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LO 6.2.1 |
DEGREES OF COMPARISON : ADJECTIVES
Peter runs fast . Pietie runs faster . Pedro runs the fastest . | ||
Adjectives normally take –er and –est to form the comparative and superlative degrees of comparison. This is not always the case. | ||
Adjectives which do not follow the rules: | ||
good | better | best |
little | less | least |
much/many | more | most |
bad | worse | worst |
- What is the correct form of the adjective in each of these sentences:
That was the ( long ) trip I have ever taken. | ||
John is (tall) than his brother, but ( short ) than his friends. | ||
It is the (cold) month, but the (hot) day of the year. | ||
June is the ( clever ), but also the ( ugly ) girl in the class. | ||
Tom made the ( little ) mistakes in the test and won the prize. | ||
Their behaviour is the ( bad ) I’ve ever seen. | ||
Boston beat us because their team is the ( good ). | ||
Yes, indeed, my joke is ( funny ) than yours. | ||
Your dad is ( fat ) than mine, but your mom is the ( thin ) in the neighbourhood. | ||
Anne is the ( pretty ) girl in the whole school. |
- Some adjectives need help from the words more and most. Complete the table:
interesting | more interesting | most interesting | |
painful | |||
beautiful | |||
difficult | |||
terrifying |
LO 6.2.1 |
Use more or most to complete the following:
- He is _______________sensible than Alice, but ___________________
unreliable.
- It was the ____________________ expensive gift I had ever received.
- He is the ___________________unpleasant child I know, while you
are the ___________________ selfish.
- The pattern cutter is ______________ skilful than her colleague.
- Make up your own sentences using more and most.
ADVERBS!
Adjectives always tell you more about the verbs (action words). They can give more information about how ( manner ), when ( time ) and where ( place ).
Yesterday Peter ate the chocolate greedily .
( Yesterday tells us when he ate the chocolate; greedily tells us how he ate the chocolate).
He ate it here .
Here tells us where he ate the chocolate.
- Form adverbs (manner) by adding –ly to the following adjectives. Some of the spellings might change.
quiet | pleasant | |||||
easy | helpful | |||||
careful | polite | |||||
clever | ferocious | |||||
happy | timid | |||||
forceful | miserable | |||||
lazy | sad |
(Orally) Make sentences with at least five of the above-listed words.
- Shade the correct answer: The bold words in the following sentences are adverbs of:
Meet me there . | time | place | manner | |
He arrived at noon . | time | place | manner | |
We are going shopping tomorrow . | time | place | manner | |
Please make sure that you arrive early . | time | place | manner | |
I could not find them anywhere . | time | place | manner | |
He has never been there before. | time | place | manner |
He has never been there before. | time | place | manner | |
The burglar tiptoed quietly down the passage. | time | place | manner | |
He answered the questions politely . | time | place | manner | |
He ate his hamburger hungrily . | time | place | manner |
Complete each of the following sentences by filling each blank space with an adverb of the type mentioned in brackets: (T); (P); (M):
- (T)__________ we did not leave (P)_______________________ until
after lunch.
- Stop what you are doing and come here (T)_________________ .
- (P)___________________ is where our house once stood.
- The brave dog held on (M) ____________________to the man’s trousers.
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- The model dressed (M) __________________________for the show.
- Match the verbs in the first column with a suitable adverb from the second column. Be able to use each pair of words in a sentence.
Read also:
OpenStax, English home language grade 7. OpenStax CNX. Sep 09, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11018/1.1
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