Its more expensive than the gray one.

lesson description
You will be able to form comparatives and superlatives, count syllables, and use the present tense form of the verbs like and think.

objectives
Compare people, animals, and objects Use comparatives and superlatives Practice present tense verbs

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vocabulary

strong

stronger

strongest

thin

thinner

thinnest

large

larger

largest

tall

taller

tallest

fat

fatter

fattest

verbs
to like I like you like she/he/it likes they/we like to think I think you think she/he/it thinks they/we think

your turn
Fill in the blank with the correct to like or to think verb. For example: It likes to eat apples and birdseed. 1. We _______ she has the beverages. 2. They _______ Kims restaurant. 3. Peter and Jeff _______ their jobs are fun. 4. He _______ his office is too small. 5. We _______ the wall color. 6. Kim _______ she needs a new computer. 7. I _______ the movie theater. 8. You _______ a lot of sugar in your coffee.

key phrases
Do you like this? Which one do you like? This one is smaller than that one. Which car is the best deal? I like this one the most. Its my favorite one. Good choice! I think so, too.

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conversation
Read the following conversation out loud five times. Jeff: Do you like this car? Peter:  Well, it is cheaper than the red one, but it is smaller. Jeff:  Which one do you like? This one, or the gray one? Peter:  This one. Its more expensive than the gray one, but its a hybrid. Jeff:  Yeah, it looks comfortable. And it is cheaper than the red one. Peter:  And faster than that one. This is the best one. Jeff: I think so, too. Peter:  I like it because it is the most comfortable, was the best price, and is one of the most powerful cars here. Jeff:  But it is not the newest. It is a used car. Peter: I dont care.

Bonus Feature: Watch the English Highway video to follow along! (Lesson ID: #0331)

your turn
Begin by reading them OUT LOUD and CLAPPING for each syllable. Then write the words under the correct column. important peaceful tall difficult careful colorful dirty long happy beautiful old busy wise green One Syllable Words Two Syllable Words Three Syllable Words

Counting syllables cat (1 syllable, 1 clap) house (1 syllable, 1 clap) like (1 syllable, 1 clap) ri-ver (2 syllables, 2 claps) com-pu-ter (3 syllables, 3 claps) pro-nun-ci-a-tion (5 syllables, 5 claps)

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comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives In order to compare two things, you must learn how to change an adjective to its comparative form. For example, in the sentence Jaime is taller than Lee, the word taller is the comparative of tall. Comparatives compare two things. Superlatives In order to compare three or more things, you have to learn how to change an adjective to its superlative form. For example, in the sentence Jaime is the tallest in the class, the word tallest is the superlative of tall. Superlatives compare three or more things, and always include the word the. The chart below shows how to build the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives depending on the number of syllables an adjective has.

your turn
Fill in the blanks with the correct adjective, comparative or superlative. For example: Jeff is twenty-eight and Sara is twenty-nine. Jeff is younger than Sara. (Hint: comparative) 1. The rug is wider than the table and the couch. The rug is the _________. (Hint: superlative) 2. Kim is shorter than Peter, but Sara is the _________. (Hint: superlative) 3. This tree is tall, but those trees are _________. (Hint: comparative) 4. I am thin, not _________. (Hint: opposite of thin) 5. The room is pretty and bright and not_________and _________. ( Hint: opposite of pretty and bright) Now try it without the hints! 6. We are healthy, but you are the _________. 7. She is happy and not _________. 8. The boy is fat, but the man is _________. 9. The street and the road are narrow, but the lane is the _________. 10. My cat is large, but Nicks cat is even _________.

syllables
A syllable is an individual unit of sound in a word. A word is made from one or more syllables. Its a great idea to clap your hands every time you hear a sound. This helps you hear each syllable more easily. Try this trick every time you hear a new word.

Adjective One Syllable Words One syllable adjectives: tall, neat, light Only one syllable with the spelling consonant + single vowel + consonant hot, big, fat Two Syllable Words ending in Y Two syllables, ending in Y. happy, silly, lonely modern, interesting

Comparative Add ER to the adjective: lighter, neater Double the final consonant, and add -ER: hotter, bigger, fatter

Superlative Add EST to the adjective: lightest, neatest Double the final consonant, and add -EST: hottest, biggest, fattest

Change Y to I, then ad -ER: happier, sillier, lonelier

Change Y to I, then add -EST: happiest, silliest, loneliest

Two or More Syllable Words

more modern, more interesting

most modern, most interesting

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putting it all together

Cut out all of the syllables and put the sounds together to form words. For example: dic + tion + ar + y = dictionary

cultural tip
Peter says, And faster than that. Using italics in written speech is a way to give emphasis or stress to words to make them sound more like spoken words.

fat

ny

ter

blue

Try reading these out loud: I love cake. He loves cake. I hate riding the bus. We hate riding the bus. Can you hear the difference?

hap

er

pi

likes

tall

test

fun

ange

or

flow

est

er

er

est

com

tall

pu

short

est

larg

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Answer Key

your turn - exercise 1

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. think like think thinks like thinks like like

your turn - exercise 2

One Syllable: tall long old wise green Two Syllables: peaceful careful dirty happy busy Three Syllables: important difficult colorful beautiful

your turn - exercise 3

1. widest 2. shortest 3. taller 4. fat 5. ugly and dark 6. healthiest 7. sad 8. fatter 9. narrowest 10. larger

putting it together - exercise 4

Students should form words from the provided syllables. Words can include: blue = blue likes = likes fat + test = fattest flow + er = flower short + est = shortest tall + er = taller tall + est = tallest larg + est = largest fun + ny = funny or + ange = orange hap + pi + er = happier com + pu + ter = computer

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