Tài liệu Active grammar 2 part 7 docx

An adjective can also come later in the sentence, after verbs like be and feel.. an old owl two old owls 42 Adjectives... PRACTICE 1 Here is another 2 How many adjectives guessing game.

An adjective often comes in front of a noun

An adjective can also come later in the sentence, after verbs like be and feel

I

a mouse

my ears

you

You never add an -s to an adjective

an old owl two old owls

42 Adjectives

PRACTICE

1 Here is another 2 How many adjectives guessing game What are there in the five

is the answer? clues? List them

3 Make up three sentences about your partner In each sentence, use one word from each box

b_

e ti "——

black blond white pink head hai face eyes

red blue green yellow nose đán mouth lips

orange brown arms hands fingers legs

huge big” cmal tiny shirt drees trousers skirt long short strong thin shoes socks

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@ Comparing with adjectives

(tall, taller, tallest)

What does David want to buy?

No, no, no!

one, sir It's smaller

Yes, this one is

smaller But it's You're right,

still too big sir You needa

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Oh dear! It's too small I need a

bigger one

This is the smallest

size in the shop, sir

I need a shirt

which is smaller

than this

Good! This one is just the right size

Shall I put it in bag for you,

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Oh, no! I'm not, T don't like going to buy it | the colour

When you compare people or things, you usually put -er or -est at the end of an adjective

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T am stronger I'm the

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stronger the strongest smaller the smallest

taller the tallest higher the highest older the oldest

younger the youngest

Grammar Help \\ I am fat

With some adjectives, you double

the last letter before adding -er (a)

the fattest the thinnest

the hottest Iam fatter

the biggest than Sam

the saddest the Fittest

Tam the fattest cat in town GB

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You do not add -er or -est to long adjectives

T like the

red ball It is

bigger than —n

the green eed |

Yes, it is bigger

But it is more expensive!

The blue ball is

the biggest But

it is the most expensive!

Grammar Help

With long adjectives, you use more and most

expensive more expensive the most expensive

comfortable more comfortable the most comfortable difficult more difficult the most difficult

beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

interesting more interesting the most interesting

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