Grammar: Comparisons, As…As, Indirect Questions & The
English Grade 9 (Super Goal 3) · Unit 6: Do You Know Where It Is? · Lesson 6-2 · Term 1
Also known as: Comparisons · As...as · Indirect questions
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Lesson idea
Make comparisons with comparative and superlative adjectives and as…as, ask for information politely with indirect questions, and use the definite article the.
Key points
- Short adjectives: cheap → cheaper → the cheapest. Long: expensive → more expensive → the most expensive.
- Irregular: good → better → the best; bad → worse → the worst; far → farther → the farthest.
- as…as = equal: Jeddah is as hot as Riyadh in summer. not as…as = less.
- Indirect questions use statement order: Where is the bank? → Do you know where the bank is?
- Yes/No: Is it open? → Could you tell me if it is open?
Vocabulary
Lesson questions (12)
- The metro is ____ than the bus.
Answer: faster - Riyadh is the ____ city in Saudi Arabia.
Answer: largest - This apartment is ____ expensive than that one.
Answer: more - Yesterday's traffic was ____ than today's.
Answer: worse - Abha is not as hot ____ Jeddah in summer.
Answer: as - My house is as big ____ yours.
Answer: as - "Do you know where ____?"
Answer: the station is - "Could you tell me what time ____?"
Answer: the museum opens - "Can you tell me ____ the bus stops here?"
Answer: if - Mount Everest is ____ highest mountain in the world.
Answer: the - This is the ____ restaurant in town; everyone loves it.
Answer: best - Living in the suburbs is ____ than living downtown.
Answer: cheaper
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Questions about this lesson
How do we compare two equal things?
as + adjective + as: This bus is as fast as that one.
What is the difference between faster and the fastest?
Faster compares two things and is used with than; the fastest is used for three or more.
How do we form an indirect question?
Begin with a phrase such as Could you tell me, then use statement word order: Could you tell me where the station is?
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