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GUIDE NUMBER 7

NEW CULTURES
Comparatives
Complete the chart with the comparative forms.

Adjective Comparative
Remember!!!
cold Colder
Short adjectives + -er: cold – colder
big Bigger Short adjectives ending in one consonant
difficult More difficult double the last letter +
bad Worse -er: big – bigger
dry Drier Long adjectives (more than two syllables):
early Earlier more + adjective: more expensive
good Better Be careful of irregular adjectives
high Higher e.g. good, bad
hot Hotter
long Longer
popular More popular
rain Rainer
sunny Sunnier
wet wetter

Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
• Britain is _hotter__________(hot) now than at any time before.
• It’s usually __foggier_______ (foggy) in autumn than in summer.
• Places that are sunny are more popular_______(popular) than places where it rains a lot.
• I think the weather is _____worse______ (bad) than ten years ago.
• India is (sunny) than Britain, but it is also __wetter________ (wet)
• The sea is getting ____higher____(high).
• Summer is ____shorter_________(short) now than 25 years ago.

Circle the correct word.


• It’s hoter / hotter in July than inSeptember.
• The weather is badder / worse in London than in my city.
• I think it’s more beautiful / beautifuler when it rains.
• Is it drier / more dry now in the summer?
• I think summer is getting shorter / more short.
• It’s always raining so it’s weter / wetter than before.
Superlative adjectives
Complete the chart with the superlative forms.

Adjective Superlative form Remember

bad Worst Short adjectives + est: tall – tallest


beautiful The most beautiful Short adjectives ending in one consonant
big The biggest double last letter + est: hot – hottest
dangerous The most dangerous Long adjectives (more than 2 syllables) = most

difficult The most difficult + adjective: most amazing

fast The fastest Be careful of irregular adjectives e.g. good.


friendly friendliest
good The best
intelligent The most intelligent
loud Loudest
popular The most popular
slow Slowest
small Smallest
strange The most strange
ugly ugliest

Write sentences about the animals using theprompts.


• tortoise / slow The tortoise is the slowest.
• blue whale / big ____the blue whale is the biggest________________
• cheetah / fast _____cheetah is the fastest_____________________________
• mosquito / dangerous ___mosquito is the most dangerous_____________________
• cat / friendly ________cat is the friendliest_______________________
• hippo / ugly _______hippo is the ugliest___________________
• dolphin / intelligent __dolphin is the most intelligent____________
• parrot / loud ___parrot is the loudest_________________________

Complete the dialogue with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets

Katya: Wow! This is a really difficult quiz.


Emily: Yes, but I really want to win.
Katya: Okay, let’s look at the next question. What’s the ____the biggest_______ (big) animal in the world?
Emily: The elephant.
Katya: No, it isn’t. I think it’s the blue whale.
Emily: Yes, you’re right. And the ___fastest____________(fast) animal is the cheetah.
Katya: Question 3. Is the Indian cobra the the most dangerous________ (Dangerous) animal in the world?
Emily: No, it isn’t. Mosquitoes are, because their bite can give you malaria.
Katya: What about this question? What is the tallest_____________ (tall) animal?
Emily: Oh! That’s easy, the giraffe.
Katya: Of course.
Emily: Okay, here’s the last question. What is the ______loudest____________ (loud) animal?
Katya: Wow! That’s the ______most difficult_________ (difficult) question. I don’t know the answer to it.

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