NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
SUPERLATIVES
Adjectives with cold Adjectives with ex-pen-sive
one syllable, two or more
add: “January is often syllables, add: “This book is the
‘the’ + ‘-est’ the coldest ‘the’ + ‘most’ most expensive Irregular
(or ‘-st’) winter month.” book in the store.” Superlative
Adjectives
good – the best
bad – the worst
Adjectives that
Adjectives with
hap-py end in a single big far – the farthest
two syllables that
vowel and far – the furthest
end in ‘-y’,
“John is the consonant: double “Brazil is the
change ‘-y’ to ‘i’ the final letter
happiest person biggest country in
and add: ‘the’ + I know.” before adding South America.”
‘-est’ (or ‘-st’) ‘the’ + ‘-est’
(or ‘-st’)
Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the boxes above.
1. I (tall) __________________________________ person in my family.
2. Jupiter (big) __________________________________ planet in our solar system.
3. Elephants (large) __________________________________ land animals on earth.
4. We bought (expensive) __________________________________ TV in the store.
5. Which sports do you think (dangerous) __________________________________?
6. My cat (lazy) __________________________________ animal I know.
7. This restaurant serves (good) __________________________________ food in town.
8. I think math (difficult) __________________________________ subject.
9. What (long) __________________________________ word in English that you know?
10. He (strange) __________________________________ man in the story.
11. Last week, I had (bad) __________________________________ time of my life!
12. Which place (hot) __________________________________ place on earth?
13. I think it (funny) __________________________________ show on television.
14. My friend (interesting) __________________________________ person I know.
15. Who (famous) __________________________________ person in your country?
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Worksheet 12
Superlative adjectives
1 Complete the table with the superlative form of the adjectives.
Adjective Superlative form Remember
bad – Short adjectives + est: tall – tallest
beautiful – Short adjectives ending in one consonant
big double last letter + est: hot – hottest
dangerous – Long adjectives (more than 2 syllables) =
difficult most + adjective: most amazing
fast – Be careful of irregular adjectives e.g. good.
friendly
good
intelligent
loud
popular
slow
small
strange
ugly
2 Complete using the correct form of the adjective in brackets.
ROSIE Wow! This is a really difficult quiz.
SARA Yes, but I really want to win.
ROSIE Okay, let’s look at the next question. What’s the (1) ________________________ (big) animal in the
world?
SARA The elephant.
ROSIE No, it isn’t. I think it’s the blue whale.
SARA Yes, you’re right. And the (2) ________________________ (fast) animal is the cheetah.
ROSIE Question 3. Is the Indian cobra the (3) ________________________ (dangerous) animal in the world?
SARA No, it isn’t. Mosquitoes are because their bite can give you malaria.
ROSIE What about this question? What is the (4) ________________________ (tall) animal?
SARA Oh! That’s easy, the giraffe.
ROSIE Of course.
SARA Okay, here’s the last question. What is the (5) ________________________ (loud) animal?
ROSIE Wow! That’s the (6) ________________________ (difficult) question. I don’t know the answer to it.
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Superlative adjectives
1. Complete with a superlative adjective and all the necessary words.
1. London is ...................................... (large) city in England.
2. Cheetahs are ................................ (fast) animals in the world.
3. Whales are ..................................... (big) animals.
4. San Francisco is ......................................... (beautiful) city in the United States.
5. Summer is .......................................(good) season of the year.
2. Write the superlative form.
1. good .......... 6. pretty ..........
2. far .......... 7. small ..........
3. expensive .......... 8. nice ..........
4. old .......... 9. comfortable ..........
5. young .......... 10. bad ..........
3. Look at the table and write true sentences with the adjectives in the box.
James Anne Carol
Age 34 35 28
Height 1.80 m 1.75 m 1.72 m
Weight 82 kg 85 kg 65 kg
Savings 5,350 euro 5,500 euro 6,000 euro
Old young light heavy tall short rich poor
1. (age) Anne is the ..........
2. (age) Carol is the ..........
3. (height) James is the ..........
4. (height) Carol is the ..........
5. (weight) Anne is the ..........
6. (weight) Carol is the ..........
7. (savings) Carol is the ..........
8. (savings) James is the ..........
4. Write the opposites.
1. happiest ................ 5. best ................
2. most comfortable ................ 6. nearest ................
3. easiest ................ 6. most expensive ................
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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative
form of the adjectives in brackets.
1.- My sister is _____________ my brother. (intelligent)
2.- The blue whale is ____________ animal. (big)
3.- Iceland is ___________ Spain (cold)
4.- This is ___________ book I’ve ever read. (good)
5.- My neighbour is _________ person I know (lucky)
6.- Friday is the __________ day of the week. (busy)
7.- These trainers are much ____________ those. (cheap)
8.- Frank works __________ most people. (hard)
9.- I’m __________ at English than you. (good)
10.- Today has been _________ day of the year. (hot)
11.- This is __________ CD I’ve ever listened. (bad)
12.- English is __________ Japanese. (easy)
13.- Which mountain is ___________ in the world. (high)
14.- John is _________ his brother. (clever)
15.- English is _________ Latin. (useful)
16.- What is ___________ word in English? (common)
17.- The Nile is ___________ river in the world. (long)
18.- This is my __________ brother. Mary is their
_________ daughter (old, old)
19.- That skyscraper is one of __________ buildings in the
city. (tall)
20.- The first exercise was easy but this one is ________.
(difficult)
21.- Our journey took __________ we expected. (long)
22.- Charles is __________ student in the school. (noisy)
23.- Madrid’s population is _________ Santander’s (large)
24.- Nothing makes me _________ waiting on the phone. (angry)
25.- Five years ago I was _________ I am now, and I had ________
hair. (fat, log)
26.- This car uses ___________ petrol. It’s __________ economical.
(much, little)
27.- Spanish is ___________ difficult to learn than Chinese. (little)
28.- It’s _____________ hotel in Santander (expensive)
29.- How much __________ are we going? (far)
30.- I haven’t got many CDs. You’ve got __________ I have. (many)
31.- Everyone has heard of Real Madrid. They are probably
__________ team in the world. (famous)
32.- The cheetah is ___________ animal in the world.
(fast)
33.- Barcelona’s stadium is new. It’s ___________
stadium in Europe. (modern)
Reading skills practice: Finding a home – exercises
Look at the newspaper and do the exercises to practise and improve your reading skills.
Preparation
Write the correct word in the boxes below the picture.
flat train station house kitchen garden shop
1. Check your understanding: matching
Match the two sentence halves and write a–f next to the number 1–6.
1…….. Flat A has a. near the train station.
2…….. Flat A costs b. a small garden.
3…….. Flat B is c. £600 a month.
4…….. Flat B is in d. central London.
5…….. House C has e. available in September.
6…….. House C will be f. a large kitchen.
2. Check your understanding: multiple choice
Circle the correct answer.
1. It's in Greenwood. Flat A Flat B House C
2. It has a garden. Flat A Flat B House C
3. It's near the train station. Flat A Flat B House C
4. It's near shops and restaurants. Flat A Flat B House C
5. It costs £1000 a month. Flat A Flat B House C
6. It's not a flat. Flat A Flat B House C
3. Check your understanding: recommendations
Write the best home for each person.
Flat A Flat B House C
1. I take the train to work every day.
_________________________
2. I really like gardening on the weekends.
_________________________
I don’t have much money and can only
3. pay £600 each month.
_________________________
Discussion
Do you live in a house or a flat?
