COMPARATIVES
A sentence including a comparative with final -er.
- one-syllable adjectives.
- adjectives with final "y", which changes for -ier.
A sentence including a superlative with final "the ...-est".
- one-syllable adjectives.
- adjectives with final "y", which changes for -iest.
A sentence including as...as to show equality. (it means, it should be affirmative)
We can use the as...as structure in a positive form to show that things are the same.
See you ___ Friday.
Correct answer: on
We use "on" for days.
I want to spend a year ___ Barcelona.
Correct answer: in
We use "in" for areas that have limits or boundaries, like continents, countries, cities, regions, etc.
A sentence including a comparative with "more"
- Adverbs with final -ly. Ex. (more quickly)
A sentence including a superlative with "the most"
- Adjectives with 2 or more syllables.
A sentence including as...as to show inequality. (it means, it should be negative)
We can show that two things are not equal using not + as + adjective + as
We have lunch ___ midday.
Correct answer: at
We use "at" for time and midday means '12 o'clock'.
The milk isn't ___ the fridge. Where is it?
Correct answer: in
We use "in" to refer to a position inside of three-dimensional space, like a fridge.
A sentence including a comparison with "fewer"
Fewer is used with countable nouns, things that can be counted or that normally have a plural such as friends, books, students...
A sentence including a superlative with "the least"
Use "the least" with any kind of adjective. (Negative contexts)
Scrumble sentence:
can - as - can. - I - you - sing - well - as
I can sing as well as you can.
You can come ___ the weekend.
Correct answer: at / on
We use "at" with weekends. In American English, "on" is used with weekends.
I don't want to see her ___ the party tonight.
Correct answer: at
We use "at" to refer to group activities like parties, concerts, and other events.
A sentence including a comparison with "less"
Less is used with uncountable nouns, things that can't be counted or that don't normally have a plural such as money, bread, water...
He is ______ .
a.the most boring teacher I've ever met
b.the most boring teacher I've never met
c.The boringest teacher I've never met
Correct Answer: a.the most boring teacher I've ever met
It’s common to use superlative adjectives with the present perfect and ever: The most ... I have (ever) seen/done, etc.
Scrumble sentence:
cost - yours. - as - My - much - as - ticket - didn't
My ticket didn't cost as much as yours.
My parents always visit me ___ my birthday.
Correct answer: on
We use "on" for days, and my birthday is a day.
Is Peter's office ___ the first or the second floor?
Correct answer: on
We use "on" to refer to floors in a building.
Studies suggest ______ at work, the more productive you become.
a.the happier you are
b.the happier are you
c.the happiest you are
d.happier you are
Correct Answer: a. the happier you are
We can use the structure: the + comparative + subject + verb to mean that one thing depends on another or that two variable quantities are related.
Mention at least 3 irregular adjectives, and their superlative forms.
Bad - The worst
Little - The least
Much - The most
Far - The farthest / The furthest
Scrumble sentence:
have - the - This - doesn't - as - others. - as - phone - many - features
This phone doesn't have as many features as the others.
They always get together ___ Christmas.
Correct answer: at
We use "at" in for religious holidays: at Christmas, at Easter.
They are sitting ___ the table
Correct answer: at
We sit at a point near a table, we don't sit on the surface of a table or in the table, because a table is not a room or a place that we can be in.