjectives
1. Adjectives
- Short adjectives: one syllable
Eg: far fast slow hot cheap
- Long adjectives: 2 / more than 2 syllables
Eg: careful harmful expensive dangerous
2. Comparisons
2.1 Equality
Eg: He is as rich as Bill Gates.
My brother is as intelligent as Peter
She is as beautiful as her mother.
Form:

2.2. Comparatives
2.2.1 Short adjectives
Eg: I am taller than my sister
Ho Chi Minh city is bigger than Hanoi capital
Vietnam is smaller than China
Form:


Note: Forming er after short adjectives
Short adjective + er
S + be + adj_er + than +


S + be + as + adj + as +

short shorter
tall taller
strong stronger
Short adjectives ending in e: + r
nice nicer
fine finer
safe safer
Short adjectives ending in a consonant + a vowel double the consonant + er:
hot hotter
big bigger
thin thinner
1 or 2-syllable adjectives ending in y: y i + er
happy happier
dry drier
hungry hungrier
Irregular adjective
Good-> better
Bad-> worse
Much/ many-> more
Little-> less
Far-> further
2.2.2. Long adjectives
Eg: My house is more beautiful than your house
Living in the city is more dangerous than in the country
Learning Chinese is more difficult than English

Form:


II. Practice
Exercise 8A/137
a. Write the comparative of adj
1. short shorter
2. difficult more difficult
3. beautiful more beautiful
4. noisy noisier
5. thin thinner
6. near nearer
7. easy easier
8. rich richer
b. Write sentence
1. Canada is bigger than Brazil
2. Tessa is prettier than Debora
3. Driving is more dangerous than flying
4. My English is worse than your English
5. This chair is more comfortable than that chair
6. Her husband is younger than her
7. Buses are cheaper than trains
8. French wine is better than English wine
Ex1 in the work book ( p. 67)
a.Write the comparative forms of these adjectives in the correct circle
1. one syllable = + er
cold colder
high higher
S + be + more + adj + than


cheap cheaper
2. one vowel + one consonant = double consonant + er
wet wetter
thin thinner
sad sadder
3. one or two syllable ending in y=> i + er
dirty dirtier
dry drier
hungry hungrier
4. one or more syllable => more + adjective
difficult more difficult
comfortable more comfortable
5. Irregular
good better
bad - worse
far further
b. Write sentences using the opposite adj
2. The Atlantic Ocean is smaller than the Pacific Ocean
3. Tunisa is drier than Germany
4. The Panama Canal is shorter than Suez Canal
5. Silver is cheaper than gold
6. Butter is worse than olive oil
7. The moon is colder than the sun
8. Chinese is more difficult than English
III.Vocabulary: Personality adjective
Keys
1.a friendly person
2. a careful person
3. a serious person
4. a quiet person
5. a generous person
6. a stylish person
7. an aggressive person

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