NAME: NATALIA AROCA CABRERA…..ID:671382….

NRC:5819

ACTIVITY 7
NEW CULTURES

Comparatives
Complete the chart with the comparative forms.

Adjective Comparative
Remember!!!
cold colder than
Short adjectives + -er: cold – colder
big bigger than
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 Complete the sentences with the comparative
long longer form of the adjectives in brackets.
popula more popular  Britain is hotter ___________(hot) now than at any
r time before.
rain rainer  It’s usually ____ foggier _____ (foggy) in autumn
sunny sunnier than in summer.
wet wetter  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 sunnier (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 in September.
 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 The 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 Long adjectives (more than 2 syllables) = most
dangerous + adjective: most amazing
difficult The most difficult
Be careful of irregular adjectives e.g. good.
fast The fastest
friendly The friendlier
good The best
intelligent The most
intelligent
loud The loudest
popular The most popular
slow The slowest
small The smallest
strange The strangest
ugly The ugliest

Write sentences about the animals using the prompts.

 tortoise / slow The tortoise is the slowest.
 blue whale / big _ the blue whale is the biggest animal in the
world._____________________
 cheetah / fast __ The cheetah is the fastest
_________________________________________________
 mosquito / dangerous _ The mosquito is the most dangerous animal in the world.
__________________________________________________
 cat / friendly _ the Cat is the friendliest animal in the
world.__________________________________________________
1 hippo / ugly __ the hippo is the ugliest animal in the world.
 _________________________________________________
 dolphin / intelligent _ the dolphin is the most intelligent animal in the
world.__________________________________________________
 parrot / loud __ The parrot is the loudest animal in the
world._________________________________________________

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 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 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.