Transcript Diapositiva 1 - Educastur Hospedaje Web

You make comparisons in the following ways:
Santiago González Martínez – 2º curso EOI
Comparative adjective + than
More / less + comparative adjective + than
More + countable / uncountable noun + than
Fewer + countable noun + than
Less + uncountable noun + than
As many + countable noun + as
As much + uncountable noun + as
As + adjective + as
Tom is taller than Peter
180
170
cm
160
150
Tom Peter
Short adjectives: (eg.cheap, small, big) add –er
Eg. cheaper, smaller, bigger*
*short adjectives with one vowel + one consonant
double the consonant:
Eg. bigger, fatter
Peter is more intelligent than Tom
Tom is less intelligent than Peter
MORE+adjective*/ noun (count/ unc) + THAN
*Adjectives with two or more syllables:
MORE + careful / expensive / interesting
Except Adjectives ending in –y:
funny - funnier
heavy - heavier
Tom has more girlfriends than Peter
Peter has more money than Tom
Liza
50.000
40.000
30.000
Tom’s
20.000
girlfriends
Mary
10.000
Gina
0
Meter
Gráfico
Quesito
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EUROS
Tom's
Peter's
Peter has fewer girlfriends than Tom
Jane
COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY
Peter’s
girlfriends
Sarah
LESS + adjective/ noun (uncountable) + THAN
NOT AS + adjective + AS
FEWER + noun (countable) + THAN
Tom has less money than Peter
Tom’s money
Peter’s money
Tom has as many hobbies as Peter
Tom has as much work to do as Peter
COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY
AS + adjective + AS
AS MUCH + uncountable noun + AS
AS MANY + countable noun + AS
Tom is as happy as Peter
PRACTICE
Choose the right option:
1. Tom has got …… girlfriends than Peter
a) less
b) fewer
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b) taller
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2. Tom is …… than Peter
a) more tall
3. Peter is ……… than Tom
a) more intelligent
b) intelligenter
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4. Tom has got … money than Peter
a) fewer
b) less
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5. Tom has got as ….. cars as Peter
a) many
a) much
check