comparatives-and-superlatives1
comparatives-and-superlatives1
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1 Presentation
Alan is in France. He wants to travel from Paris to Lyon. He has three options:
The bus is cheaper than the train, but it is also slower. The train is faster than the bus, but it is more
expensive. Travelling by plane is the fastest option, but it is also the most expensive.
Cheaper and more expensive are comparative forms. Fastest and most expensive are superlative forms.
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Important points
1) After comparatives, you can use than:
The bus is cheaper than the train.
2) Before comparative forms, you can use much / a lot / far (= a lot) / a bit / a little / slightly:
The plane is much more expensive than the train.
The United States is far bigger than Mexico.
3) With these two-syllable adjectives, you can use -er/-est or more/most:
simple clever gentle friendly quiet narrow
Joanna is friendlier / more friendly than usual.
4) We usually use the before superlative forms:
The plane is the fastest option. He is one of the most interesting people I know.
5) These adjectives have irregular forms:
good - better - best bad - worse - worst far - further/farther - furthest
2 Practice 1
Complete each sentence using a comparative form with `much', `a lot', `far', `slightly', `a little' or `a
bit'. More than one answer is possible.
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3 Practice 2
Complete each sentence with a comparative or superlative form of the word in brackets. More than
one answer may be possible.
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Comparatives and superlatives - Key lingua house
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2- Practice 1
3- Practice 2
3. easier
4. further/farther
5. more clever/cleverer
6. the most delicious
7. more heavily
8. larger
9. the youngest; older
10. more quickly
11. the fastest; faster
12. earlier
13. longer
14. funnier
15. the luckiest; the richest
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