Betty Azar - Basic English Grammar (2nd Ed)
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EXERCISE 14-ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Compare the following.
Example: an elephant to a mouse
Response: An elephant is bigger than a mouse / more intelligent than a mouse, etc.
1, |
an orange to a lemon |
12, |
2, |
a lake to an ocean |
13. |
3. |
good health to money |
14, |
4, |
a radio to a TVset |
15, |
5. |
an airplane to an automobile |
16, |
6. |
(Alaska) to (Texas) |
17. |
7, |
a person to an animal |
18, |
8. the sun to the moon |
19, |
|
9. |
a mountain to a hill |
|
10. |
arithmetic to algebra |
20. |
11. |
a diamond to a ruby |
|
bedroom slippers to high heels a child to an adult
a horse to a person
the Nile River to the Mississippi River your little fmger to your ring fmger love to money
your hair to ( . ..)'s hair food in (your country) to food in (another country/ the weather today to the weather yesterday
EXERCISE 15-ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Make sentences by using -er/more with these
ADJECTIVES.
Example: large
Response: Canada is larger than Mexico. /My feet are larger than yours. / etc.
1. |
tall |
11, |
small |
2. |
important |
12. |
intelligent |
3. |
cold |
13. |
big |
4. |
curly |
14, |
heavy |
5. |
expensive |
15. |
cheap |
6. |
long |
16. |
sweet |
7. |
easy |
17. |
high |
8. |
comfortable |
18. |
interesting |
9. |
old |
19. |
good |
10. |
strong |
20. |
bad |
EXERCISE 16: Write a sentence by using -er/more with an ADJECTIVEin the list in Exercise 15 above. Tear the sentence into pieces, with one word or phrase on each piece. Give the pieces to a classmate who will reassemble your sentence. Repeat this exercise several times, using a different adjective for each new sentence you write.
