Irregular verbs
Comparatives
Short adjectives - 1/2 syllables or finishing in -y
fat - fatter - the fattest
pretty - prettier - the prettiest
Long adjectives - > 2 syllables
intelligent - more intelligent - the most intelligent
Irregular
good/ well - better - the best
bad/ ill - worse - the worst
much / many - more- the most
little - less- the least
far - farther / further - the farthest / furthest
Inferiority comparative
less loud/ noisy
less pretty/ handsome
Equality comparative
as expensive as
as cheap as
as good as
few - putine / putini # many - multi/ multe ( subst cu f de plural )
little - putin # much - mult ( subst care nu au plural - MONEY )
Movie segments
More/Fewer (Count nouns) or More/Less (Non Count nouns)
1. Julius has __more________ fathers than ordinary people. He has 6 fathers.
2. He spent ___more_________ time on one island than anywhere else.
3. Julius's brother had ___more______ opportunities in life than Julius did.
4. Most people can speak ____fewer_____ languages than Julius can.
5. Julius's brother showed __less_____ respect to people than Julius did.
6. Julius faced ____fewer______ problems living isolated on an island than his brother living in a big city.
7. Julius had ___more________ information about the world than we probably do.
FAT - TALL - STRONG - HANDSOME - INTELLIGENT - NAIVE - RESPECTFUL
1 Julius' brother is fatter than Julius.
2.Julius is taller than his brother.
3. Julius is stronger than his brother.
4. Julius' brother is less handsome than Julius.
5. Julius is more intelligent than his brother.
6. Julius is more naive than his brother.
7. Julius' brother is less respectful than Julius.
Write sentences comparing Puss and Kitty, using the adjectives above.
Ex: Kitty (Puss) is sexier than Puss (Kitty).
1 ..........Kitty is sexier than Puss....................
2............Puss is faster than Kitty.................
3...........Puss is not as provocative as Kitty is.................
4..........Kitty is ..more charming than Puss.................
5..........Kitty is more confident than Puss, but Puss is taller.than her...................
Write sentences comparing Puss, Kitty, Humpty Dumpty and Golden Goose.
Ex: Humpty Dumpty is the funniest character.
1........Golden Goose is the funniest character..................................
2..........Puss is the most famous character..............................
3............Humpty Dumpty is the fattest character............................
4........Puss is more talented than Kitty, but Kitty is more elegant than him............
5........................................
6.......................................
7.......................................
TO BEND - PAST SIMPLE + PRESENT PERFECT
I bent the clay , and made a long snake with it. You have bent the hot iron bar and now I can use it.
TO BID - -PAST SIMPLE; PRESENT PERFECT
People bid money to Christmas carolling last winter. Students have bid clothes and food to poor people for two years.
TO BIND - PAST SIMPLE; PRESENT PERFECT
I didn't bind the sail last night and the boat went adrift. I have bound my laces .
