Question

Assunto: Comparative adjectives

Questão 14-Read and complete the text with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

I’m from Chicago, and I’ve lived most of my life there. Recently I’ve moved to a small town in California. There are big differences between the two cities, for example, life in Chicago is

a)__________________ (agitated) than the life in the country. It’s also

b)_______________ (noisy) and

c) _________________ (expensive). In a small town things happen in a slowly way and it’s also

d) __________________ (quiet). But here I work as much as I used to work in Chicago. Maybe even more!I already have many friends in my new town! People here are

e) __________________(friendly) than in Chicago, and my social life is as

f) __________________(busy) as it used to be, but it’s

g) __________________(healthy). Instead of going out with my friends to pubs and clubs, we go to parks and other activities outdoors.​​

Answer 1

⇒⇒  Comparatives

I’m from Chicago, and I’ve lived most of my life there. Recently I’ve moved to a small town in California. There are big differences between the two cities, for example, life in Chicago is

a) more agitated than the life in the country. It’s also

b) noisier and

c) more expensive. In a small town things happen in a slowly way and it’s also

d) quieter. But here I work as much as I used to work in Chicago. Maybe even more!  I already have many friends in my new town! People here are

e) more friendly than in Chicago, and my social life is as

f) busy as it used to be, but it’s

g) healthier. Instead of going out with my friends to pubs and clubs, we go to parks and other activities outdoors.​​

Obs.:

quiet     >>   quietier ou more quiet

friendly >>   more friendly ou friendlier

⇒⇒ Comparative form >> um tem qualidade/característica superior, enfatizado por ''mais .... do que'' ou ''mais ... que'' >> more ... than

→→ Adjetivos com até duas sílabas, a regra é acrescentar ‘’-er’’ ao adjetivo e incluir a palavra ‘’than’’ que significa ‘’do que’’.

Estrutura >>> adjetivo + -er + than

Exemplo:

Bob is taller than his brother, Jack. (tall)

Bob é mais alto do que seu irmão, Jack.

→→ Adjetivos com mais de 3 sílabas - acrescenta ''more'' antes do adjetivo adjetivo + than

Exemplos:

Estrutura >>> more + adjetivo + than

Liz is more beautiful than Susan.

Liz é mais bonita do que Susan.

A plane is more expensive than a car.

Um avião é mais caro do que um carro.

→→ Adjetivo com duas sílabas e advérbio que termina em consoante + ''y'', tira o ''y'' e acrescenta ''-ier'' + than

Exemplos:

busy >> busier than

heavy >> heavier than

lucky >> luckier than

→→ Adjetivos com duas sílabas e advérbios terminando em ''le'' acrescenta ''-r'' + than

Exemplo:

simple >> simpler than

→→ Adjetivos curtos e que terminam em vogal + consoante, dobra a última consoante e acrescenta ''er'' + than

Exemplos:

big >> bigger than

sad >> sadder than

Exceções:

far >>> farther than

good >>> better than

bad >>> worse than

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