пятница, 14 сентября 2012 г.

Comparatives and Superlative Adjectives / Сравнительная и превосходная степени сравнения прилагательных

When we use adjectives, we can make comparisons. We can say: 
That flower is big, but this one is bigger. (By adding 'er' we are comparing.)

При помощи прилагательных мы можем сравнивать предметы. Например:
Тот цветок большой (big), но этот больше (bigger). (При помощи суффикса 'er' мы образуем сравнительную степень прилагательного).
 
Do you know how to make COMPARATIVE adjectives?
The key is counting the syllables in the word. Every word is made up of units of speech, usually containing vowel sounds.

For one-syllable words

For one-syllable words we add -er to the adjective. The following are all one syllable adjectives:
Small becomes smaller
Cheap becomes cheaper
Quick becomes quicker