UNIT 4. Lights, camera, action! 4B Comparatives and superlatives, page 31
Exercise 1
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Comparative |
Superlative |
Short adjectives |
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short |
1 shorter |
2 the shortest |
hot |
3 hotter |
4 the hottest |
big |
5 bigger |
6 the biggest |
nice |
7 nicer |
8 the nicest |
scary |
9 scarier |
10 the scariest |
funny |
11 funnier |
12 the funniest |
Long adjectives |
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comfortable |
13 more comfortable |
14 the most comfortable |
beautiful |
15 more beautiful |
16 the most beautiful |
Irregular adjectives |
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bad |
17 worse |
18 the worst |
good |
19 better |
20 the best |
Exercise 2
2 Spain is sunnier than Britain.
3 Gold is more expensive than silver.
4 The Pacific Ocean is wider than the Atlantic Ocean.
5 Russia is colder than India.
Exercise 3
2 Which are friendlier, cats or dogs?
3 Which are more dangerous, motorbikes or cars?
4 Which is more exciting, ice hockey or football?
Students' own answers
Exercise 4
2 The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Nile is the longest.
3 New Guinea is larger than Borneo, but Greenland is the largest.
4 Emeralds are more expensive than rubies, but diamonds are the most expensive.
Exercise 5
1 the youngest
2 most good-looking
3 quicker 4 easier
5 biggest
6 the most successful
7 smaller
Challenge!
2 Mount Everest is higher than Snowdon.
3 The Nile is longer than the Amazon.
4 Antarctica is colder than Europe / Europe is hotter than Antarctica.
5 Gold is heavier than silver.
6 Rome is hotter than London / London is colder than Rome.