REINFORCEMENT EXERCISES ABOUT SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Name: _______________________________ Class number: ____ Grade: ____ Primary
1 Complete the table with the superlative form of the adjectives.
Adjective Superlative form Adjective Superlative form
bad beautiful
big dangerous
difficult fast
friendly good
intelligent loud
popular slow
small strange
ugly hot
Remember
– Short adjectives + est: tall – tallest
– Short adjectives ending in one consonant
double last letter + est: hot – hottest
– Long adjectives (more than 2 syllables) =
most + adjective: most amazing
– Be careful of irregular adjectives e.g. good.
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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Name: ________________________________ Class number: _____ Grade: _____ Primary
3 Write sentences about the animals from the box using the prompts.
tortoise blue whale cheetah mosquito cat hippo dolphin ant
e.g. tortoise / small
The tortoise is the smallest.
1 blue whale / big
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2 cheetah / fast
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3 mosquito / dangerous
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4 cat / friendly
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5 hippo / ugly
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6 dolphin / intelligent
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7 parrot / loud
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8 ant / strong
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