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série/turma 2º EM ____

Curso:Ensino Médio Disciplina: Inglês Professora: Cristina

Data:____/____/____ Bimestre: 3º

Tipo de atividade: Extra exercises on unit 14

Objetivo: Usar corretamente o Degree of adjectives (comparative of equality and superiority) em

inglês. Nota

Instruções: Leia a atividade com bastante atenção; Todas as respostas devem estar a caneta azul ou preta.

Regras para o uso do Comparativo de Adjetivos

1. Comparative of equality

Usamos para dizer que dois objetos ou pessoas são iguais.

Example: John is as tall as Mary. (Os dois tem a mesma altura)

Cláudio is as intelligent as Carlos. (Os dois são inteligentes)

Nota-se que os adjetivos tall/intelligent são usados entre as ... as.

2. Comparative of superiority

Para falarmos em grau comparativo de superioridade em inglês devemos classificá-los em dois tipos:

short (curto) e long (longos)

A. Para fazermos o comparativo dos adjetivos curtos, acrescentamos “er” ao adjetivo e a palavra than

(do que). Complete o resto da tabela.

short adjectives comparative tradução short shorter than mais baixo do que

long _____________________ mais comprido do que

cheap _____________________ mais barato do que

small _____________________ menor do que

quiet _____________________ mais quieto do que

clean _____________________ mais limpo do que

fast _____________________ mais rápido do que

slow _____________________ mais devagar do que

Nice _____________________ mais simpática do que

Eg.: John is shorter than Paul. (John é mais baixo do que Paul.)

B. Para os adjetivos curtos terminados em “y” tiramos o y e acrescentamos “ier” e a palavra than.

Complete o resto da tabela.

Adjective comparative tradução Heavy heavier than mais pesado do que

Shy _______________________ mais tímido do que

Easy _______________________ mais fácil do que

Friendly _______________________ mais amigável do que

Eg.: Jane is shier than Carla. (Jane é mais tímida do que Carla.)

C. Para adjetivos curtos que são formados por consoante + vogal + consoante, dobra-se a ultima letra e

acrescenta-se er than. Complete a tabela.

Short adjectives comparative tradução Big bigger than maior do que

Hot __________________________ mais quente do que

D. Para fazermos o comparativo dos adjetivos longos, colocamos a palavra more + adjetivo + than.

Complete o resto da ta bela.

long adjectives comparative tradução intelligent more intelligent than mais inteligente do que

expensive __________________________ mais caro do que

beautiful __________________________ mais bonita do que

interesting __________________________ mais interessante do que

dangerous __________________________ mais perigoso do que

boring __________________________ mais chato do que

modern __________________________ mais moderno do que

Eg.: Soccer is more interesting than tennis.

E. As exceções são:

adjective comparative tradução good better than melhor do que

bad worse than pior do que

far farther than mais longe do que

Exercise 1 Complete as frases com os adjetivos na forma comparativa.

1. He is ________________________________________ I am. (Young)

2. Mr. Smith is ____________________________________ I am. (old)

3. Chicago is _________________________________ Paris. (big)

4. This book is ______________________________ the other one. (good)

5. Today the weather is ____________________________ yesterday. (bad)

6. This exercise is _________________________________ the other. (easy)

7. This metal is __________________________________ gold. (valuable)

8. Jane is ______________________________________ her sister. (attractive)

9. John is ____________________________________ his brother. (smart)

10. Ferrari is ____________________________________ BMW. (expensive)

11. My bed is __________________________________ my brother´s. (heavy)

12. She is __________________________________ I am. (pretty)

13. Mt. Everest is _______________________________ Aconcagua. (high)

14. January is ___________________________________ August. (hot)

15. This chair is ____________________________________ my sofa. (comfortable)

Exercise 2 Make sentences in the comparative form (....er than / more ... than):

Example: 1) Fred / tall / Jane Fred is taller than Jane.

2) Her bedroom / big / the living -room.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

3) A train / fast / a car

_____________________________________________________________________________________

4) Japanese / difficult / English

_____________________________________________________________________________________

5) I / happy / my friend

_____________________________________________________________________________________

6) A bicycle / cheap / a motorbike

_____________________________________________________________________________________

7) Paul / intelligent / John

_____________________________________________________________________________________

8) Africa / hot / Greenland

_____________________________________________________________________________________

9) Carlos / good student / his brother

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 3 Choose one adjective from de box and complete the sentences below using the comparative of equality.

(as ... as)

a. Plastic jewellery is _______________________________ diamonds and pearls.

b. His problems are _______________________________ her problems.

c. São Paulo is _____________________________ Acre.

d. Your car is _________________________________ my car.

e. The Amazon river is ____________________________the Thames.

Exercise 4 Put the words in the right order to make a sentence in the comparative of superiority.

a. Slim Skinty / richer / Bob Mcgive / is / than

______________________________________________________________________

b. successful / brother / his / more / than / Bill / is

______________________________________________________________________

c. here / the / Manchester / in / worse / than / weather / is

______________________________________________________________________

d. sergeant / is / a / important / a / general / more / than

______________________________________________________________________

e. better / than / Italian / American / are / pizzas / pizzas

______________________________________________________________________

big cheap powerful long serious

Exercise 5 Complete the sentences with words from the box in the comparative form using as … as.

1. Peter and Bill always get 10 on their tests. Peter is _____________________________ his friend Bill.

2. You have a Fiat 93 and I have a Ford 99. My car is not __________________________ your car.

3. Lucy and Jane are top models. Lucy is _____________________________ Jane.

4. I´m very bad at history and geography. History is _________________________ geography for me.

5. A Volkswagen is not ______________________________ a Mercedes.

6. I always make chocolate cake but my chocolate cake is not ___________________________ yours.

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