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Listen and repeat.
Comparative forms
Have you got any of C ompar a tiv e f orms
these clothes? POSITIVE COMPARATIVE

trainers cheap cheaper
hoody nice nicer
big bigger

ugly uglier
expensive more expensive
good better
bad worse
much / many more

The jumper is nicer than the hoody.
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jeans
jeans
jumper Complete the sentences with the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. I am (old) than my cousin Fred,
but I’m (short) than he is.
trousers 2. I’m going to buy these jeans because they’re
(cheap) than those trousers.
3. I think history is (easy)
jacket
jacket
than science, and I also think it is
(interesting).
4. The red jacket is (trendy) than
the black jacket.
leggings
skirt 5. My friend Lisa thinks windsur ing is
(exciting) than hiking.
6. Steven is (bad) than Joe at
tennis.

Listen

Listen to three short dialogues and choose
a, b or c.
1. The man pays for the jumper and belt.
boots
a. £25.00
b. £30.00
dress
c. £35.00
2. The girls are going to buy .
a. green leggings
belt b. blue and yellow leggings
c. blue and yellow leggings, and a yellow T-shirt
3. Tina bought the brown boots because they
were .
a. more comfortable than the black boots
b. cheaper than the black boots
c. more modern than the black boots
scarf
Speak
shoes
Talk in pairs.
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