Unit 10

English IV

Communication…

In Unit 10, you’re going to learn how to…

• Make comparative and superlative sentences with adjectives.

• Use more and less with nouns and verbs.

• Use just to soften things you say.

Comparative and Superlative adjectives

What is a Comparative adjective?

It is the adjective which shows us the differences between two elements.

Comparative and Superlative adjectives

What is a Superlative adjective?

It is the adjective which shows us what element is the top, among more than two.

Grammar Rules: Comparative and Superlative adjectives

1. One syllable adjectives. Big Low Hot …Tall

One syllable adjectives

• Roman Coliseum is older than Eiffel tower.

• But, the Pyramid of Egypt is the oldest.

• Eiffel tower is old.

One sylable adjectives

• The soccer ball is bigger than the rugby ball.

• But, the basketball one is the biggest.

• The rugby ball is big.

Grammar Rules: Comparative and Superlative adjectives

1. One syllable adjectives.

2. Short adjectives ending «Y».

Big Low Hot …Tall

Tiny Silly Happy …Curly

Adjectives ending «Y»

• French is easier than English.

• But, German is the easiest.

• English lenguage is easy to learn.

Adjectives ending «Y»

• A guitar is noisier than a keyboard.

• But, the drums are the noisiest.

• A keyboard is noisy.

Grammar Rules: Comparative and Superlative adjectives

1. One sylable adjectives.

2. Adjectives ending «Y».

3. Long adjectives and adjectives ending ed, ing, ful, ish.

Big Low Hot …Tall

Tiny Silly Happy …Curly

Tired Boring Useful …redish

Long adjectives: ending ed, ing, ful, ish.

• French art is more beautiful than Spanish art.

• But, Italian art is the most beautiful.

• Spanish art is beautiful.

Long adjectives: ending ed, ing, ful, ish.

• Chemistry is less difficult than Math.

• But, Biology is the least difficult.

• Math is difficult to understand.

Long adjectives: ending ed, ing, ful, ish.

• Russian culture is more interesting than Arabic culture

• But, Irish culture is the most interesting.

• Arabic culture is interesting.

Grammar Rules: Comparative and Superlative adjectives

1. One syllable adjectives.

2. Adjectives ending «Y».

3. Long adjectives and adejctives ending ed, ing, ful, ish.

4. Irregular adjectives.

Big Low Hot …Tall

Tiny Silly Happy …Curly

Tired Boring Useful …Redish

Good Well Bad

Irregular adjectives

• Soccer is better than Volleyball.

• But, Basketball is the best.

• Volleyball is a good sport.

• Mexican food is worse than Arabic food.

• But, Chinese food is the worst.

• Arabic food is bad.

Irregular adjectives

ChineseMexicanArabic

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Grammar: more, less and fewer

• I get more calls than you do.• You get fewer calls than I do.

• I spend more time on the phone.• You spend less time on the phone.

• She talks more than he does.• He talks less than she does.

Countable nouns

Uncountable nouns

Verbs

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Strategy plus: just

I was calling to ask you something…

You can use just to make things you say softer

Strategy plus: just

You can use just to make things you say softerI was just calling

to ask you something…

Unit 10

English IV

Communication…