U2_E1_Intermediate_Comparative_Superlatives

Multiple Choice

Antartica is the ___________ place on earth.

• colder

• more cold

• coldest

• most cold

Multiple Choice

A mouse is _________a lion.

• weaker than

• more weak than

• the weakest

• the most weak

Multiple Choice

My mum is the ___ (good) cook in the world.

• better

• best

• most good

Comparatives

Basic rules

Comparatives

We use comparative adjectives to give information about 2 sustantives (person, object, place)

Example:

The mouse is SMALLER than the cat.

SHORT ADJECTIVES

To make a comparative from a short adjective we add "er" at the end of the word + the word "THAN"

Example:

The mouse is smallER than the cat.

Multiple Choice

The man is ______ ___ the girl. (tall)

• tall than

• taller than

• tallest

• more tall than

SHORT ADJECTIVES

If the adjective is a "CVC" (consonant + vowel + consonant) like in BIG - HOT - FAT we double the last consonant +er+than

Example:

Julia is fatTER than Betty.

Multiple Choice

The brown house is ______ _____ the white house. (BIG)

• biggest

• more big

• bigger than

• biger

SHORT ADJECTIVES

If the adjective end in "Y" like:

HAPPY - LAZY - CRAZY - LUCKY

We change the "Y" for an "I" +er+than

Example:

The boy is lazIER than the girl.

Multiple Choice

The girls is ____ ____ the boy. (HAPPY)

• happiest

• more happier

• happy than

• happier than

LONG ADJECTIVES

For long adjectives we just add "more" BEFORE the word and "than" AFTER the word.

Example:

The princess is MORE beautiful THAN the witch.

Multiple Choice

The car is _____ ______ ____ the bike. (EXPENSIVE)

• most expensive

• expensiver than

• more expensive than

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

Some adjectives have their own forms and don't follow the rules:

Good - BETTER - THE BEST

Bad - WORSE - THE WORST

Multiple Choice

Angels are _______ ______ devils. (GOOD)

• gooder than

• better than

Multiple Choice

Sugar is ______________salt.

• sweeter than

• more sweet than

• the sweetest

• the most sweet

Superlative Adjectives

What are superlative adjectives?

4 types of Superlative Adjectives

1. adjective + est

2. adjective (y) - y +iest

3. most + adjective

4. irregular form

Example 1 - add 'est'

• big - the biggest

• large - the largest

• great - the greatest

Example 2 - adjective (y) , -y+iest

• noisy - the noisiest

• heavy - the heaviest

• pretty - the prettiest

Example 3 - 'most' + adjective

• expensive - most expensive

• beautiful - most beautiful

• poisonous - most poisonous

Example 4 - irregular

• good - best

• bad - worst

• less - least

• more - most

Multiple Choice

What is the superlative form for 'big'

• bigger

• more big

• biggest

• the biggest

Multiple Choice

What is the superlative form for 'small'

• smallest

• smaller

• the smallest

• most small

Multiple Choice

What is the superlative form for 'good'

• most good

• the best

• better

• goodest

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

Fay is

(beautiful) girl in the class.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

This is

(difficult) exercise of all.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

Tim is

(bad) driver in the family.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

Which is

(large) country in the world?

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Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

Which is

(heavy) item in the house?