Grammar Unit 4

Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

1 Complete the table. 3 Write the words in the superlative form under
the correct heading.
Adjective Comparative
bad big cheap dangerous snowy good
short shorter than hot surprising low noisy safe

(1) slow __________________

-est -st
(2) big __________________
the lowest
(3) good __________________
(1) ___________ (2) ___________
(4) easy __________________
-iest double consonant
(5) popular __________________ + -est

(6) bad __________________ (3) ___________ (5) ___________

(4) ___________ (6) ___________
(7) strange __________________
most + adjective irregular
(8) difficult __________________

(7) __________________ (9) ___________

2 Complete the sentences with the comparative
form of the adjectives.
The rides are faster than (fast) last year.
1 Skydiving is ____________________ (scary)
surfing.
2 The rides at Universal Studios are
____________________ (exciting) the rides at
Disney World.
3 My English is ____________________ (good)
my French.
4 Norway is ____________________ (expensive)
England.
5 Driving on small roads is
______________________ (dangerous) driving
on big roads.
6 My room is ______________________ (small)
my sister’s room.
7 Reading books is ______________________
(interesting) watching TV.
8 Walking the dog is ______________________
(enjoyable) cleaning your room.
9 Playing computer games is
______________________ (boring) playing
football.
10 Thunderstorms are ______________________
(frightening) fireworks.
(8) __________________ (10) ___________
4 Complete the sentences with the superlative
form of the word in italics.
Luxor is drier than Ica, but Arica in Chile is the
driest place.
1 Waialeale in Hawaii is wetter than Quibdo in
Colombia, but Cherrapunji in India is
___________________ place.
2 The Amazon is longer than the Mississippi, but
the Nile is ___________________ river in the
world.
3 Kebili in Tunisia is hotter than Hamidiyeh in Iran,
but Death Valley, in California, is
___________________ place.
4 Northice in Greenland is colder than Snag in
Canada, but Oymyakon in Siberia is
___________________ place.
5 Ireland is cloudier than Norway, but Scotland is
___________________ place.
6 Sudan is sunnier than Algeria, but Arizona is
___________________ place.
7 Istanbul is more crowded than Mexico City, but
Shanghai is ___________________ city.
8 In my country, autumn is better than winter, but
spring is ___________________ season!

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Vocabulary Unit 4
Adjectives 4 Choose the correct option.
I like sitting in the sun / sunny.
1 Write the opposite adjective.
1 On icy / ice days, I stay at home.
high low
2 My sister hates storm / stormy weather.
1 dangerous _________
3 There’s some fog / foggy today.
2 long _________
4 Do you like walking in the rain / rainy?
3 difficult _________
5 In summer, I enjoy the hot / heat.
4 good _________
5 exciting _________
Asking for travel information
6 old _________
5 Complete the questions with five of the words.
2 Choose the correct option.
long much often what when who why
We live in the city centre in a boring / big flat – it’s
got nine rooms. It’s a very (1) noisy / safe area A: (1) _______’s the best way to get to Liverpool?
because there are a lot of motorbikes and B: By train.
(2) enjoyable / fast cars driving by. There is a park A: How (2) _______ does the journey take?
near my flat. It’s very (3) dangerous / quiet there. I B: Around two hours.
sometimes go there to read or listen to music. It’s a A: How (3) _______ do the trains leave?
(4) small / crowded park so there are never many B: They go every 30 minutes.
people. A: (4) _______’s the next train?
B: 10.40 a.m.
The restaurants near our flat are (5) surprising /
A: How (5) _______ is a return ticket?
expensive so I only go there with my parents. My
B: £56.00.
friends and I usually go to a café called Café
Moderno. The food is quite (6) cheap / frightening
Extra vocabulary
and it’s in the city centre, so we meet other friends
there.
6 Complete the nouns and phrases with the
words.
Weather coaster of people park phones
storm ticket trip
3 Write the weather adjectives under the correct
picture. a boat trip
1 head________________
cloudy foggy snowy stormy wet windy 2 a queue ________________
3 a roller ________________
4 a theme ________________
5 a thunder________________
6 a single ________________

1 snowy 2 _____________

3 _____________ 4 _____________ 5 _____________ 6 _____________

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