UT James is a racing driver. He is young and famous. He's got a fast car Racing dmvers never ceive slowly. They dive very fast * An adjective describes a noun. Adjectives go before nouns. They can also be used alone after the verb fo be. They have the same form in the singular and plural. ¢.g, This is a big house. He fs poor. They are poor. (NOT: They are poor ® An adver describes a verb. It shows how, where, when or how often someone docs some- thing, Adverbs usually go atter verbs. 2g. Ho walks slowly. (How doas he walk? Siowiy acer of manner), John is here, (Where is he? Here - adiverb of place}, He wakes up early. (Wher does he wake up? Early - adverb of time} Sometimes adverbs go before the main verb, e.g. the adverbs of frequency (often, always, etc). e.g, She offen visits fer parents, © Formation of ach, bs a) We usually form an adverb by adding -ly to the adjective, e.g, slow — slowly bb) Adjectives ending in -le drop th y- €g. simple — simply ¢} Adjectives ending in consonant + y drop the y and take sly. 9, angry — angrily d) Adjectives ending in| take -ly. €.g. careful — carefully ind take Some adverbs are not formed according to the above rules. They have either a different form or the same form as the adjective, polite politely... 10 fast dangerous 44 beautiful nice 42 soft easy : 13 early 7 good 14 noisy cheap 15 careful safe 16 happy hard 17 terribie comfortable . 18 awful L Are the words in bold adjectives or adverbs? Say what type the adverbs are as in the example. He is a good student, ..adjective. She speaks loudly. ...adverb of manner. They artived €atly. su : " He is working hard. She Is a pretty gir. Your father is here. They usually eat out He drives carefully He is leaving tomorrow. You dance very well, She leamns quickly. The film was sad These biscuits are hard Itwas an easy examlook, smell, sound, feel, taste + adjective ‘The verbs look, smell, sound, feel, taste take an adjective, not an adver. e.g They look happy. (NOT. They took tape.) He feels terrible. (NOT: fie feels Trovit) & Fill in the gaps tives from the list. h one of the adjec- happy, nice, hot, delicious Ny } (You feel \ This cake tastes bes sound very @ ~- 1 My bedroom is tidy tility. 2 Its snowing heavy/heavily. 3 Cross the road careful/carefully. 4 My teacher was very angry/angrily yesterday. 5 6 the correct item. Get ready tor school quick/quickly. ‘The test was very easy/easily. Adjectives/Adverls/ 7 Your pertume smalls nice/nicely. 8 Susan is smiling Rappyihappily. 8 This sweater fools very soft’softy. 40 He sings beautitulibeautitully 11 tis very warmwarmly today. 12 She looks beautifulibeautifully tonight. ©} ten sestions 1-720 anewers 3-9. oe COMIN OLIN 1 When will you wash your clothes? 2 How are your a Yestaray, Bee b It was very tiring. 3 Where is the rabbit? A 4 When did you go ‘ shopping? It’s very funny, 5 What do you think of @ Over there, this flm? 1 They're very well 6 How was your tip? 9 Twice a week 7 How often do you play tennis? & Janet is.a..g00d., singer. She sings very Well. {was ill yesterday bat now | am OL ns You must un to catch that bus. Lean‘ bite this bread, It's too Philip isn't clever but he tries vory al schoo! That horse is a every race This cake tastes really Denise is never naughty. She isa an Fill in the gaps with good, well, hard and fast. Then, say if each is an adjoc- tive or an adverb. oneness ° runner, it wins en Rewrite the sentences using a verb and an ativerb as in the example. He is a good wuiter. .. He writes well... ‘She Is a siow runner. They are clever players. He is a carctul driver. They are hard workers, Fiona is @ bad singer... = Paula is @ beautiful dancer. Noosena B:Uy EX See 4 This house (s big, His also This house is bigger than the fst, This house fs the biggest arc’ the expensive, ‘tS also more expensive, most expensive of ai. © Adjectives have got three forms: positive, comparative and superlative. © We use the comparative form + than to compare two people or things. e.g. Tom is taller than Richard. Russia is larger than Austraila. © We use the + superlative form + of/in to compare three or more people or things. ¢.g. Chris is the tallest of ail We use In when we talk about places. 