ACTIVITY NUMBER 8

MY EXPERIENCES

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UNIVERSITY CORPORATION GOD'S MINUTE

PROGRAM: FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
ENGLISH II
NEIVA (H)
2020
 ACTIVITY NUMBER 7
NEW CULTURES

Comparatives
1. Complete the chart with the comparative forms.

Adjective
cold
big
Comparative form
COLDER
BIGGER
RemembeR
difficult MORE DIFFICULT • Short adjectives + -er: cold – colder
bad WORSE
dry DRIER • Short adjectives ending in one
early EARLIER consonant double the last letter +
good BETTER -er: big – bigger
high HIGHER
hot HOTTER
• Long adjectives (more than two
long LONGER syllables): more + adjective: more
popular MORE POPULAR expensive
rain RAINER
sunny SUNNIER
• Be careful of irregular adjectives
wet WETTER
e.g. good, bad

2. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the

adjectives in brackets.
a. Britain is HOTTER (hot) now than at any time before.
b. It’s usually GOGGER (foggy) in autumn than in summer.
c. Places that are sunny are MORE POPULAR (popular) than places where it rains a
lot.
d. I think the weather is WORSE (bad) than ten years ago.
e. India is SUNNER (sunny) than Britain, but it is also WETTER (wet)!
f. The sea is getting HIGHER (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 The 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

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

difficult The Most Difficult + adjective: most amazing

fast The Fastest

Be careful of irregular adjectives e.g. good.
friendly The Friendliest

good The Best

intelligent The Most Intelligent

loud The Loudest

popular The Most Popular

slow The Slowest

small The Smallest

strange The Strangest

ugly The Ugliest

2. Write sentences about the animals using the prompts.

tortoise / slow
The tortoise is the slowest.
1 blue whale / big the blue whale is the biggest
2 cheetah / fast the cheetan is the fastest
3 mosquito / dangerous the mosquito is the most dangerous

4 cat / friendly the cat is the friendliest

5 hippo / ugly the hippo is the ugliest

6 dolphin / intelligent the Dolphin is the most intelligent

7 parrot / loud the parrot is the loudest

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) THE FASTEST (fast) animal is the cheetah.
katya Question 3. Is the Indian cobra the
(3) THE 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) TJE TALLEST (tall) animal?
emily Oh! That’s easy, the giraffe.
katya Of course.
emily Okay, here’s the last question. What is the
(5) THE LOUDEST (loud) animal?
katya Wow! That’s the (6) THE MOSTDIFICULT (difficult) question. I don’t know
the answer to it.