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uncountable nouns

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Where does it live?

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b) On the moon

a) In the

tropical forest

c) In the street

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Does it have legs ?

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b) No

а) Yes

в) I don’t know

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Is it a dangerous animal?

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b) No it isn’t

а) Yes it is

c) I don’t know

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Tigers are ….. animals

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b) weak

a) strong

c) kind

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Why do people kill them?

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a) for their meat

b) for their skin

c) for their teeth

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Since when have people been

hunting them?

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a) Since 1985

b) Since last year

c) Since the war

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Where do they live?

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a) In Africa

b) In Australia

c) In Russia

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How much liters of water do they drink a day?

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а) 102

b) 189

c) 205

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Comparison of Adjectives

We add – er to one syllable adjectives.

• Cold Cold er
• Old Old er
• Tall Tall er
• Fast Fast er

We add – er after a vowel+consonant, we double the final consonant.

• Hot Hot ter
• Big Big ger
• Fat Fat ter

We add –er to one-syllable adjectives ending in –e .

• Wid e Wide r
• Lat e Late r
• Larg e Large r

We add –ier to two-syllable adjectives after a consonant + -y .

• Ea sy Eas ier
• Ear ly Earl ier
• Hap py Happ ier

We use more with two or more syllable adjectives.

• Beautiful More beautiful
• Famous More famous
• Useful More useful
• Comfortable More comfortable

A few adjectives have irregular comparative forms.

• Good Better
• Bad Worse
• Far Farther/Further
• Little Less
• Many More

comparative + than we use than after the comparative

Red house is big ger than blue house

He is tal ler than me

Forming the Superlative

We use – est , - st or – iest to form the superlative of one-syllable adjectives.

• old old er the old est
• large larg er the large st
• happy happ ier the happ iest
• late lat er the late st

We use most to form the superlative of adjectives that have two or more syllables

• comfortable the most comfortable
• interesting the most interesting
• important the most important
• beautiful the most beautiful

A few adjectives have irregular superlative forms.

• Good better the best
• Bad worse the worst
• Little less the least
• Many more the most
• Far farther the farthest

He is the happiest man in the world.

This is the biggest animal.

This car is expensive

This is more expensive than the first one.

This is the most expensive

Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the verbs.

• A plane is……(fast) than a car.
• A bike is …… (cheap) than a motorbike.
• A city is …… (big) than a village.
• Winter is …….(cold) than Spring.
• A motorbike …..(expensive) than a bike.

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