ACTIVITY 7

NEW CULTURES
Comparatives
Complete the chart with the comparative forms.

Adjective Comparative
Remember!!!
cold Colder
big Bigger Short adjectives + -er: cold – colder
Short adjectives ending in one consonant
difficult More difficullt
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.
popular More popular
 Britain is hotter___________(hot) now than at any
rain Rainer time before.
sunny Sunnier  It’s usually _ foggier________ (foggy) in autumn
wet Wetter 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 Sunnier (sunny) than Britain, but it is also __wetter_(wet)
 The sea is getting highier________(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 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
fast The fastest Be careful of irregular adjectives e.g. good.

friendly The most friendly

good The best
intelligent The most
intelligent
loud Loudest
popular The most popular
slow Slowest
small Smallest
strange Strangest
ugly Ungliest

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 animal kingdom
 cat / friendly The cat is the friendliest animal in the world
 hippo / ugly The hippo is the ugliest animal in the world
 dolphin / intelligent The dolphin is the most intelligent animal in the animal kingdom
 parrot / loud The parrot is the loudest animal in the animal kingdom

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 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.