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The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 5.1 - Low tech solutions for the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read the article again. Underline examples of comparative and superlatives.
  2. Look at your examples and complete the rules. How do we form the comparatives and superlatives of common adjectives?
  3. Look at the sentences below and complete the rules with small or big.

Answer

a)

  • the newest
  • the best
  • faster
  • better
  • more efficient
  • more economical
  • simpler
  • less expensive
  • slower
  • better
  • slightly cheaper
  • a lot lighter
  • far better
  • better

b)

RULE 1 → Adjectives with one syllable

  • comparatives → add -er
  • superlatives → add the _ -est

RULE 2 → Adjectives with two or more syllables

  • comparatives → add more + adjective
  • superlatives → add the most + adjective

c)

  1. big
  2. small

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