Activity 7 PDF
Activity 7 PDF
Activity 7 PDF
NEW CULTURES
Comparatives
1. Complete the chart with the comparative forms.
Adjective Comparative form
cold
big
RemembeR
difficult
bad • Short adjectives + -er: cold – colder
dry
• Short adjectives ending in one
early
consonant double the last letter +
good
high
-er: big – bigger
hot • Long adjectives (more than two
long
syllables): more + adjective: more
popular
rain expensive
sunny
• Be careful of irregular adjectives
wet
e.g. good, bad
2. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of
the adjectives in brackets.
a. Britain is (hot) now than at any time before.
b. It’s usually (foggy) in autumn than in summer.
c. Places that are sunny are (popular) than places where it rains a lot.
d. I think the weather is (bad) than ten years ago.
e. India is (sunny) than Britain, but it is also (wet)!
f. The sea is getting (high).
g. Summer is (short) now than 25 years ago.
Superlative adjectives
1. Complete the chart with the superlative forms.
friendly
good
intelligent
loud
popular
slow
small
strange
ugly
tortoise / slow
The tortoise is the slowest.
1 blue whale / big
2 cheetah / fast
3 mosquito / dangerous
4 cat / friendly
5 hippo / ugly
6 dolphin / intelligent
7 parrot / loud