Handout The words in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct word

Grammar Lesson
Topic: Adjectives and adverbs
Handout 1. The words in bold in each sentence are wrong. Write the correct word.

1. 
   We lost the match because we played badly than the other team did. ________
   
2. 
   It rains a lot in England, so the countryside is a lot green than in Greece. _____
   
3. 
   You gave Sarah a really small piece of cake - and you’ve given me even little! ______
   
4. 
   I must have lost weight. These jeans seem large than they were before. ______
   

5. I got to the party early than everyone else, so I had to wait. __________
6. I hear her new CD is good than her last one. What do you think? _________
7. Our cat seems to be getting fat every day - maybe she should go on a diet! _______

8. 
   I’m disappointed. I think you could have done a lot well on this test. _______
   

Comparative and superlative adjectives

	Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
Regular adjectives with one syllable	Black	+ -er blacker	+ -est blackest
Regular adjectives with one syllable (ending in vowel + consonant)	Thin	double final letter + -er thinner	double final letter + est thinnest
Regular adjectives with two syllable (ending in -y)	Funny	replace -y with -ier funnier	replace -y with -iest funniest
Regular adjectives with two or more syllable	intelligent	more/less + adj more intelligent	most / least + adj most intelligent
Irregular adjectives	good bad far little much many	better worse farther / further less more more	best worst farthest / furthest least most most

Use	Example
Comparative To compare things or people that are different	The crime rate in this area is higher than in other parts of the country.
Superlative To compare one member of a group of people or things with the whole group	The robbery was the biggest in the bank's history.

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  Regular adjectives with two syllables can often also from the comparative and superlative like adjectives with one syllable.
  

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  Clever, cleverer, cleverest.
  

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  Adjectives with one syllable that end in –e add –r and –st.
  

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  White, whiter, whitest
  

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  Remember that comparative forms are often followed by than.
  

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  Crime is a much bigger problem in this country than in many other countries.
  

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  Remember that superlative forms are often preceded by the.
  

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  Our local police force is the best in the country.
  

Comparative and superlative adverbs

	Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
Regular adverbs	easy	more/less + adv more eaily	most / least + adv most easily
Irregular adverbs	badly early far fast hard late often near soon well	worse earlier farther/further faster harder later more often nearer sooner better	worst earliest farthest/furthest fastest hardest latest most often nearest soonest best

Use	Example
Comparative To compare actions that are different	Look your door more carefully next time and maybe you won’t get burgled!
Superlative To compare actions of one member of a group of people or things with the whole group	Only the criminal who ran fastest managed to escape from the police.

Handout 2 Make the following exercises
Ex A. Underline all the adjectives or words used as adjectives in the statements below. What is the text about?

1. 
   You stand on a wooden board.
   
2. 
   It’s quite difficult to learn.
   
3. 
   I’m keen to try it.
   
4. 
   The boots have four small plastic wheels in a line.
   
5. 
   It’s absolutely brilliant!
   
6. 
   Old people usually do this sport.
   
7. 
   You need to wear knee pads and a helmet.
   
8. 
   Increasing numbers of teenagers are taking up this sport.
   
9. 
   It’s a bit frightening.
   

Ex B. Make sentences by putting the words in the correct order.

1. 
   voice / she/ in / spoke / a / high / strange She spoke in a strange high voice.
   

2. 
   alone / the / in / the / was / woman / building _____________________________________________________________
   

3. 
   lovely / they / children / have / happy / three _____________________________________________________________
   

4. 
   thing / blue / it’s / square / small / a / plastic _____________________________________________________________
   

5. 
   tiring / it / quite / was / meeting / a _____________________________________________________________
   

6. 
   I / like / black / football / leather / new / boots / some / would _____________________________________________________________
   

7. 
   Italian / a / he’s / car / red / bought __________________________________
   

8. 
   time / a / quite / they’re / worrying / having _____________________________________________________________
   

Ex C . Complete using comparative form

1. 
   Your brother is much_________________ (TALL) than mine.
   
2. 
   This island used to be much_________________ (GREEN) before the forest fires.
   
3. 
   Slow down you’re _________________ (FIT) than me and I can’t keep up!
   
4. 
   Veronica seems _________________ (HAPPY) since she moved schools.
   
5. 
   It’s actually ______________ (TRENDY) to wear your hair up this year.
   
6. 
   As the time for the performance got nearer, I got ______________ (NERVOUS).
   
7. 
   Old people are often ______________ (WISE) than young people.
   
8. 
   Why don’t you try and find a ______________ (Cheap) computer game and save some money?
   
9. 
   Matt seems to have got even ______________ (LAZY) than he used to be and almost never studies.
   
10. 
    If the problem gets any ______________ (SERIOUS), we may need to inform the manager about it.
    
11. 
    If you work ______________ (QUICKLY), you’ll finish sooner and then you can go home earlier.
    
12. 
    Ben says he’s feeling much ______________ (WELL) after his illness.
    
13. 
    I have even ______________ (LITTLE) free time this year than I did last year.
    
14. 
    The news was much ______________ (BAD) than anyone had feared.
    
15. 
    You’ll need to be able to run ______________ (FAR) than this if you’re going to do the marathon