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Gomparativeand superlative adverbs

Sometimes we compare how we do something: \-ou can read Hits! tnore easily thanBuzz. The Smash journalists write better than some national journalists. Adverbs ending in -ly form comparatives and superlatives like this:
adverb slowly comparative
more slowly more beautLfully more easily

superlative
the most slowly

beautifully
easily

the mostbeautifully
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and superlativeslike short adjectives: Other adverbsform comparatives -> --> harder hardest hard the hard,est. hariler than I do but Alex worles worÍes My sister Someadverbsare irregular: well-> better-->the best,badly -+ worse-> the worst but he plays theguitar better than me.Robplqys lotsof instruments I plry theguitar well. Rob plays the guitar the best. A We don't use superlativeadverbsvery often.

nouns ffi Gomparing
We use more/the nxostto compare both countable an Smash has more reviews than Hits! Hits! has the most aduerts. Smash contains the most information. We use fewer / the fewest to compare countable nouns: There are fewer aduerts in Smash than ln Hits ! Hits! has the fewest posters.

ncountable nouns:

We use less/ the least to compare uncountable nouns: There'sless rubbish in Smash than in Bu Z Z . Smash contains the least rubbish.

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Look at the pictures of three houses for sale and correct the sentences below.

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. 1, C is the smallesthouse. .9....is.th9...b.:SSg.sI...hp.*:s... 2 A is the newesthouse..4...is.......... 3 B has the most untidy garden..F...h*:..... house..F...i:.......... 4 B is the most expensive 5 A is the nearestto the city cent.e. .4...p.. Now complete these sentencesabout the three housesusing rnore,Ínost,fewer ot fewest. 6 B has 8 B has rooms than A. ......... rooms. ......... bedroomsthan C. L7 9 A has the .......... 10 C has bedrooms. 7 C has the .......... ......... bathroomsthan B.

Writing Part 1
Hereare some sentences abouta radiostation. Foreachquestion, complete the secondsentence so that it meansthe sameas the first. Use no more than three words. Example: 255 is my favourite 0 Radio radiostation. Ithink Radio 255 is .....,..b.5!J.g:, ........ than the other radio stations.

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Otherradiostations havefewer listeners than Radio 255. Radio 255 has listenersthan other radio stations.

SteveWood is funnierthan all the otherdiscjockeys. Steve Wood is the I find the sportsprogrammes interesting. | ................. in the sports programmes. disc jockey.

The musicprogrammes are less popular than the news programmes. The music programmes aren't ..1................. the news programmes.

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