Adjectives are words we use to describe things.
This is a small dog.
The adjective is small. It describes the dog.
When we are comparing two things we use a comparative adjective.
This is formed by adding er to the adjective. This
dog is smaller than that one.
ANNE It's
a beautiful home Sarah. So big! The rooms are much bigger than
at home.
If an adjective ends in e, just add r. large / larger Your house is larger than
mine.
Adjectives which end in a single consonant, double that consonant before
adding er.
big / bigger; thin / thinner;
fat / fatter Adjectives which end in y change the
y to an i before adding er. busy / busier; lucky / luckier
For words with three or more syllables, and some words with two syllables,
add more before the adjective. beautiful
/ more beautiful She is
more beautiful than her sister. crowded
/ more crowded Sydney is
morecrowded than Melbourne.
ANNE Singapore is much busier than Adelaide,
and more crowded.
STEVE Yeah,
and more exciting. It's so boring here.
Notice that we add the word than after the adjective
when comparing two things. This book is
more interesting than that one.
ANNE The
rooms are much bigger than at home.
Two comparative adjectives are irregular. They are very common words. good / better Your exam results this year are better
than mine. bad / worse My results
are worse than yours.
MARK Adelaide
is a very beautiful city. It's a better place to live
than anywhere else I've been.
2. LIKING / NOT LIKING
We use like and love to describe things
positively.
You can say that you like something or somebody. I
like dogs.
I like Josie.
To say this more strongly, we can add very much or
really. I like dogs very
much. I really
like Josie.
Or to say it even more strongly, we can use love. I love dogs. I love Josie very
much.
We can also say that we like, or lovedoing things. I
like swimming.
I love going to the beach.
The opposite is not liking.
We say don'tlike. I
don'tlike John.
To make this less blunt, we can use very much. I don'tlike
John very much.
To make a very strong statement we use hate. I hate dogs.
This is a very strong statement, and you need to be careful when using
the word hate in case you offend someone.
You can also use don't like and hate
with verbs. I don't like
travelling.
I hate running.
SARAH Mark
hates travelling. I love it.
3. WOULD LIKE TO
You can use the expression would like (or love) to
to talk about things you want to do. I
would liketo go to Japan.
I would loveto see an elephant.
Usually we say and write I'd for I would.
I'd love to go to Japan.
I would
he would
she would
we would
you would
they would
I’d
he’d
she’d
we’d
you’d
they’d
ANNE I'd
love to go to the zoo.
The opposite is would not, which is shortened to wouldn't. I wouldn't like to have an
accident.
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