GUIDE NUMBER 9

NEW CULTURES

Comparatives
1. Complete the chart with the comparative forms.

Adjective Comparative form RemembeR

cold colder • Short adjectives + -er: cold – colder
big Bigger
difficult more difficult
• Short adjectives ending in one
consonant double the last letter +
bad Worse
-er: big – bigger
dry Drier
early Earlier • Long adjectives (more than two
good Better syllables): more + adjective: more
high Highier expensive
hot Hotter
Comparative
long Longer Adjective
form

popular More popular cold colder

big Bigger
rain Rainier
difficult more difficult
sunny Sunnier
bad Worse
wet Wetter
dry Drier
early Earlier
good Better
high Highierform of
2. Complete the sentences with the comparative
the adjectives in brackets. hot Hotter
long Longer
a. Britain is Hotter (hot) now than at any time before.
popular More popular
b. It’s usually Foggier (foggy) in autumn than in summer.
rain Rainier
c. Places that are sunny are More popular sunny (popular) than places where it rains a
Sunnier
lot. wet Wetter

d. I think the weather is worse (bad)

• Bethan ten of
careful years ago. adjectives
irregular
e.g. good, bad
e. India is Sunnier (sunny) than Britain, but it is also (wet)!
f. The sea is getting Highier (high).
g. Summer is Shorter (short) now than 25 years ago.

3. Circle the correct word.

1 It’s hoter / hotter in July than in September.
2 The weather is badder / worse in London than in my city.
3 I think it’s more beautiful / beautifuler when it rains.
 4 Is it drier / more dry now in the summer?
5 I think summer is getting shorter / more short.
6 It’s always raining so it’s weter / wetter than before

4 Circle the odd word out.

cold difficult short

1 hot big bad

2 dry long new
3 popular sunny famous
4 easy early expensive
5 good cold late
6 big wet old

Superlative adjectives
1. Complete the chart with the superlative forms.

Adjective Superlative form Remember

bad Worst Short adjectives + est: tall – tallest

beautiful The most beautiful Short adjectives ending in one consonant

big The biggest double last letter + est: hot – hottest

The most dangerous Long adjectives (more than 2 syllables) = most

dangerous
The most difficult + adjective: most amazing
difficult
fast The fastest Be careful of irregular adjectives e.g. good.

friendly The most friendly

good The best

intelligent The most intelligent

loud Loudest

popular The most popular

slow Slowest

small Smallest

strange Strangest

ugly Ungliest

2. Write sentences about the animals using the prompts.

tortoise / slow
The tortoise is the slowest.
1 blue whale / big
the whale is a big blue animal
2 cheetah / fast
the cheetah is the fastest in the world
3 mosquito / dangerous
in the jungle there are dangerous mosquitoes

4 cat / friendly
the cat is the most friendly animal and tiernp

5 hippo / ugly
the hypopotamos of the lake are ugly and fat

6 dolphin / intelligent
the aquarium dolphins are the smartest

7 parrot / loud
The parrot of the house is strong because it speaks arto

3. Complete the dialogue with the superlative form of the adjectives

in brackets
katya Wow! This is a really difficult quiz.
emily Yes, but I really want to win.
katya Okay, let’s look at the next question. What’s the
a. biggest (big) animal in the world?
emily The elephant.
katya No, it isn’t. I think it’s the blue whale.
emily Yes, you’re right. And the (2) Fastest (fast) animal is the
cheetah. katya Question 3. Is the Indian cobra the
(3) Most Dangerous (Dangerous) animal in the world?
emily No, it isn’t. Mosquitoes are, because their bite can give you malaria.
katya What about this question? What is the
(4) Tallest (tall) animal?
emily Oh! That’s easy, the giraffe.
katya Of course.
emily Okay, here’s the last question. What is the
(5) Loudest (loud) animal?
katya Wow! That’s the (6) most difficult (difficult) question. I don’t know the
answer