Comparatives and superlatives : cities

Comparatives and superlatives: cities

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_____describe a particular quality to the highest degree when compared to the same quality found elsewhere

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_____ are used to say something is more or less than other things.

Multiple Choice

Superlatives are formed by adding...

• -st, -est or -iest to short adjectives.

  Nice - nicest

  Tall - tallest

  Easy - easiest

  And adding "the most" before long adjectives.

  the most beautiful

  the most interesting

• -r, -er or -ier to short adjectives.

  Nice - nicer

  Tall - taller

  Easy - easier

  And adding "more" before long adjectives.

  more beautiful

  more interesting

Multiple Choice

Comparatives are formed by adding...

• -st, -est or -iest to short adjectives.

  Nice - nicest

  Tall - tallest

  Easy - easiest

  And adding "the most" before long adjectives.

  the most beautiful

  the most interesting

• -r, -er or -ier to short adjectives.

  Nice - nicer

  Tall - taller

  Easy - easier

  And adding "more" before long adjectives.

  more beautiful

  more interesting

Multiple Select

Click on the superlatives

• big

• bigger than

• the most beautiful

• the longest

• crowded

Multiple Select

Select the comparatives

• the most crowded

• bigger than

• more beautiful

• worse than

• long

Poll

Which country is the largest in the world?

• Mexico

• Australia

• Russia

Multiple Choice

Australia is _____ than Mexico

• long

• larger

• longest

Poll

Which one is more beautiful?

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The Vatican City is (small) ___________ country in the world.

Multiple Choice

Cities are .... the countryside.

• more polluted than

• as polluted as

• less polluted than

• the most polluted

Multiple Choice

The countryside is ..... the city.

• as peaceful as (peaceful = tranquilo)

• more peaceful than

• less peaceful than

• the most peaceful

Multiple Choice

The River Nile in Egypt is ____________ river in the world.

• the longest

• more long

• longer

• longest

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London Metropolitan Area is bigger ________ Paris Metropolitan Area.

Multiple Choice

Living in big cities is _______ living in the countryside.

• expensiver than

• most expensive than

• more expensive than

Multiple Choice

São Paulo is ______ city in Brazil.

• larger

• the largest

• largest

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Living in London costs less __________ living in Paris.