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Grammar Reference with practice exercises

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Headwa New
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Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION
Continued
Unit 6 the consonant: hot/hotter/hottest; fat/fatter/fattest.

2 Than is often used after a comparative adjective.
I’m younger than Barbara.
6.1 What . . . like? Barbara’s more intelligent than Sarah.
Much can come before the comparative to give emphasis.
Form She’s much nicer than her sister.
what + to be + subject + like? Is Tokyo much more modern than London?
A What’s your teacher like? B She’s very patient. 3 The is used before superlative adjectives.
A What are his parents like? B They’re very kind. He’s the funniest boy in the class.
A What was your holiday like? B Wonderful. We swam a Which is the tallest building in the world?
lot.
A What were the beaches like? B OK, but some were dirty.
Note
1 We don’t use like in the answer.
She’s patient. NOT She’s like patient.
2 Like in this question is a preposition, not a verb:
‘What’s Jim like?’ ‘He’s intelligent and kind, and very good-looking.’
3 In these sentences like is a verb:
‘What does Jim like?’ ‘He likes motorbikes and playing tennis.’
Use
1 What … like? means ‘Describe somebody or something. Tell
me about it. I don’t know anything about it.’
2 How’s your mother? asks about health. It doesn’t ask for a
description.
‘How’s your mother?’ ‘She’s very well, thank you.’
6.2Comparative and superlative adjectives

Form
1 Look at the chart.
Comparative Superlative
ch chea cheap
Short
ea per est
adjectives
p smal small
sm ler est
all bigg bigge
*big er st
Adjecti fu funn funni
ves nn ier est
that y earli earli
end in ear er est
-y ly heav heavi
he ier est
avy
Adjecti careful more careful most careful
ves boring more boring most boring
with expensi more most
two ve expensive expensive
syllable interes more most
s or ting interesting interesting
more
fa furth furth
Irregular
r er est
adjectives
g bett best
o er wors
o wor t
d se
b
a
d
*For short adjectives with one vowel + one consonant, double
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UNIT 6 EXERCISES
Headwa
7 good better best
8 funny funnier funniest
4 Tick the correct sentence in each pair.
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1 Match the questions and answers.
1 What’s Harry like? c 1 ✓ My mobile phone is better than yours.
2 What does Harry like? b My mobile phone is more good than yours.
3 How’s Harry? a 2 Dubai is hotter than
Amsterdam. Dubai is hoter than
a Very well, thanks.
Amsterdam.
b Oh, the usual things – good food and nice people.
3 It’s the worse place in the world.
c He’s tall, funny and very good-looking.
It’s the worst place in the world.
2 Answer these questions so they are true for you. 4 Reading is boringer than watching TV.
1 What’s your best friend like? Reading is more boring than watching TV.
He is tall, black hair, sociable. 5 This is the heavyest bag on the plane.
2 What does he/she like? This is the heaviest bag on the plane.
He likes to play soccer, party and eat ceviche 5 Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the
3 What are you like? adjective in bold.
I am skinny, funny and studious. 1 I’m a very fast runner.
4 What do you like? I’m the fastest runner in my club.
I like to walk, read, play videogames, study and watch soccer. 2 It was an amazing experience.
It’s the most amazing experience I’ve ever had.
3 Write the comparative and superlative of each adjective. 3 She’s a beautiful girl.
She’s the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen.
1 easy easier easiest
4 This class is very noisy.
2 expensive more expensive most expensive
It’s the noisiest in the school.
3 far further furthest
5 It’s a really sunny day.
4 sad sadder saddest
It’s the sunniest of the year so far!
5 interesting more interesting most interesting
6 It was a really difficult exam.
6 big bigger biggest
It’s the most difficult exam I have ever taken.
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Continued
6 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative

form of the adjective in brackets.
Use
1 Comparatives compare one thing, person, or action with another. 1 This restaurant is cheaper (cheap) than the other one in
She’s taller than me. this street. The food is really good. I think it’s the most
London’s more expensive than Rome. delicious (delicious) food in town.
2 We use superlatives to compare somebody or something with the 2 Who is the most popular (popular) actor in your
whole group. country?
She’s the tallest in the class. 3 Simon is a good player, but Mark is a better
It’s the most expensive hotel in the world. (good) player than him. But Michael is the best
3 As … as shows that something is the same or equal. (talented) player in the team.
Jim’s as tall as Peter. 4 Could you tell me the quickest (quick) way to get
I’m as worried as you are. to Manchester from here?
4 Not as … as shows that something isn’t the same or equal. 5 Ellie is generous, but Hannah is even more generous
She isn’t as tall as her mother. (generous) than her.
He isn’t nearly as clever as 6 I’ve never been happiest (happy). This is the
me! happiest (happy) day of my life.
7 Complete the sentences. Use as … as and a word from the

box.
long difficult exciting tall much
fast hot quiet high spicy
1 I don’t think a giraffe can run as fast as a lion.
2 This summer is warm, but it’s not as hot as last
summer.
3 I’m a bit early. The journey didn’t take as long as
I expected.
4 The Eiffel Tower isn’t as tall as the Empire State
Building.
5 The children are asleep, so I’ll be as quiet as I can.
6 I got an A in my exam! It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it
would be.
Headwa
7 I don’t like oranges as much as bananas.
8 The Alps aren’t as high as the Himalayas.
9 My curry isn’t as spicy as yours.
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10 I didn’t expect the film to be as exciting as it was!
8 Complete the sentences. Use than or as … as and

the adjective in bold.
1 I’m not a very good dancer. Hazel
is. Hazel is a better dancer than me.
2 Berlin isn’t as expensive as Oslo.
Oslo is as expensive as Berlin.
3 She doesn’t work very hard. I do.
I work much the hardest than her.
4 Madrid is bigger than Lisbon.
Lisbon isn’t as big as Madrid.
5 We laughed the most.
No one laughed as most as us.
6 You’re shorter than me.
I’m not as short as you are.

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Grammar Reference with practice exercises

Unit 6 the consonant: hot/hotter/hottest; fat/fatter/fattest.

6.2Comparative and superlative adjectives

4 Tick the correct sentence in each pair.

Grammar Reference with practice exercises Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

6 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative

7 Complete the sentences. Use as … as and a word from the

8 Complete the sentences. Use than or as … as and

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