0.9. Russia is the largest country In the word, NOT: 2k the word © Formation of the comparative and superlative of adjectives, ‘Adjectives of one or two syllables form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by adding -25t. €.g, fast - faster - fastest, Adjectives of more than two syllables form the comparative with more and the superlative with most. ¢.9. beartful- more beautiful - most beautiful. Some adjectives such as clever, stupid, narrow, gentle, friendly, etc form the comparative and superiative either with -er'- est or with more/most. e.g. clever - cleverer - cleverest OR clever - more clever - most clever the comparative and superlative form of the following adjectives. © One-syllable adjectives ending in-< take rin 1 small smaller. smallest. the comparative and-st inthe superiativeform. 2 big eg. large - larger - largest fi, Wes © Two-syllable adjectives ending in ~y turn the 4 dangerous -y Into -I and then take -er/-est. © g. happy 5 slow happier - happiest 6 pretty © Adjectives ending in a stressed vowel 7 eae 3 belween two consonants double the tinat 8 beautiful consonant and then take -er/-est ° fat big - bigger - biggest but old - older - oldest aeAdverbs form the comparative and superlative in the same way as adjectives. Adverbs of one or two syllables take -er in the comparative and -est in the superlative. e.g. hard - harder -haraast, early -earier -eariest. The adverbs which are formed by adding -ly 10 the adjective (adverbs of manner), take more In the ‘comparative and most In the superlative. ‘eg. carefully - mare carefully - most carefully. Write the comparative and superlative form of the following adverbs. easily fast late = tea clearly carelessly generously hard early - more easily... ..most easily @vaKsens worse more less furtherifarther Write sentences using the prompts (10, 1. George's house is very big Yes, i's bigger than mine... 2 Sally's dress is very expensive 3. Peter's sister is very young. 4 Tom's job is very excting, 5 6 , as in the example. Jenny's hair is very long, ‘This book is very interesting, Adjectives/Adverbs/ Write sentences using the prompts. given, as in the example. That's a fast car. It's the fastest car Ive ever seen. Those are expensive rings. ‘That's a small house That's a big plane. That's a tall building That's a long snake Those are nice flowers That's a cheap watch eveaasen Fill in the comparative form as in the example. 1. Mymotorbike goes .. faster than... last) yours, BL WOK oer sees (hard) Pat 3 Today itis (coid) yesterday 4 lm : snes (0'd) You. 8 English is 4 (Uitle) difficutt so Japanese 6 The last bus was (ctowded) the first bus. 7 (need a (big) bag, Ahi. 8 Travelling by train is (expensive) traveling by bus 9 A coat costs... 10 Vegetables are crisps. {itluch) a jacket (good) for your health Fill in the superlative form as In the example. 1. Sarah is ...the youngest... person i my family (young) 2 Thatis ress | have ever seen. (horrible) 3 Roses are the flowers which have smell. (nice) 4 JaMUAEY 18 sence MONth of the year. (Cold) 5 That was joke I've ever heard. funny) 6 Sheis eT ioc women I've ever met. (beautiful) 7 Mrs Greens . person know. (interesting) BOTMIS [8 cescsesnsensn SONG I'VE 2VEr Heard, (bad)dverbs/Comparisons Put the adjectives in brackets into the positive, comparative or superlative form. Fill in than, of, in or the where necessary. % 1 Lam ...younger than... my brother. (young) 2 That is a programme on television. (goad) 3 That Was cn meal I've ever had. (tasty) 4 My Maths teacher is very ... (leven 5. The old train is e Glow) 6 Ihave got sister, (much) 7 This is tree the forest. (tall 8 The music is very 5 (loud) 9 The wateh is very (expensive) 10. Chrisis ... : all, intelligent) : Eee os A ——— When we want to say that two people or things are the same, we use &8...5. #.9. Helen is as tail ae Kate In negations we use not as ... as. c.g. Mary is not as clever as Julie, 18 the new train, money my = Student Complete the sentences using as...25 or than and the word in brackets. 