Wednesday, 18 April 2012

COMPARATIVES RULES

Adjective
Rule
Example
Adjective with one syllable
  1. Ending in – e
Wide
Safe
2.Consonant – Vowel – Consonant
Big
Thin
3. All others
Tall

        ADD –r



Double the consonant and add
        -  er

ADD –er

a)      The Honda is wider than the Chevrolete
b)      A big car is safer than a small one.

c)      My house is bigger than yours.
d)      Joe is thinner than Mary.

e)      John is taller than Brian
Adjectives with two or more syllables
  1. Ending in –y
Pretty
Noisy
2.All others
Beautiful
Expensive


Change the –y to –i and add –er


Use more (or less) before the adjective


f)        Ana is prettier than Nina
g)      A motorcycle is noisier than a car
h)      Marisu is more beautiful than Elena
i)        The shirt is more expensive than the trousers


IRREGULAR FORMS
good - better
bad – worse
far -further /farther
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