UNIT Arath Beltrán Sandoval grupo: 624_0 Semana 4 – Actividad 3 Matricula: 1179879

Food
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CHALLENGE 5 > Comparative adjectives
Rule Simple form Comparative form
Apples are cheaper than
One syllable adjectives: add -et cheap oranges,
Other adjectives with MIO syllables expensive Food City is more expensive
or add more than Puente Market.
Exceptions good This cake is better than that
bad cake
The food is worse than the
service.
Spelling changes: large The blue plates are larger than
For one syllable adjectives add -r if the yellow plates.
the adjective already ends in thin I'm thinner than my mother'
For words that end in consonant +
vowel + consonant, double the
last letter and add -erg
• Use the comparative form of adjectives to compare two people or things
The comparative has two forms: (adjective) + -er than or more (adjective) than.

Some students are talking about the food at school. Write the comparative form
of the adjective.
EXAMPLE: (delicious) The spaghetti is more delicious than the tacos.
(expensive) Roast beef is more expensive than hot dogs.
2. (cheap) The potato chips are than the French fries.
3. (fresh) The salad is Fresher than the fruit cup.
4. (large) The cheeseburger is Larger than the hamburger.
5. (good) The food is Better at lunch than at dinner.
6. (nice) The tables outside are Nicer than the tables inside.
7. (big) The sodas in the cafeteria are Bigger than the sodas from the vending machine.
8. (polite) The servers here are more Polite than the servers at my other school.
9. (sweet) This candy is Sweeter than that candy.
10. (bad) This cafeteria is terrible. Worse The pizza is than the spaghetti.
11. (small) The portions are smaller at lunch than at dinner.
12. (hot) The coffee in the cafeteria is hotter than the coffee from the lunch truck.
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Arath Beltrán Sandoval grupo: 624_0 Semana 4 – Actividad 3 Matricula: 1179879
2 Consumer Smarts

CHALLENGE 1 Comparative and superlative adjectives—Part 1

Short adjectives small smaller smallest Add -er or -est to the

slow slower slowest end of the adjective,
Long adjectives beautiful more beautiful most beautiful Add more or most
before the adjective.
Irregular adjectives good better best These adjectives are
bad worse worst irregular.
Simple Comparative superlative Rule

Use than after a comparative adjective followed by a noun:A letter is cheaper than a phone
call. Use the before a superlative: The Internet IS the cheapest form of communication.

Use a comparative or superlative adjective to complete each

sentenceEXAMPLE: (good) Office Deals is the best place to buy office supplies.
1. (small) The Office Deals store is the smaller than the Office Buys store.
2. (bad) The Office Buys store has the worst prices in town.
3. (fast) The clerks at Office Buys are faster than the ones at Office Deals.
4. (good) A CD-ROM is better than a floppy disk.
5. (slow) A bus is slower than a taxi.
6. (expensive) A taxi is more expensive than a bus.
7. (cheap) A mini is the cheapest car you can buy.
8. (expensive) Racing cars are the most expensive cars.

Use the words to write comparative or superlative sentences.

EXAMPLE: this restaurant / good / that one
This restaurant is better than that one.
l . cars / fast / bicycles = cars are faster than bicycles.
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2. airplanes / fast / way to travel = airplanes are the fastest way to travel

3. sandals / comfortable / high-heeled shoes = sandals are more comfortable than high heeled shoes

4. sneakers / comfortable / kind of shoe = sneakers are the most comfortable

5. pasta / cheap / steak = pasta is cheaper than steak

6. coffee / cheap / item on the menu = coffee is the cheapest item on the menu
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Arath Beltrán Sandoval grupo: 624_0 Semana 4 – Actividad 3 Matricula: 1179879
2 Consumer Smarts

CHALLENGE 2 Comparative and superlative adjectives —Part 2

Rule

Adjectives that end large larger largest add -r add -st

in -e
Adjectives that end pretty prettier prettiest change the y change the y to
to i and add -er i and add -est

Adjectives that end big bigger biggest double the double the
in consonant- final final
vowelconsonant consonant consonant and
and add -er add -est
Simple Comparative Superlative Comparative Superlative

• Some two-syllable adjectives have two correct forms:

quiet/quieter/quietest and quiet/more quiet/ most quiet

0 Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it

easier
EXAMPLE: Going to a car wash is easier than washing your own car.

l . Going to a car wash is also more expensive than washing your own car.
2. I think pizza is healthier than hamburgers.
3. Pontillo's has the best pizza in town.
4. Their pizza is always hotter than Angelo's pizza.
5. Pontillo's is also closer than Angelo's.
6. This computer is heavier than my old one.
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7. It's also quieter than my old one.
8. This computer also has a bigger screen than my old one.

Fill in the correct comparative form (adjective + than) or superlative form (the
+ superlative).
Terron 1 -year-old car cost $26,000 OK tires drives carefully
Lisa 5-year-old car cost $13,000 bad tires drives very fast
Bob 9-year-old car cost $32,000 great tires doesn't drive well
EXAMPLE: (new) Lisa's car is newer than Bob's car.
I. (old) Bob's car is the oldest of all.
2. (nice) Terron's car is probably nicer than Bob's.
3. (expensive) Bob's car was is more expensive than Lisa's.
4. (big) Bob's car is probably bigger than Lisa's.
5. (pretty)Lisa thinks her car is the prettiest of all.
6. (good)Terron's tires are better than Lisa's.
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