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grammar I can describe people and things

5D Superlative adjectives using superlative adjectives.

1 Write the superlative form of the adjectives. 4 Look at the table and write sentences. Use the comparative
the largest and superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 slow the slowest 5 large
2 bad the baddest 6 expensive the expensivest
1 the Yangtze: 6,380 km
the heaviest the latest
3 heavy 7 late the Amazon: 6,387 km
the ugliest
4 famous the famousest 8 ugly the Nile: 6,690 km
2 Complete the sentences. Use the superlative form of
adjectives in brackets.
1 I think Russell Crowe is goodest actor in the 2 South America: 17,840,000 km2
world. (good) North America: 24,490,000 km2
2 What’s dangerousness animal in the world? (dangerous) Africa: 30,370,000 km2
3 Is this coldest city in Europe? (cold)
4 We’ve got biggest classroom in the school. (big)
5 Who’s intelligent student in the class? (intelligent) 3 Kangchenjunga: 8,586 m
6 This is hotest day of the year. (hot) K2: 8,611 m
7 Who’s  populares singer in your country? (popular) Everest: 8,848 m
8 My brother is    noisiest person in our family.
(noisy)
4 The Atlantic Ocean: 4,830 km
3 Write your opinions.
The Indian Ocean: 10,000 km
1 interesting programme on TV
The Pacific Ocean: 19,800 km
is the most interesting programme on TV.
2 beautiful actress in my country
is the most beautiful actress in my country.
5 Madrid: 440 mm of rain
3 difficult subject in school
is the most difficult subject in school. London: 585 mm of rain
Rome: 800 mm of rain
4 funny programme on TV
is the most funny programme on TV.
5 good football team in my country
is the most good football team in my country. 6 Mercury: 59 million km from the sun
6 bad pop group in the world Venus: 108 million km from the sun
is the most bad pop group in the world. the Earth: 152 million km from
the sun
7 exciting sport in the world
is the most exciting sport in the world.

1 (long) The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Nile is
Challenge!
the longest.
Write sentences using the superlative form of the adjectives.
2 (big) The North America is big than the South America ,
1 rich but the Africa is the biggest

3 (high) The K2 is high than Kangchenjunga , but the

2 cheap Everest is the highest
4 (wide) The Indian Ocean is wide than The Atlantic Ocean
3 good , but the Pacific Ocean the widest
5 (wet) The London is wet than Madrid , but the Rome
4 interesting the wettest
6 (far) The Venus is far than Mercury , but the Earth
5 nice the farest.

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