Choose the correct option to fill in the gaps:

Richard is……………………… (1) boy in the world. He never falls ill but if he falls
ill, it happens on Sunday or when his class goes on ………………………………. (2)
school trip one can imagine. He never gets extra money, but if his granny gives him
some coins he loses them. His trousers’ pockets have holes in them. He is a good
student but when he writes an important class test, his pen runs out of ink. If he has a
date with a girl, his bus breaks down. His canary is ……………………….. (3)
singingbird he has ever had. But when he proudly invites a schoolmate to listen to it, the
canary becomes ………………. (4) bird of all.
But Richard thinks he is very lucky. He thinks he is …………………(5) boy of all. He
has a wonderful mum and a wonderful dad, loving grandparents, an adorable little sister
and a supportive big brother. His desk mate is the funniest in the school and the girls in
his class are the prettiest. He has an affectionate doggie and a wonderfully singing
canary (not always). Richard is always happy because he has a great heart. He’s
…………….….. (6) boy in town.
One day his mother gives him some money to buy an ice cream. He doesn’t put it into
his pocket. When he arrives at the ice cream shop, he sees a homeless man outside it. He
looks hungry and Richard thinks he is …………………… (7) man in the world. He has
very old clothes and terrible sunglasses.
Richard looks at the ice cream in the shop window and then looks at the man. He
decides not to buy the ice cream and gives the money to the poor man.
The man smiles and says “Thank you very much. You are very generous. But I’m not a
poor man. On the contrary I’m ………………… (8) man in town and I sometimes wear
old clothes to see what people do.”
The eccentric millionaire takes Richard to ………………………. (9) shop in the area
and says to him: “Choose the present you prefer. Even ……………………. (10) one, if
you want“
Richard asks:” Can I choose two, instead?”
“Of course” answers the man.
Richard chooses …………………………. (11) stereo because next time, when his
canary keeps silent , he will at least be able to listen to music with his friends. He then
chooses new sunglasses for the man.
 1- the unluckiest / very unluckiest / the unlucky
2- the very exciting / the most exciting / the most boring
3- the best / the very / the worst
4- the silentest / the least silent / the most silent
5- the luckyest / the unluckiest / the luckiest
6- the generousest / the generous / the most generous
7- the most poor / the poorer / the poorest
8- the richest / the most rich / the poorer
9- the most big / the biggest / the big
10- the most expensivest / the most expensive / the expensivest
11- the newer / the newest / the oldest

A What have all these adjectives in common?

B Now write the basic form.

the unluckiest boy

the most exciting
the best
the most silent
the luckiest
the most generous
the poorest
the richest
the biggest
the most expensive
the newest

C Decide if the following statements are true or false.

1 When Richard falls ill, his class goes on a school trip.

2 He often gets extra money.

3 His canary always sings.

4 The girls in his class are the ugliest in the school.

5 Richard likes the man's glasses.

6 The man is a millionaire in disguise.

D Imagine you are Richard, what would you choose?