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प्रश्न
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
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उत्तर
• Food cooked in a pressure cooker is quicker, more hygienic and nutritious than that cooked in an ordinary cooking vessel.
• Food cooked in an ordinary cooking vessel is less quick, hygienic and nutritious than that cooked in a pressure cooker.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study the table below and notice how the words of comparison are used.
| Example | Notes |
| These mangoes are sweeter than those. Ramesh Krishnan can run faster than Leander. | -er for adjectives and adverbs of one syllable. |
| The Hero Honda is a more expensive motorcycle than the Kawasaki Bajaj. White rice cooks more guickly than brown. | more ..... than for adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables |
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The sponge soaked up the water and became heavier. Govind is happier than he used to be. The red dress is nearly as good as the blue. The President is the same age as the Prime Minister. |
Adjectives of two syllables ending in -y take -ier form Comparison with as ... as Expresses eguality (or near eguality with words such as nearly. almost. about. etc. ) |
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Kiran is not as heavy as Amber. Swapna is not as 'fri.endly as her brother. Travelling by bus is less expensive fhan by train. Geetesh works less enthusiastically than his brother. |
We use not as+ adjective or adverb and less+ adjective or adverb. |
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Ice-cream tastes better than Lassi. Life in a village is worse than in a city. |
Irregular comparative form |
Have you noticed that the above examples have expressions like as ... as, more ... than, -er ... than, the ... -est or the most .... ? Why? Discuss with a partner.
The examples in the followin Example .
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
| tall | tall{er) | all{est) |
| bright | bright(er) | brighter( est) |
| simple | simple(r) | simple( st) |
| clever | clever( er) | clever{ est) |
| happy | happi(er) | happi(est) |
| busy | busi(er) | busi(est) |
| beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
| dangerous | more dangerous | most dangerous |
| good | better | best |
| well | better | best |
| bad | worse | worst |
| ill | worse | worst |
| old | elder/ older | eldest/ older |
| far | farther/ further | farthest/ furthest |
Write your conclusions here:
| Adjective | Comparative form | Superlative form |
| Single syllable adjectives | ||
| Adjectives of two syllables | ||
| Adjectives ending in 'y' | ||
| Adjectives of more than two syllables | ||
| Adjectives that do not have regular forms |
Now write six comparative sentences. Use the information in Table A.1 that you worked out with your partner.
Example : My partner is tallerthan me.
His family isn't as rich as mine.
1.__________________
2.__________________
3._________________
4._________________
5._________________
6._________________
Work with your partner and fill in the table with information about yourselves. You may add other characteristics, if you like. When you have
finished, compare the results.
| Characteristics |
You (Write your name here:____ ) |
Your partner (Write his/her name here: _____) |
| • Height | ||
| • Weight | ||
| • Age (years and months) | ||
| • Hair | ||
| • Number of members in the family | ||
| • Distance of home from school | ||
| • _____ | ||
| • ______ |
Compare the two rockets shown below and complete the paragraph which follows.
| Helios | Selene | |
| Height | 20 metres | 25 metres |
| Weight | 15 tonnes | 18 tonnes |
| Diameter | 1 metre | 1 metre |
| Date of first launch | 1993 | 1991 |
| Payload capacity | 1 tonne | 1.1 tonne |
| Range | 3000 kms | 2300 kms |
The Selene, first launched in 1991, is five metres ____ (height) and three tonnes.__________ (weight) _________the Helios. The diameter of the Helios is
_____ the Selene. However, the payload capacity of the Helios is 1 tonne, which is 0.1 tonne_________ the Selene. Interestingly, the Heliios has a range of 3000 km, which is 700km_________ the Selene
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular
form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in
more than one way.
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Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Compare the items in the picture using -er, more, less or an irregular form. Use the word under the picture. You may write your answer in more than one way.
Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with the
comparative form of words given in the box below:
| expensive cheap good costly low |
Goods this year are _______ last year, and next year things may be
____ they are now.
Here are some suggestions for saving money! Compare the prices of similar products. Some brands are others, but the quality may not be much______.
Before you go shopping make a list of the items that you need and buy only those things! Don't buy things that you don't need just because they are _____ the usual price, and don't buy anything just to 'keep up' with your
neighbours.
Each sentence below contains an error. Identify and remove the error and rewrite the sentence correctly. One example has been given below.
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*The population of China is greater than India. The population of China is greater than that oflndia. (Explanation: China's population is not greater than India, but India's population) |
1. *Saeed runs quicker than Johnson.
___________________________________________________________
2. *The faster land animal in the world is the cheetah.
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3. *Our house is bigger than your.
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4. *On an average, people in cities earn more money than that living in villages.
___________________________________________________________
5. *His grade is the same than mine.
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6. *Ranvir is slightly taller as Javed.
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7. *Developed countries consume twice more resources as developing countries.
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8. *The clock tower is most prominent landmark in this area.
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What is your favourite colour? What does it remind you of?
If you were asked to design a big garden, what will you include in it?
What adjectives/words are used to here to show - shape, size temperature?
