English 8 unit 02 life in the countryside lesson 3 a closer look 2

Friday, April 24, 2020


Cross out one noun which does
not go with the verb.

HAY

WATER

COLLECT

WOOD

MILK


Cross out one noun which does not
go with the verb.

HERD
THE
CATTLE

THE
SHEEP


Cross out one noun which does not
go with the verb.

RICE

GROW
GRASS

MEAT


Cross out one noun which does not
go with the verb.

WILD
FLOWERS

PICK
POST

APPLES



1. Short and Long Adjectives:
- Short adjectives: with one
Ex: big, small, tall, thick, hot, warm…
syllable
- Long adjectives: with two or more syllables
Ex: useful, expensive, modern, beautiful…
Exceptions:The following adjectives are
considered as ‘short’.
+ Adjectives with two syllables

ending in “y”:
Ex: funny, easy, pretty, happy, lazy,
crazy…


2. Comparatives:
a) Short Adjectives

Ex1:
S

Be Adj_er


2. Comparatives:
a) Short Adjectives

Ex2:


2. Comparatives:
a) Short Adjectives

FORM:

Ex:

Note: We use comparative adjectives to
compare two things, people or

Notes: How to add “_ER”

* Other cases:


- Adjectives ending in a consonant, preceded
by a vowel, double the ending consonant, then
add “_ER”.
Ex: big  bigger
fat  fatter
- Adjectives ending in mute “e” , drop “e” then
add “_ER”.
Ex: safe  safer nice  nicer
- Adjectives with 2 syllables ending in “y”, drop
“y” then add “_IER”.
Ex: happy  happier

lucky  luckier

- Adjectives ending in _w, _er, _le, add “ER”.
Ex: new  newer

clever  cleverer


* Irregular Comparatives
Adjectives

Comparatives

good

better

bad

worse

little

less

many / much

more

far

farther / further

old

older / elder



fast / slow
slower than the car.
1. The horse is……………

faster

2. The car is ………….. than the horse.


long / short
longer than the worm. 
3. The snake is ……….
4. The worm is …………than
the snake.
shorter


2. Comparatives:
b) Long Adjectives

Ex1:
S

Be

Long Adj


2. Comparatives:
b) Long Adjectives

Ex2:

2. Comparatives:
b) Long Adjectives

FORM:

Ex:



beautiful
more beautiful
1. Princess Silvia is ………….………..
than princess Maria.


CDs

floppies

modern
more
2. CDs are ………………….
Nobody
modern
uses floppy
disks nowadays.


expensive
more

3. I think London is ……………….……
expensive
than Tokyo.


Ex: Peter is less fat than David.
Long Xuyen is less modern than Chicago.


REMEMBER (Comparatives of Adjs)
- Short Adjectives:

- Long Adjectives:

* Less/Inferior Comparatives: