3 It's a very dangerous Ksafe place to live. There isn't much crime.
4 The air is very clean Apolluted because of all the cars.
5 It's a very boring / exciting city - there's a lot to see.
6 Tourists visit the lake because it's very pretty ugly.
7 The village is quite poisy quiet because it's very near
a big airport.
The Edge of the World
3 Read the first sentence of
each paragraph and match
each paragraph with the
correct topic.
Leaving St Kilda
St Kilda today
St Kilda around 1800
Where is St Kilda?
SCOTLAND
a St Kilda isn't an easy place to get to. It's in the Atlantic
Ocean about 65 km west of the Outer Hebrides islands,
which are to the north-west of Scotland. It takes 14 hours
to get there from Scotland by boat. A few people visit the
tiny islands of St Kilda every year, but not many.
b About two hundred years ago, the population of St Kilda
was about 200. They had their own way of life. They
climbed up the cliffs and caught sea birds for food. They
had meetings in the village streets and made their own
laws. They didn't have much contact with people from
other places
C But life was hard for the people of St Kilda, and many
decided to leave the islands and travel to the USA or
Australia to look for work. They wanted to earn money
and have a better life. By 1930, there were only 36
Inhabitants left. They decided that they wanted to leave
too, and on 29 August a hoat arrived and took them to
Scotland. They never returned.
d Today, there aren't any permanent inhabitants of St
Kilda on the islands. However, the islands are not empty.
Scientists live and work there, studying the sea birds and
other wildlife. There are also a few soldiers. There isn't much
entertainment, but at least there is now a sauna and a café!
4 Read the text and check your
answers to exercise 3.​

One way to describe nouns (people, objects, animals, etc.) is by comparing them to something else. When comparing two things, you’re likely to use adjectives like smaller, bigger, taller, more interesting, and less expensive. Notice the ‑er ending, and the words more and less. A mistake that both native speakers and non-native speakers make is using incorrectly formed comparative adjectives. See the sentences below for an illustration of this common error:

His cat is more large than my dog.

His cat is larger than my dog.

So what makes the first example wrong and the second right? There are a few rules that explain this:

For adjectives that are just one syllable, add -er to the end (this explains the above example).

For two-syllable adjectives not ending in -y and for all three-or-more-syllable adjectives, use the form “more + adjective.”

For two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, change the -y to -i and add -er.

These simple rules make it easy to tell when you should add -er or -ier and when you should use “more + adjective.”

Here are a few more examples:

This house is more exciting than ever.

This house is excitinger than ever.

Mike is funnier than Isaac.

Mike is more funny than Isaac.

Notice the spelling change for adjectives ending in ‑y: the comparative ends in ‑ier.

This book is boringer than the last one.

This book is more boring than the last one.

Advertising pressures women to be more thin .

Advertising pressures women to be thinner .

Superlatives

When comparing more than two things, you’ll likely use words and phrases like smallest, biggest, tallest, most interesting, and least interesting. Notice the ‑est ending and the words most and least. Make sure you use the proper ending or superlative adjective when forming these superlatives. The examples below illustrate the correct form:

Martha is the elder of the four sisters.

If there were only two sisters, we could use the comparative elder here. Because there are four sisters, we need a superlative.

Martha is the eldest of the four sisters.

Here are a couple of other examples:

I think his last book is his least interesting ; his third book was the most interesting .

That must be the weirdest play ever written.

Remember that adjectives ending in ‑y change their spelling when ‑est is added. To form these superlatives, change the y to an i before adding the -est ending, as illustrated below:

That is the sleepyest puppy of the litter.

That is the sleepiest puppy of the litter.

Forming Comparative and Superlatives of Irregular Adjectives

It’s important to note that there are irregular adjectives (and adverbs) that you have to memorize because they don’t follow the rules above. They are:

Adjective/Adverb Comparative Superlative

good/well better best

bad/badly worse worst

far farther, further the farthest, the furthest

little less least

Here are some examples of these irregular words as comparatives and superlatives in context:

Today I had the best time touring the city.

I went farther than my friend when we walked around the park.

You dance better than I do.

You bought the least attractive pair of moccasins at the thrift store.

He can run the farthest of his classmates, but that’s only once around the track.

I do badly in math, but at least I’m not the worst .

Comparative and Superlative of “Handsome”

Besides the irregular words in the table above, one other unclear comparative/superlative choice is handsomer/more handsome and handsomest/most handsome. The rules call for handsomer and handsomest, but usage has changed over time. Modern speakers prefer more handsome to handsomer, and there is an even split between handsomest and most handsome. Preferred usage typically follows what native speakers say, and the trend seems to be moving toward the simpler construction of more + adjective and the most + adjective.

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