DEGREE OF ADJECTIVES

1.DEGREE 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. DEGREE 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 short long cheap small quiet clean fast slow nice comparative short er than tradução mais baixo do que mais comprido do que mais barato do que menor do que mais quieto do que mais limpo do que mais rápido do que mais devagar do que mais simpática do que long er than cheap er than small er than quiet er than clean er than fast er than slow er than nic er than

B. Para os adjetivos curtos terminados em "y" tiramos o y e acrescentamos "ier" e a palavra than. Complete o resto da tabela. Adjective Heavy Sh y Easy Friendly comparative heav ier than tradução mais pesado do que mais tímido do que mais fácil do que mais amigável do que sh ier than eas ier than friendl ier than C. Para adjetivos curtos que são formados por consoante + vogal + consoante, dobra-se a última letra e acrescenta-se er than. Complete a tabela. Short adjectivescomparativetradução big hot big ger than maior do que mais quente do que hot ter than

D. Para fazermos o comparativo dos adjetivos longos, colocamos a palavra more + adjetivo+ than. Complete o resto da tabela. long adjectives intelligent expensive beautiful interesting dangerous boring modern comparativetradução mais inteligente do que mais caro do que mais bonita do que mais interessante do que mais perigoso do que mais chato do que mais moderno do que more intelligent than more expensive than more beautiful than more interesting than more dangerous than more boring than more modern than E. As exceções são: adjective good bad far comparative better than worse than farther than tradução melhor do que pior do que mais longe do que

DEGREE OF INFERIORITY Observe os exemplos a seguir: I spent less money than you. (Eu gastei menos dinheiro do que você.) That hat is less expensive than the others. (Aquele chapéu é menos caro do que os outros.) Note que no comparativo de inferioridade também não há diferença se o adjetivo é curto ou longo. Ele é formado com less than.

Com base nas explicações acima, reescreva as sentenças a seguir usando o comparativo de inferioridade. 1.I'm not as intelligent as her. R: 2. She's not as old as Bart. R: 3. Brazil isn't as rich as Germany. R: 2. Traduzam as frases a seguir para o português. 1. They are less beautiful than the Brazilians. R: History is less difficult than Math. R: I’m less inteligente than her. She’s less old than Bart. Brazil is less rich than Germany. História é menos difícil do que matemática. Elas são menos bonitas do que as brasileiras.

G. 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) yonger than older than bigger than better than worse than easier than more valuable than more attractive smarter than more expensive than heavier than prettier than higher than hotter than more comfortable

H. 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 ______________________________________________________________________ Her bedroom is bigger than the living -room. A train is faster than a car Japanese is more difficult than English I am happier than my friend A bicycle is cheaper than a motorbike Paul is more intelligent than John Africa is hotter than Greenland ______________________ Carlos is better student than his brother

I. Choose one adjective from de box and complete the sentences below using the comparative of equality. big cheap powerful long serious Plastic jewellery is _______________________________ diamonds and pearls. His problems are _______________________________ her problems. São Paulo is _____________________________ Acre. Your car is _________________________________ my car. The Amazon river is ____________________________the Thames. as cheap as as serious as as big as as powerful as as long as

J. 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 ______________________________________________________________________ Slim Skinty is richer than Bob Mcgive __________________________________________________________ Bill is more successful than his brother The weather in Manchester is worse than here. A general is more important than a sergeant. Italian pizzas are better than American pizzas

SUPERLATIVE Para falarmos em grau superlativo em inglês devemos classificá-los em dois tipos: short (curto) e long (longos). Aqui, estamos comparando algo ou alguém com relação a um grupo, a um todo. A. Para os adjetivos curtos terminados em monossilábicos e os dissilábicos recebem “the + adjetivo + est”. Complete o resto da tabela. Short adjectives superlative tradução short the short est o menor long _____________________ o mais comprido cheap _____________________ o mais barato small _____________________ o menor simple _____________________ o mais simples clean _____________________ o mais limpo fast _____________________ o mais rápido slow _____________________ o mais devagar nice _____________________ o mais simpático the cheap est the long est the small est the simpl est the clean est the fast est the slow est the nic est

B. Para os adjetivos curtos terminados em monossilábicos terminados em e os dissilábicos: “the + adjetivo + iest”. Adjective superlative tradução Heavy the heav iest o mais pesado Shy _______________________ o mais tímido easy _______________________ o mais fácil do que happy _______________________ o mais feliz the shi est the easi est the happi est C. Para adjetivos curtos que são formados por consoante + vogal + consoante: dobra-se a última letra e acrescenta-se “the adjetivo + est”. Short adjectives comparative tradução Big the big gest o maior Hot __________________________ o mais quente the hot test

D. Para fazermos o comparativo dos adjetivos longos, colocamos a palavra the most + adjetivo. long adjectives superlative tradução intelligent the most intelligent o mais inteligente expensive __________________________ o mais caro beautiful __________________________ a mais bonita interesting __________________________ o mais interessante dangerous __________________________ o mais perigoso boring __________________________ o mais chato modern __________________________ o mais moderno the most expensive the most beautiful the most interesting the most dangerous the most boring the most modern E. As exceções são: adjective superlative tradução good the best o melhor bad the worst o pior far the farthest o longe

Make sentences in the superlative form (the ….est/the most...): Example: 1) Fred / tall / in his family Fred is the tallest in his family. 2) Her bedroom / big / at home _________________________________________________________________________ 3) A train / fast / main of transportation _________________________________________________________________________ 4) Japanese / difficult / language _________________________________________________________________________ 5) I / happy / person in the world _________________________________________________________________________ 6) Paul / intelligent / among his cousins _________________________________________________________________________ 7) South Africa / hot / country _________________________________________________________________________ Her bedroom is the biggest at home. A train is the fastest main of transportation. Japanise is the most difficult language. I am the happiest person in the world. Paul is the most inteligent among his cousins. South Africa is the hottest country.

F. Put the words in the right order to make a sentence in the superlative. 1. Bill Gates / the richest / man / in the world / is 2. expensive / This / the most / ring/ is/ they have 3. animal / lion / the strongest / is / in the forest 4. love / is / the most important / in my life / thing 5. the oldest / That /building / is / in town Bill Gates is the richest man in the world. This ring is the most expensive they have. Lion is the strongest animal in the forest. Love is the most importante thing in my life. That building is the oldest in town.