Unit FiveLesson One
A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. The prepositions in, on, and at can be used to describe tome and location. Look at the picture below to have a better understanding on how in, on, and at are used.
• _________ 3 o’clock• _____________ 1990
• _____________ sunrise
• _____________ May
• _____________ 10:30 AM
• _____________ March the 6th
• _____________ Christmas Day
• _____________ Independence Day
• _____________the past
• _____________ your birthday
• _____________ noon
• _____________ the summer
• ______________ Sunday
• ______________ Tuesday
• ______________ 25th of February
• ______________ the moment
• ______________ bedtime
• ______________ the next century
• ______________ 2015
• ______________ New Year’s Eve
Complete the following phrases with in, on, or at.
Complete the following sentences with at, in, or on.
1. I don’t usually work _______________ the weekend.2. The starts shine _______________ night.3. _______________ the morning, I have a cup of coffee.4. I like to have a cup of tea _______________ the evening.5. I will travel _______________ Tuesday morning.6. My flight is _______________ Monday afternoon.7. He’s not home _______________ the moment, but try later.8. I stay with my family _______________ Christmas.9. I have a meeting _______________ 9AM.10.The shop closes _______________ midnight.
Of In In Of ToFrom On Of Between In
Complete the sentences with a preposition that is given to you in the box below:
1. Greenland is one _______________ the most magical islands _______________ the world.
2. Greenland lies _______________ the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.3. It’s 2,655 km _______________ North _______________ South.4. Madagascar lies off the coast _______________ Africa.5. Many animals in Madagascar are _______________ danger.6. Great Britain is rich _______________ history.7. Trafalgar Square is _______________ the heart _______________ London.
Comparative Adjectives1. Comparative adjectives compare one person/thing with another. Example: The Apennine Mountains in Italy are quite high.The Carpathians in Romania are higher.2. We usually make comparisons with than. Example: The Carpathians are higher than the Apennines.
Superlatives AdjectivesSuperlative adjectives compare one person/thing with several other people/things (more than two).1. Use the before the superlative adjectives. Example: The Alps are the highest mountains in Europe.
When changing a word either as a comparative or superlative adjectives, then you sometimes have to change the spelling as well..
Check out the table below to see the rules
Adjective Comparative SuperlativeOne- syllable adjective ending in –e ending in –y ending in vowel + constant
CheapStrangeDryflat
CheaperStrangerDrierFlatter
CheapestStrangestDriestFlattest
Most two-syllable adjectives ending in –y ending in –ow ending in -er
PeacefulPrettyNarrowClever
More peacefulPrettierNarrowerCleverer
Most peacefulPrettiestNarrowestCleverest
Adjectives of three syllable or more Popular Mysterious
More popular More mysterious
Most popular Most mysterious
Irregular Adjectives GoodBadfar
BetterWorseFather/further
BestWorstFarthest/furthest
• Adding –er/-est or more to an adjective makes the adjective strongest. If we want to make the adjective weaker, we use less/least. The comparative from is less.
Example: London is less beautiful than Paris. ( Paris is more beautiful than London.)
• The superlative form is the least.
Example: Alaska is the least populated state in the United States. (All the other states are more populated.)
• Use less and least with all adjectives: it doesn’t matter how many syllables the adjectives has.
Example: The Atlantic Ocean is less calm than the Mediterranean.
This lake is the least impressive, I think.
Rewrite these sentences so that they mean the same. Use less or least
1- Nottingham is more dangerous than Oxford.
Oxford is __________________________________________________________________
2- London is more expensive than New York.
New York is ________________________________________________________________
3- All the other lakes are more impressive than this one.
This lake is _________________________________________________________________
4- Carnac is more mysterious than Stonehenge.
Stonehenge is ______________________________________________________________
5- The north of France is flatter than the south.
The south ___________________________________________________________________
6- All the other Greek Islands are more popular than this one.
This island is ________________________________________________________________
Complete these sentences with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives:
1. Samira ___________________ girl in the class. (clever)2. Paris is ___________________ Sydney. ( romantic)3. The Canary Islands are ___________________ other places in Spain.
(tropical)4. The ___________________ way to see the countryside is to go trekking.
(good)5. The pollution in Bangkok is ___________________ in London. ( bad)6. Moscow is ___________________ city in the world at the moment.
(expensive)
Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.
Old Bad Difficult Large Good Big Easy Much Little Interesting