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Adjectives and Adverbs

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The people in the first photo HAPPIER / THAN / SEEM / MUCH the people in the second photo

The people in the first photo SEEM MUCH HAPPIER THAN the people in the second photo

The people in the second photo are indoors, which ENJOYABLE / BEING / AS / ISN´T / AS in the fresh air.

The people in the second photo are indoors, which ISN´T AS ENJOYABLE AS BEING in the fresh air.

They GETTING / EXERCISE / PROBABLY / MORE / ARE /.

They ARE PROBABLY GETTING MORE EXERCISE

They THAN / ENERGETIC / ARE / MORE the people in the first photo.

They ARE MORE ENERGETIC THAN the people in the first photo.

They LESS / THAN / WILL / MONEY / SPEND going to the gym.

They WILL SPEND LESS MONEY THAN going to the gym.

TRUE OR FALSE? We add ´-er´ to an adjective to make the comparative

TRUE! BLACKER. FAIRER.

TRUE OR FALSE? We add ´-ist- to an adjective to make the superlative.

FALSE. We add ´-est´. BLACKEST. FAIREST

TRUE OR FALSE? When there is a silent ´e´ at the end of a comparative adjective, we remove that and add ´-er´

TRUE! NICE -> NICER LATE -> LATER

When the comparative adjective ends with a ´y´ what do we convert the ´y´ into "before adding ´_er´?

"i" . PRETTY -> PRETTIER LAZY -> LAZIER

What is the comparative form for.... HOT? WET?

HOTTER. WETTER

What word do we add to form the comparative if there are 2 or more syllables, not ending in -y, -er, -ow, -le?

MORE. more difficult, more careful

What word do we add to form the superlative if there´s an adjective with 2 or more syllables, not ending in -y, -er, -ow -le?

MOST. most difficult. most careful

TRUE OR FALSE? When there is a silent ´e´ at the end of a superlative adjective, we remove that and add ´-ent´

FALSE. We add -est. NICEST. LATEST.

When a superlative adjective ends with a ´y´ what do we convert the ´y´ into "before adding ´est¨ ?

"i". PRETTIEST. LAZIEST