5th EXAM: 15th MARCH

Hi kids!

On Friday, we have the last exam. It is a review but we have some new contents. Remember to study:

-1st: NUMBERS

-2nd: VOCABULARY: Sports

-3rd: REVIEW: GRAMMAR STRUCTURE: Present Continuous  and Present Simpe

THE NEW:

GRAMMAR: COMPARATIVES

One-syllable Adjectives

To form the comparative, we add -er to the end of the adjective.

Adjective	Comparative
small	smaller
cold	colder
light	lighter
wide *	wider
hot **	hotter

* When an adjective ends in the letter E, we just add the -R (for comparatives) or -ST (for superlatives). We do not write two Es together. Wider (correct) not wideer (incorrect).

• London is bigger than Santiago.
• Mike is taller than John.
• I want a faster car.

Notice how comparatives are often followed by than when comparing two things or people.

Two-syllable Adjectives ending in -Y

To form the comparative, we remove the -y and add -ier to the end of the adjective.

Adjective	Comparative
crazy	crazier
happy	happier
early	earlier

• My joke was funnier than your one.
• This section is easier than the rest.

Adjectives with Two or more Syllables

For Adjectives with 2 syllables (that don't end in -y) and higher (3, 4 syllables etc), we use more for comparatives.

Adjective	Comparative
handsome	more handsome
nervous	more nervous
enthusiastic	more enthusiastic

• My girlfriend is more beautiful than yours.
• Alex is more intelligent than you.

Some exceptions with two-syllable adjectives ending in -er 

narrow - narrower, simple - simpler, quiet - quieter

Summary Chart

If you want to practise, visit this page: 
https://www.grammar.cl/Games/Comparatives_Superlatives.htm

REMEMBER: "KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES IS THE DOORWAY TO WISDOM" (Roger Bacon).