Transcript comparasion
Comparison Comparative Index Usage …………………………………………………………3 Form/Examples …………………………………………..4 Irregular Comparisons ………………………………..6 Exercises …………………………………………………….7 Bibliography ………………………………………………12 Usage A «comparison» is used when it is necessary to consider people or things in order to see how similar or how different they are. So a «comparison» is an act of comparing always two things. How is it formed ? The comparative of superiority is used in sentences with THAN, but sometimes THAN is omitted. Superiority Number of syllables One One With the spelling Two Ending in –y; -ly; -ow Ending in –le; -er; ure Two syllables or more Form Example + er Tall > taller Consonant + Fat >fatter single vowel + Double the final consonant consonant + er Happy >happier/more happy Or Yellow > yellower/more yellow More + adj. Simple > simpler/more simple Tender > tender/more tender More + adj. Intelligent > more intelligent Inferiority Equality Form Example Form Example Less + adjective + than Days are less warm in January than in May. as + adjective + as Jack is as tall as his brother Not so + Days are not so adjective + as warm in January as in May Irregular comparisons A few English comparatives do not follow the usual pattern. Here is a list of common exceptions. Positive Comparative Positive Comparative Bad Badly Worse Worse Late Less Later Lesser Far (distance) Far (extent) Good Farther Further Better Little (amount) Many Much Less More More Ill Worse Well Better Exercises www.better-english.com/grammar/comparatives.htm Joe is ______ than Ed. (short) Joe is shorter than Ed Joe is ______ than Al. (thin) Joe is thinner than All Al is _______ than Joe. (heavy) All is heavier than Joe Joe is ______ than Ed. (happy) Joe is happier than Ed Joe is ______ than Ed. (energetic) Joe is more energetic than Ed. 1. superiority Exercises • • • • • • This shirt is ________ (expensive) than the other. This shirt is less expensive (expensive) than the other He is _________ (problematic) than his brother. He is less problematic (problematic) than his brother. Alice is __________ (intelligent) as I thought she was. Alice is not so intelligent (intelligent) as I thought she was. 2. inferiority 3. Rewrite the sentences using the equality comparative . Helen is nice. Sandra is nice. ____________________________________________ Helen is as nice as Sandra My English teacher is clever. My history teacher is clever. _____________________ My English teacher is as clever as my history teacher. Exercises 4. Complete using the right form. Anne is _________ (smart) as her sister. a) Less smart b) not so smart Michael is __________ (strong) than his friend Jordan. a) Less strong b) not so strong My father is __________ (brave) as the unknown soldier. a) Not so brave b) less brave Exercises irregular adjectives a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Well _____ Ill _____ Less _____ Much _____ Bad _____ Good _____ Late _____ Better Worse Lesser More Worse Better Later Bibliography www.better-english.com www.english-zone.com www.edufind.com Trabalho elaborado por: 11º C1 Ana Cristina, nº 1 Sónia Valente, nº 16