Module 1: Family Life
Summary: Sharing Family Responsibilities
Key points
- In many families today, mothers and fathers share the chores and the bringing up of children.
- Children can help too: looking after a younger brother, doing the shopping, watering the plants.
- We use the comparative to compare two people or things.
- We use the superlative to say who or what is at the top of a group.
- Comparatives can express facts (he is older) or opinions (cooking is more exciting).
Rules to remember
Short adjectives
adjective + -er than / the + adjective + -est: older than, the oldest.
Long adjectives
more + adjective + than / the most + adjective: more patient than, the most patient.
Spelling
nice ➡️ nicer; big ➡️ bigger; happy ➡️ happier.
Irregular
good ➡️ better ➡️ the best; bad ➡️ worse ➡️ the worst; far ➡️ farther ➡️ the farthest.
How to do it
- Count the syllables of the adjective.
- Short: add -er / -est (check the spelling).
- Long: use more / the most.
- Add than after a comparative; the before a superlative.
Example
Salma is older than Hamza, but Grandma is the wisest person in the family.
Common mistakes
- *more taller* ➡️ taller
- *older that me* ➡️ older than me
- *the most good* ➡️ the best
Key words
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