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STAGE 3 145 LESSON 25 SYLLABLE* There are three syllables in the word expensive : ex - pen - sive, and two syllables in the word husband : bus - band. HOW MANY SYLLABLES ARE THERE IN THE WORD EXPENSIVE ? There are three syllables in the word expensive HOW MANY SYLLABLES ARE THERE IN THE WORD HUSBAND ? There are two syllables in the wordhusband We say cheaper than, but not expensiver than,/ because the adjectivecheap has only one syllable, whilst the adjective expensive has three syllables: ex - pen -sive./ For adjectives of one syllable like cheap, long, short etc.,/ we say cheap: cheaper than: the cheapest - long: longer than: the longest etc./ whilst for adjectives of three syllables like expensive, and beautiful etc.,/ we say expensive: more expensive than: the most expensive - beautiful: more beautiful than: the most beautiful. WHY DO WE SAY CHEAPER THAN, BUT NOT EXPENSIVER THAN ?/ We say cheaper than, but not expensiver than, because the adjective cheap has only one syllable, whilst the adjective expensive has three syllables 146 ABOVE BELOW WHERES MY NOSE ? WHERES MY CHIN? WHERES THE CEILING? The ceilings above our heads ARE MY FEET ABOVE THE TABLE ? Your noses above your mouth Your chins below your mouth No, your feet arent above the table, but theyre below the table JANUARY FEBRUARY 500 MARCH APRILMAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER TELL ME THE NAMES OF THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR PLEASE ! The names of the months of the year are January ... 147 LAST NEXT WHATS THIS MONTH? This months... WHAT WAS LAST MONTH? Last month was... WHAT WILL NEXT MONTH BE? Next month will be ... WHAT WILL THE MONTH AFTER NEXT BE ? The month after next will be ... WHAT WAS THE MONTH BEFORE LAST ? The month before last was ... A.M. P.M. MIDDAY SOMETIMES LATIN Sometimes after the time, we put the letters A.M. or P.M./ A.M. means ante meri?diem, from the Latin,/ whilst P.M. means post m