What do we add to a short adjective in a comparative form.
-er
The comparative of "healthy" is "the more healthy"
WRONG.
The comparative of "healthy" is "healthier"
She ____ taller than me,
is
punctual
Synonym of cheap
economic
What word often comes after a comparative adjective?
than
What letter do we take off and what word do we add, when the adjective finishes "y"
We take oof "y" and add ier.
Bogotá is bigger ____ Cali
than
The main or central part of a city.
downtown
I want to (get) the next bus.
catch
What word normally comes before a superlative adjective?
the
We use as...as to express two things are the same.
Right
Jack ____ as tall as Fredd, Fred is taller.
isn't / is not
A long line of vehicles moving slow on the road.
traffic jam
I'm going "to my house"
I'm going home
Rewrite the next comparioson, using as...as
Tom is 1.70 mt / John is 1.70 mt
Tom is as tall as John.
To talk about a small difference we use "much"
Wrong. We use a bit or a little.
Russia is (big) ____ ______ country.
the biggest
Something that has existed for a long time.
traditional
We "often" take a bus.
We "usually" take a bus.
Write the next comparison.(young)
Paty is 19 years old / Jenny is 16 years old.
Paty isn't as young as Jenny
To talk about a big difference, we use "a lot"
Right.
To talk about a small difference we use ______ or ______ before a compartive adjective.
a bit - a little
People who walk on the sidewalks.
pedestrians
I'd better go now, or I will "not get" my flight.
I'd better go now, or I will "miss" my flight.