Plural Nouns
1 |
Look at the example sentence and complete the Grammar box. |
 My new jeans are cool.
Complete:
Words like jeans / pyjamas / trousers / shorts / leggings are always in singular / plural.
see Grammar Appendix, page 152.
Comparison - Comparative Form
2 |
Look at the example sentences and complete the Grammar table. |
 My clothes are cheaper than my school uniform.  Jeans are nicer than school uniforms.  We're luckier than teenagers in other countries.  I find my clothes more comfortable than a school uniform.  My uniform is better than Vanessa's.
a. Tick the correct answer. In the sentences above we compare:
1. two people or things ? |
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2. more than two people or things? |
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b. Complete with the correct form:
POSITIVE |
COMPARATIVE |
cheap |
cheaper than |
nice |
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easy |
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more interesting than |
practical |
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good |
better than |
bad |
worse than |
see Grammar Appendix, page 152.
Pronunciation Link
1 |
We use the sound / ∂ / in syllables that are not stressed. Listen and practise saying
the following words. Helen has changed the spelling to show you when to make
the / ∂ / sound. |
photograph (phot∂graph) |
opinion (∂pini∂n) |
polite (p∂lite) |
about (∂bout) |
2 |
Listen, find the / ∂ / sound and write the words in the brackets the way Helen did.
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karate
parents
Saturday |
(1 ……………..)
(4 ……………..)
(7 ……………..) |
police
London
geography
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(2 ……………..)
(5 ……………..)
(8.……………..) |
library
breakfast |
(3…....………..)
(6……………..) |
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