General English Level 1 GELEV1 Unit 03 Topic 03.doc I like ……… better. better than ….. the best. It is nicer. nicer than … the nicest. They are cheaper. cheaper than … the cheapest. One-syllable words Talking about one thing Comparing two things Comparing three things cheap cheaper cheapest nice nicer nicest Words with two or more syllables e.g. use-ful, ex-pen-sive beautiful more beautiful most beautiful expensive more expensive most expensive interesting more interesting most interesting Words with two or more syllables ending in -y lucky luckier luckiest pretty prettier prettiest good better best bad worse worst Examples 1. Read the lines. 2. Listen to your recording. 3. Practise saying each line. 1. My brother is three years older than my sister. 2. Bananas are the cheapest fruit. 3. I like tennis better than working out, but I like swimming the best. 4.This is the most expensive dress in the shop. 136 QUESTLANGUAGE