ESL – Grade 6B – Practice worksheet Name: _____________________________

Week 14 Class: _____________________________

I. Content
1.1 Grammar – Comparative and Superlative
1.1.1 Sentence structure
Sentence structure for comparative
One-syllable: S + to be + adj + er + than + Noun/ Pronoun.
Eg: My brother is taller than you.
Longer syllable: S + to be + more + adj + than + Noun/ Pronoun.
Eg: This T-shirt is more expensive than the dress

Sentence structure for superlative

One-syllable: S + to be + the + adj + est + Noun/ Pronoun.
Eg: That was the easiest exam I have ever taken
Longer syllable: S + to be + the most/least + adj + Noun/ Pronoun.
Eg:
- If you are going as a group, the least expensive option is to rent an apartment
or villa.
- This is the most delicious cake I have ever eaten

1.1.2 The rules to form comparatives and superlatives

1.1.2.1 One-syllable adjective
One-syllable Comparative Superlative
adjectives
Most one- Adj + er The + adj +est
syllable Tall Taller The tallest
adjectives Cheap Cheaper The cheapest
Small Smaller The smallest
Ending with e Adjective + r The + adj + st
Nice Nicer The nicest
Fine Finer The finest
Rare Rarer The rarest
Ending with a Adj with last consonant The + adj + doubled consonant
consonant, a Big doubled + er + est
vowel, and a Hot Bigger The biggest
consonant Thin Hotter Hottest
Thinner The thinnest
Ending with y Adjective (y deleted) + ier The + Adj (y deleted) + iest
Dry Drier The driest

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1.1.2.1 Two-syllable adjective
Two-syllable Comparative Superlative
adjectives
Most two-
syllable More + adj: The most + adj:
adjectives Gorgeous More gorgeous The most gorgeous
Pleasant More pleasant The most pleasant

Ending with More + adj: The most + adj:

-ed, -ing, - Useless more useless The most useless
full, -less Careful more careful The most careful
Boring more boring The most boring
worried more worried The most worried
Ending with Adjective (y deleted) + ier The + Adj (y deleted) + iest
y Busy Busier The busiest
Easy Easier The easiest
Happy Happier The happiest
Funny Funnier The funniest
Special case Clever Cleverer The cleverest
Narrow Narrower The narrowest
Simple Simpler The simplest
Quiet Quieter The quietest
gentle gentler The gentlest

1.1.2.1 Longer-syllable adjective

Longer- Comparative Superlative
syllable
adjectives
Most longer- More + adj: The most + adj:
syllable Ridiculous More Ridiculous The most Ridiculous
adjectives Difficult More Difficult The most Difficult
Dangerous More dangerous The most dangerous
Adj with Adjective (y deleted) + ier The + Adj (y deleted) + iest
prefix -un Unfriendly Unfriendlier The unfriendliest
and ending Unhappy Unhappier The unhappiest
with -y

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1.1.2.2 Irregular adjective
Comparative Superlative
Good/ Well Better The best
Bad/ Ill Worse The worst
Far Further/farther The furthest/The farthest
Old Older/elder The oldest/ the eldest
Little Less The least
Many More The most

1.1.2.3 Compound adjective

Compound So sánh hơn So sánh hơn nhất
adjectives
Most compound The most + adj:
More + adj:
adjectives The most nerve-wracking
Nerve-wracking More nerve-wracking

Irregular adj + Low-paid Lower-paid The lowest-paid

adj Long-lasting Longer-lasting The longest-lasting
Good-looking Better-looking The best-looking

1.1.2 Vocabulary – Shopping

Shopping noun Shopping verbs Other
Bargain Cost Smart mirror (n)
Drone delivery Pay with/in cash Treasure (n)
Product Pay with/by credit card Material (n)
Receipt Take back Improve (v)
Shop assistant Try on Tourist information (n)
Shopping centre Purchase Unusual (adj)
Department store Experience (n) (v)
Sports shop
Clothes shop
Customer

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II. Practice:
2.1 Listening
Listen to Lisa talking to her friend Sue about a video. For each question choose the right answer (A,
B or C). You will hear the conversation twice.
1. What colour is the singer's hair?
A blonde B red C black Listening audio
2. The singer is wearing...
A a dress. B trousers. C a skirt.
3. The singer is...
A little. B tall. C twenty. https://bit.ly/pbtctt14mp3
4. The girls are listening to...
A dance music. B a slow song. C an old song.
5 Who went to the concert?
A Sue B Lisa C Sue's brother

2.2 Grammar and vocabulary

Exercise 1: Put the adjectives in brackets.
1. My sister is (good-looking) ______________________ than I am.
2. A book is (wonderful) ______________________. than a comic.
3. Nina walks (slowly) ______________________ than her father.
4. She is (happy) ______________________ than l am.
5. This bike is (cheap) ______________________ than mine.
6. This house is much (comfortable) ______________________ than that one.
7. A dog is (heavy) ______________________ than a cat.
8. My pencil is (long) ______________________ than yours.
9. New teacher is (nice) ______________________ than old one.
10. Ho Chi Minh is (large) ______________________than Bien Hoa.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the adjectives in the box.
cheap expensive good small hot

intelligent bad big hard important

1. An elephant is ______________________________ a mouse.

2. The weather today is ______________________________ it was yesterday.
3. A diamond costs a lot of money. A diamond is ______________________________ a ruby.
4. A lake is ______________________________ an ocean.
5. A person can think logically. A person is ______________________________ an animal.
6. Good health is ______________________________ money.
7. I can buy a bicycle, but not a motorbike. A bicycle is _______________________________ a
motorbike.
8. The last question is ______________________________ the others.
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 9. I think my second essay is ______________________________ the first. There were many mistakes in
the first essay.
10. The food in a street market is ______________________________ than in a supermarket.

2.3 Reading
For questions 1-8 read the email and choose the best word (A, B or C) for each gap.
EMAIL MESSAGES
From: Jenny
To: Granny
Hi Granny,
I’m sorry you’re in hospital and I hope you get well soon. I (1) ____ enjoying my birthday today. Right
(2) _____, I’m having a great time with my best friends. I (3) ____ the present from you! Thanks! The
T-shirt is really cool and I’m wearing it (4) ___ the moment and everyone likes it. The party is starting
(5) _____ and my brother's dancing. He's a great dancer! He (6) ____ dances at parties! Dad is (7) ___
dancing, he's taking photos. I’m (8) ____ you one now on the mobile.
Wish you were here.
Jenny
1 A do B really C am
2 A now B moment C time
3 A loving B love C loves
4 A at B in C just
5 A now B always C often
6 A hardly ever B never C always
7 A never B not C sometimes
8 A send B sent C sending

2.4 Writing
Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. Tea is cheaper than coffee.
Coffee ..........................................................................................................................................................
2. I adore listening to music every day.
I enjoy...........................................................................................................................................................
3.The red car is more expensive than the black one.
The black car ...............................................................................................................................................
4.No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
Mary ............................................................................................................................................................
5.A fish swims faster than a duck.
A duck .........................................................................................................................................................
6.My house is bigger than your house.
Your house ..................................................................................................................................................

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