COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
1- Fill in the comparative or the superlative degrees of the adjectives.
TRANSLATE.
a- Mona is ____________ girl in our class. (pretty)
b- Paul is _____________ than Nick. (tall)
c- These books are ______________ than those books. (expensive)
d- Physics is _______________ subject for me. (difficult)
e- This hotel is ___________ than that one. (cheap)
f- My brother is ____________ person I’ve ever known. (slow)
g- He is ______________ football player. (great)
h- I think we are ________________ students at our school. (noisy)
i- She is ______________ today than she was yesterday. (nervous)
j- I’m sure Angela is _________________ girl at school. (fast)
2- Circle the correct option.
a- Spring is windier than/the windiest summer.
b- Cars are the quickest/quicker than a bike.
c- My sister is the shortest/shorter than person in my family.
d- A radio is cheaper than/the cheapest a T.V.
e- My bedroom is tidier than/the tidiest room in my house.
f- History is the most interesting/more interesting than subject of all.
g- A gorilla is the strongest/stronger than a snake.
h- Crocodiles are more dangerous than/the most dangerous snakes.
3- AS…… AS - NOT AS …….. AS. TRANSLATE.
a- Basketball is _____________ football. (popular)
b- She is ______________ you. (tall)
c- Your sister is _______________ your cousin. (intelligent)
d- My dress is ______________ your dress. (pretty)
e- This exercise is _______________ the previous one. (difficult)
f- A town is _______________ a city. (polluted)
g- A village is _______________ a city. (noisy)
4- Write the adjectives. TRANSLATE
a- _hot_ hotter
b- _______ lovelier
c- _________ more interesting
d- _________ the happiest
e- _________ earlier
f- __________ drier
g- _________ the most famous
h- __________ friendlier
i- ___________ fatter
j- ___________ more exciting
5- Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
a- thinks/ is/ than/ Maths/ She/ Science/ worse
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b- best/ in/ Mark/ the/ our/ is/ singer/ class
______________________________________________________________
c- the/ day/ The/ my/ most/ exciting/ birthday/ is/ in/ year
______________________________________________________________
d- elephants/ smaller/ Mice/ and/ are/ tigers/ than
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6. Read the text and underline all the instances of comparative and
superlative adjectives. TRANSLATE the text.
Giraffes - the giants of the savannah
Giraffes are incredibly tall. In fact, giraffes are taller than all the other
animals in the world. Adult giraffes can grow to six metres - that's taller than a
typical house! Baby giraffes are about two metres tall when they are born -
they're bigger than an adult human. This incredible height gives giraffes an
important advantage on the savannah because they can see when lions are in
the area. That's why you can often see antelopes and zebras with giraffes. It's
less dangerous than being alone.
Giraffes are 'giant-sized' in many ways. Adult giraffes weigh 850-1,270
kilograms. That's heavier than a family car! And they have an enormous
appetite - adults eat about 60 kilograms of leaves every day. They take leaves
off tall trees with their 53-centimetre-long tongues. Their large feet are wider
than dinner plates.
Perhaps surprisingly, giraffes are very fast. Even baby giraffes can run
at about 50 kilometres per hour. That's quicker than Lance Armstrong's
average speed in the Tour de France, but it's slower than a cheetah.
Cheetahs can run at 80 kilometres per hour. Luckily for giraffes, cheetahs
aren't strong enough to attack them - the giraffes are too heavy. In fact, only
lions are strong enough to attack young or weak giraffes. Thanks to its giant
size, a giraffe's life is better than many other savannah animals.
7- Discussion
Which meal do you think is tastier, French fries or pizza? Where do you get
the best pizza where you live?
ARTICLES
1- Listen to 4 conversations and underline the articles mentioned in each of
them.
https://www.soundgrammar.com/learn/L2-CEFR-A1/L2-04-Articles.htm
Conversation #1
Man: Do you have a pen I can use?
Woman: No, but I have a pencil.
Man: Thanks. Do you have an eraser?
Woman: The pencil has an eraser.
Man: Great. And some paper?
Woman: My gosh, you don’t have anything!
Conversation #2
Man: Would you like a sandwich?
Woman: I would love a sandwich.
Man: And some chips?
Woman: Some chips sound lovely.
Man: And a drink?
Woman: I’m OK. I have a water.
Conversation #3
Man: How do you like your new house?
Woman: It’s nice. It has a kitchen, a big bedroom and a nice bathroom.
Man: Do you have a yard?
Woman: No, but I have a patio.
Man: Nice, do you have a good view?
Woman: No, there is a building next door.
Conversation #4
Man: Did you like the book?
Woman: Yes, I loved the ending.
Man: Really, I thought the ending was not that good.
Woman: No way! The surprise at the end was great.
Man: Did you like the characters?
Woman: Yes, I liked everything about it.
