LESSION 11:HE IS TALLER THAN I AM

Adjective

That is a good book.

I like red roses.

Adjective describe a noun.

Adjective can the change meaning of the noun.

adjective are not plural or singular:EX:it’s a good movie.they are good movies.

Adjectives are usually before the noun.

Some times,they come after the verb to be.EX:The movie is good.

Tim is riding an old bicycle.world that describe noun are adjectives.in this
sentence ,old is adjective.its describes the bicycle.

The tall woman wore a new dress.adjectives descibe noun.an adjective changes
what a noun means.it gives more information about it.

EX:

Roses are beautiful flowers.

Was it an easy test?

Yes,it was an easy test.

yes,it was easy.

Is your brother a clever boy?

No,he isn’t a clever boy.

No,he isn’t clever.

Are the apples delicious?

No,they aren’t delicious apples.

No,they aren’t delicious.

Terry has a red car.

His car is new.

His beautiful car is fast.

My football uniform is dirty.

My dirty shirt is red and black.

My red and black shirt is dirty.

Your ball is new.

Your new ball is black and white.

His shoes are new.

His football shoes are red.

His red football shoes are nice.

COMPARATIVES

Ken is taller than bill

Bill is not taller than Ken.

This book is cheaper than that book.

That book is not cheaper than this book.

My hands are smaller than your hands.

Your hand s are not smaller than my hands.

Anna is smarter than her best friend.

Dan is taller than his father.

I am older than you.

This football is newer than that one.

My football shirt is nicer than your shirt.

Her book is cheaper than my book.

Their pencil is longer than this pencil.

Your uncle is older than your brother.

SYLLABLE

Dog,cat,horse=1 syllable

Mon/key,dol/phin,gir/affe(/dʒi´ra:f/)=2 syllables

El/e/plant,cro/co/dile(/'krɒkədaɪl/).kan/ga/roo= 3 syllables.

Ex:

Old-older

My mother isn’t older than my father.

Young-younger

My brother is younger than me.

Sweet-sweeter.

This dessert is sweeter than that dessert.

Special form:

Ex:

big-bigger.

John is bigger than ed

hot-hotter

Florida is hotter than Hawaii.

thin-thinner

Rebeca is thinner than Nathalie.

fat-fatter

My counsin is fatter than my aunt

“the rule is when a one-syllable adjective ends in one vowel and one
consonant,you double the consonant.”
“Good” become “better” in the comparative form.

It does not become “gooder”!

“bad” becomes “worse” in the comparative form.

It does not become “badder”

The weather today is better than yesterday.

He isn’t better football player than his brother.

My score was worse than my brother’s score on the test.

I feel worse today than i felt yesterday

Ex:

She is more beatiful than her sister.

Baseball is a more difficult sport to play than football

LESS#MORE

Peter is less hardworking than John.

Spain is less difficult than english.

That player is less intelligent than this player.

Their coach is less friendly than our coach.

Y IER

Pretty-prettier

My aunt is prettier than your aunt

Busy-busier

My father is busier at his new job than he is at his old job.

ER-IER-MORE

EX:
Val is 25 years old.

Liz is 20 years old.

Val is older than Liz

Notice:when we use adjective totalk about 2 people or things,the adjectives

have special forms.

In the sentences we add –er to an adjective.

Health is important

Money is important

Health is more important than Money.

Notice:when we use adjectives to talk about 2 people or things,the adjective

have special forms.

In this sentences,we use more in front of adjective.than follows the comparative

forms.

Adjective with one syllable

Adjective comparative

Young younger

Cheap cheaper

Tall taller

Adjective that end in one vowel and one consonant,double the consonant.

Big bigger

Thin thinner

Fat fatter

Hot hotter

Adjective that end in Y

Adjective comparative

Noisy noisier

Dirty dirtier

Adjective that end in Y, change the y to i and than add er.

Adjective s with 2 or more syllables

Adjective comparative

Famous more famous

Important more important

Interesting more interesting

Use more(or less) in front of adjective 2 or more syllable

IRREGULAR FORMS

Adjective comparative

Good better

Bad worse

The comparative form a good and bad are irregular