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Grammar Comparatives and 3 Make sentences with comparative adjectives.
1 Dina / be / young / Kelly
Superlatives
Dina is younger than Kelly.
2 Kelly / have got / a big house / Dina
Short Comparatives Superlatives 3 Dina / have got / a small car / Kelly
Adjectives 4 Kelly / wear / expensive clothes / Dina
5 Kelly / be / a good singer / Dina
long long er (than) the longest
6 Dina / be / happy / Kelly
slim slim mer (than) the slimmest
4 Look at the picture of The Wild Thornberrys.
nice nic er (than) the nicest Complete the text with the superlative form of
the adjectives.
curly curl ier (than) the curliest

Long Comparatives Superlatives
Adjectives
famous more famous the most famous
(than)
beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
(than)

Watch Out!
The Wild Thornberrys are a very famous cartoon
good better (than) the best
family in America. Nigel Archibald and Marian
bad worse (than) the worst Hunter are the parents and they’ve got three
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children. Debbie is the oldest (old) child and
Donnie is (young). I think the middle child, Eliza,
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is (funny) member of the family. The family

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Grammar reference Workbook page 94
has got a very special pet called Darwin. Darwin
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1 Study the grammar table. Choose the correct is a chimpanzee and is the (special) member
options to complete the rules. of the family. He can talk! My favourite character
is Donnie. I think he’s (clever) member of the
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family and he has (strange) hair!
Comparative adjectives
1 We usually add -er to short / long adjectives. 5 What about you? In pairs, give your opinion.
2 We use more with short / long adjectives.
Use the comparative or superlative form of the
adjectives.
Superlative adjectives
3 We usually add -est to short / long adjectives. 1 sport: mountain biking / basketball / walking
4 We use the most with short / long adjectives . (exciting)
2 school subject: History / Maths / English (bad)
3 free-time activity: reading a book / watching TV /
2 What is the comparative and superlative form playing computer games (boring)
of these adjectives? 4 family day out: going shopping / visiting a
theme park / going to the cinema (good)
1 big bigger (than) the biggest
2 exciting
3 expensive
I think basketball is the
4 fat
most exciting sport. What
5 funny
about you?
6 romantic I think mountain biking
7 small is more exciting than
8 young basketball.

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