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Making comparisons

I Making comparisons
1 Observe and learn

Bob:"I prefer sending my messages by e-mail. First, because e-mail is cheaper and faster. In addition, ordinary letters are less convenient than e-mail”.

John:"Personally I prefer to write ordinary letters. E-mails are less personal than letters. Besides, letters are more interesting than e-mails."

Notice Bob and John have opposite views". Both of them have used comparatives to make up their arguments.

We use the comparative when two things are compared.

X  is / are + comparative  of  an adjective+ than Y

Letters are more interesting than e-mails.

E-mail is faster than snai lmail.

2 A reminder of some comparative and superlative forms
Adjectives  Comparatives Superlatives 
interesting More interesting than The most interesting
Expensive More expensive   than The most expensive
Cheap Cheaper than The cheapest
Healthy Healthier than The healthiest
Good (irregular) Better than The best
Bad (irregular) Worse than The worst
Far (irregular) Farther/further than The farthest/ the furthest
Many/much More....than The most ….
Little Less.…than The least ……
A)
  • Short adjectives take"er"in the comparative form and"est"in the  superlative form.

Spelling tips:

  • Short adjectives composed of Consonant + vowel + consonant double the last consonant  if we add the suffixes «er» or «est».
  • Short adjectives ending in «y» and two-syllable words ending in «y» obey  the same rule when we add the suffixes «er» or «est»: the ending «y» becomes «ie».
  • hot→hotter – the hottest.
  • wet→wetter – the wettest.
  • red→redder- the reddest.
  • dry → drier –the driest.
  • chilly→chillier-the chilliest.
B)

Long adjectives are preceded by"more" in the comparative form and its opposite meaning is"less" comparative of inferiority. 

They are preceded by "the most" in the superlative form and its opposite meaning is "the least".

Superior

Inferior                     

more personal than    

less personal than   

more interesting than       

less interesting

 the most personal 

the least personal

the most interesting   

the least interesting                     

 

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  • الأجوبة الصحيحة
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  • الأجوبة الخاطئة
  • False
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  • False

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