1 Idon't eat a9 much as... you. (much) 2 England has people... Holland. (more) 3 I can't speak French YOU. (well 4 Harry isn't. Lam. (strong) 5 Chocolate isn't .»- mitt, (heathy) 6 Bills carisn't .. Tim's. (fast) 7 Julie isn't her cousin. (old) & This knife is that one, (charmer) 9 This dictionary is that one. (good) 10. The petrol station is trom my house the bank. (farther) Fill in the gaps with the correct form (positive, comparative or superlative) Of the adjectives/adverbs in brackets, a, 1 The mouse is not ...46 big a6... (big) the dog 2 The elephant is (heavy) all 3 Thedogis {heavy) the mouse. 4 Thecogis.. .. (noisy) the mouse. 5 Thodog can run (2st) the eleprant 6 Thedogis (small) the elephant 7 Elephants live (long) cogs, 8 The elephant is not (friendly) the dog ay, Choose the correct answer. 1 Hes ..C.. man in the world. A tall B taller —G the tallest 2 1am than my sister. A old Bolder —C the oldest This picture is of al A good B better the best 4 My car was . than yours: A expensive B more expensive © the most expensive 5 This is _ film Ive ever seen, A boring B more boring © the most boring 6 Danis not as as Henry. A thin B thinner © the thinnest 7 My shopping bag is as as yours. A heavy B heavier C the heaviest. 8 [think History is a(n) . Subject. A interesting —B more interesting © the most interesting © England is very Lin winter A cold B colder € the coldest 40 Trains are sou than bicycles. A fast B faster the fastestMes Study these examples. The second sentence ‘has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Mary is shorter than Susan. as Susan Is not as short as Mary | have never seen such a tal ree, the Its the tallest tree / have ever seen. Greg is 1.80m tal, Paul s 180m tal as Greg/s as tall as Paul Complete each sentence with two to five words including the word in bold. 1. Paris is more beautiful than London. as London is ..not.as beautiful ae... Paris. 2 My brother is 15 years old. Your sister is 15 years ole. as My brother your sister 3 We have never read such an interesting book. the It's we have ever reac. 4 I play tennis better than John. well John doesn't as\do 5 Stolla hae never met ouch a fondly teacher, the He's Stella has ever met, 6 Goorge weighs 70 kilos. Nick weighs 70 kilos, heavy George is i Nick. 7 Itis the best meal | have ever had. such | a good mea 8 Spain isn't as cold as Sweden. than Sweden is .. Spain Go), Correct the mistakes. 1. Chris is more cleverer than Scott 2. Jil is prettior rom Syvia. 3. Chocolate ice-cream is the more delicious ofall. 4 She is a very taller women, 5. The bus is longest than my car. 6 A Fiat isn't as more expensive as a Porsche, Adjectives/Adverbs/ A friend of yours is visiting your city. He wants to stay at a nice hotel, In pairs, look at the pictures of the three hotels and make comparisons as in the example. Use the adjectives In the list. ld, modem, big, small, a fot of, expensive, far Built in: 1930 Rooms: 30 Price: £25 per night Distance from ciy centre: 4 kt Built in: 1820 Rooms: 60 Price: £40 per ight Distance from city centre: 2 km Pearl Hotel Built ini 1990 Rooms: 200 Prive: £00 per night Distance from city centre: 1 kim Crown Hotel SA: The Star Hote! is not as old as the Pearl Hotel, $8: The Crown Hotel is the most modern of all e Activity S Which hotel do you like most? Write about it using comparisons. Begin like this: The hotel | like most is the. ere Hotel. itis: 7