Page 124 - Oxford Grammar for Schools 2 Student Book

S3 O 27.1 Complete the sentences. Use the Work in pairs. Make comparisons.
comparative form of the adjective in brackets. Do you agree or disagree with your
Listen and check. partner?

ÿ The River Nile is longer than the River Thames. ÿ basketball and baseball (exciting/boring)
(long) 1 hot weather and cold weather (good/bad)
My sister is - 2 English and our language (difficult/easy)
me. (old)
Cars are _ bicycles, (fast) 3 zoos and museums (interesting/boring)
0/10 is _ 1/I 0. (bad) 4 computer games and books (good/bad)
I think pasta is _ rice, (nice)
Egypt is Scotland, (hot) Basketball is more exciting than baseball.
I'm _ I was yesterday, (happy)

The cinema is _ the swimming No, it's more baring!
pool, (expensive)

Superlative adjectives

I think football is

f J oInn is taller tinan we bW the mostexciting
\ his brother is the tallest. jame in the WorIA!

We use superlative adjectives to talk about three or more things, animals or people.

We use the before the superlative adjective.

Short adjective add -est the longest the slowest

Short adjective ending in y delete -y and add -iest the happiest the funniest
Long adjective use most + adjective the most beautiful the most exciting

Short words ending vowel + double the consonant and
the biggest the hottest
consonant add -est

There are a few irregular superlative adjectives.
good - best bad - worst

124 Comparative and superlative adjectives