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a Closer look 2
Grammar

comparative and superlative adjectives

1 Vy is giving a quiz about wonders of the world. read the sentences
and guess if they are true (T) or false (F). T F
1. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
2. Ba Be Lake is the largest lake in Viet Nam.
3. Niagara Falls is the highest waterfall in the world.
4. Tra Co Beach is the longest beach in Viet Nam.
5. The Amazon is the widest river in the world.
6. The Sahara is the hottest desert in the world.

2 listen to Vy giving the answers to the quiz. check your guesses.

3 underline all the words ending in –est in the quiz.

Watch out!

What do you notice about number 6 in Vy’s quiz?
remember: consonants are doubled in adjectives with short
vowel sounds. can you think of more examples?

4 complete the table with the comparatives and superlatives.

Adjective Comparative Superlative
good best
irregular adjectives
bad worse
tall tallest
long longer longest
short adjectives wide wider
large largest
hot hotter

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