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Week 10

Group work

Complete the table with the comparative form

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE MEANING

cool Cooler Slightly cold
big Bigger Large in size
profitable More profitable Useful
bad Worse Not good
easy Easier Not difficult
cheap Cheaper Not expensive
good Better Very good, excellent
efficient More efficient Useful
high Higher Great magnitude
wide Wider Large distance from one
side to other side

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form.

1. A polite email to a client is usually longer_ than when sending an informal email to a colleague. (long)

2. A text message is usually __shorter__ than an email. (short)

3. Sending a letter is __ more romantic____ than sending an email. (romantic)

4. A memo is __more important____ than a company newsletter. (important)

5. BCCing someone is ______more private____ than CCing someone . (private)

6. Sending a signed contract by bicycle courier is ___more official__ than faxing a signed contract. (official)

7. Typing up the minute of a meeting is _borer___ than having to write a report. (boring)

8. People who send very short emails with lots of abbreviations and acronyms are usually _busier___ than people
who write out everything in full. (busy)

9. A note is a lot ___shorter__ than a memo would be. (short)

Scramble the sentences.

1. more/Philip/efficient/is/Betty/than

_____Philp is more efficient than Betty____________________________________________________

2. financial/popular/more/us/is/the/than/manager

The financial manager is more popular than us

3. better/need/I/computer/a
____I need a better computer_____________________________________________________

4. comfortable/ my/than/ office/ yours/is

______my office is more comfortable than yours________________________________

Complete the sentences.

Laptops are ________cheaper___ than PCs (cheap)

January is _______busier______than June (busy)

My sister is ___more intelligent_______than my brother (intelligent)

Sue is ___better______at English than me (good)

Making logos are ____easier_____ than campaigns. (easy)

My designs are ____more colorful______than hers (colorful)

Alan's company is ___bigger_______than Peter's (big)

Mount Everest is _____higher________than K2 (high)

Graphic Designs is___more creative___________ than Administration.(creative)

These files are ___heavier_______than Roberts. (heavy)

Find the mistake and write it correctly.

1. This new brand car is more famouser than Lifan.

__this new brand car is more famous than Lifan________________________________________

2. They made a gooder project.

______they made a better project_______________________________________________

3. She more good than me in English.

 _____she is better than me in

English__________________________________________________

4. The US has a more big domestic market than France.

____the US has a bigger domestic market than

France_________________________________________

5. This years designs are prettyier than in Paris.

____this years's are prettier than Paris_________________________________________

6. I think Galliano is talenteder than Susan.

_____I think Galliano is a more talented than Susan___________________________

7. The quality of the clothes in the stores is more worse than ever before.

___the quality of the clothes in the stores is worse than before________________

8. The Price in France is more lowerer than is Mexico.

_______the price in France is lower than in Mexico____________________________

Look and make 5 comparative sentences.

__________the typewriter is heavier than computer___

The computer is faster than typewriter

The typewriter is louder than computer

The computer is more efficient than typewriter

The typewriter is shorter than computer