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Comparatives, Superlatives
Form either comparatives or superlatives to
-er and -est are suffixes used to form comparatives and complete the sentences. Don't forget to add
superlatives of:
than and the where necessary. Use these
i. monosyllabic adjectives, adjectives: big, interesting, good, sweet,
tall - taller - the tallest expensive, bad, ill, narrow, friendly, beautiful.
ii. adjectives of two syllables ending in -er, -y, -ow and -ly less expensive tha
clever - cleverer - the cleverest 1 I'll buy this dress because it is _______________n
happy - happier - the happiest the blue one.
yellow - yellower - the yellowest 2 I think ____________________________ subject
the least interesting
friendly - friendlier - the friendliest to study is nuclear physics. I hate it.
More and the most are used to form comparatives and 3 the sweetest
superlatives of adjectives of two, three or more syllables. This wine is _______________ I have ever tasted.
modern - more modern - the most modern 4 He's _______________ friend I've ever had.
the best
Less and the least are used to form comparatives and bigger
superlatives of inferiority. 5 We need a _______________ house now that the
economical - less economical - the least economical children are older.
Use the comparative to compare two items (it is often 6 The river is quite wide here but it gets _________
narrower
followed by than).
Our new house is more convenient than the old one further down.
because it's near the shops. 7 I'm very disappointed with you. This is
The superlative is used to compare one item or member _______________ school report you've ever had.
the worst
of a group (of things or people) with the whole group
(including that item or member). 8 Every time I look at the scenery, it seems
Ian used to be the shortest boy in his class. _______________________________ ever.
more beautiful than
Note these irregular adjectives: good, bad, ill, little,
worse
much, many. 9 It started off as a slight cold, but I feel _________
this week, doctor.
friendlier than
10 William is much _______________ his brother.
He has asked me to go sailing at the weekend.
Passive voice (Part A)
Rewrite the following sentences in the passive.
Formation: to form the passive voice use the verb to be Include the agent only where necessary.
in the appropriate tense and the past participle of the
main verb. The room is being cleaned at the moment. 1 They built this mansion in 1962.
i. Use by to introduce the agent (e.g. the person or
This mansion was built in 1962.
thing responsible for the action). _________________________________________
The report was written by a person I trust. A Russian architect built this mansion in 1962.
Note: Mention the agent only if it's important to the 2
_________________________________________
meaning of the sentence. This mansion was built in 1962 by a Russian architect.
ii. With the exception of the Present Continuous and
Past Continuous all other continuous tenses rarely 3 Cleaners are cleaning the offices at the moment.
occur in the passive. _________________________________________
The offices are being cleaned at the moment.
Use the passive voice:
i. when the activity done is more important than the 4 Someone has stolen my wallet.
doer (agent),
My wallet has been stolen.
My room has recently been redecorated. _________________________________________
ii. when the doer is unknown or obvious, 5 Scientists carry out this experiment at room
Many people were killed when the bomb exploded.
iii. in formal language because it is associated with an temperature. This experiment is carried out
impersonal style. at room temperature.
The invoice will be delivered some time next week. _________________________________________
LEARNING TIPS 6 She will type the report first thing tomorrow morning.
Remember: If the subject does the action, use an active verb. The report will be typed first thing tomorrow morning
_________________________________________.
If the subject receives the action, use a passive verb.
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