Unit 3 - Lesson A (Comparison)

UNIT 3    LESSON 3

COMPARING THINGS

MEANING

1) Уншиж ойлгоx:

Monday-28⁰     Tuesday-24⁰     Wednesday-24⁰              Thursday-19⁰

Comparatives

Monday was sunnier than Tuesday

Thursday’s weather was much cooler than Monday’s

Superlatives

Monday’s weather was the hottest and sunniest.

Thursday’s was the coldest and wettest.

as ….. as

Tuesday was as warm as Wednesday.

Tuesday wasn’t as warm as Monday.

FORM

Spelling rules	Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
Most one-syllable adjectives	Fast	Faster	The fastest
One-syllable adjectives ending in one short vowel+a consonant	Big	Bigger	The biggest
Most two-syllable adjectives	Careful	More careful	The most careful
Two-syllable adjectives ending in –y	Happy	Happier	The happiest
Adjectives with three syllables or more	Comfortable	More confortable	The most confortable

Some common irregular comparatives and superlatives are:

good-better-best

bad-worse-worst

far-further-furthest

PRACTICE

2) Дасгал хийx: 1-3

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives.

1. It’s much _________________________/wet/ in the north of the country than in the south.

2. He’s ___________________________________/relaxed/ person I know.

3. Amie is much ___________________________________/happy/ now than she was.

4. Janie is as ___________________________________/good/ at her job as Matt is.

5. He’s much ___________________________________ /energetic/ than I am.

6. That’s the ___________________________________ / bad/ meal I’ve ever had here.

7. This report isn’t as ___________________________________ /interesting/ as the last one.

8. Is this the ___________________________________ /good/ hotel you could find?

2. Order the words to make sentences.

1.      the /Running the marathon/ is /difficult thing/ I’ve ever done/ most.

2.      cheerful /when it’s sunny/ I’m usually/ more.

3.      getting a taxi/ Getting a bus/ is/ easy/ as/ as.

4.      frozen vegetables/ good/ I think/ as/ fresh ones/ are/ as.

5.      intelligent / person I know/ My brother/ most/ is/ the.

6.      worst/ way to travel/ Organized holidays/ the/ are.

7.      to get fit/ than/ Doing exercise/ a healthier way/ is/ dieting.

3. Complete each of the following sentences.

1. Karen is ______ than her sister.

a. young          b. younger       c. youngest

2. The mouse is the ______ animal in the zoo.

                        a) small            b) smaller         c. smallest

3. Barbara is as ______ as Janet.

a) intelligent                            b) more intelligent

c) most intelligent

4. The dog is ______ than the hamster.

a) large            b) larger           c) largest

5. Everyone in our family sings beautifully, but my mother is the ______ singer.

a) good            b) better           c) best

6. A knife is ______ than a spoon.

a. dangerous                            b. more dangerous

c. most dangerous

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WRITING

3) Блогтоо бичээрэй    - 20/IX 

Write about transportations using the comparative degree and the table below.

	BUSES	AIRPLANES	TRAINS	BOATS	TAXIS	BICYCLES
Expensive
Safe
Fast
Comfortable

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