CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 5 LANGUAGE WORKSHEET 8B

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Language worksheet 8B: Vocabulary

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1 Write the comparative form of the adjective or adverb in brackets.
State if it is an adjective or adverb. adj./adv.
a The (good) actor of the two won the award.
b The film begins with a (happy) scene than the trailer.
c This film went on (long) than the first one.
d She waited (eager) than me to watch the film.
e He acts (good) in funny films than he does in action films.

2 Use a thesaurus to find three synonyms for these adjectives.

good
fun
scary
boring
emotional

3 Put the following adjectives into alphabetical order.

best-ever never-ending ever-changing multi-million one-in-a-million

award-winning world-famous even-tempered green-eyed well-educated

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