A. Match the pairs of opposite adjectives and write the superlative forms.
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dangerous good hard-working interesting long old sad strong wet |
bad boring dry happy lazy new short safe weak |
1 longest ≠ shortest
2 ………………. ≠ ……………….
3 ………………. ≠ ……………….
4 ………………. ≠ ……………….
5 ………………. ≠ ……………….
6 ………………. ≠ ……………….
7 ………………. ≠ ……………….
8 ………………. ≠ ……………….
9 ………………. ≠ ……………….
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2 most dangerous ≠ safest
3 best ≠ worst 4 most hard-working ≠ laziest
5 most interesting ≠ most boring
6 oldest ≠ newest 7 saddest ≠ happiest
8 strongest ≠ weakest 9 wettest ≠ driest
B. Complete the sentences with the superlatives of the words in brackets.
1 Gran is ……the fittest…… . (fit)
2 Dad is ……the most tired…… . (tired)
3 Mum is ……the tallest…… . (tall)
4 ……………… has ……………… ears. (long)
5 ……………… has ……………… eyes. (big)
6 ……………………………… . (cheap)
7 ……………………………… . (expensive)
8 ……………… has ……………… T-shirt. (unusual)
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4 The rabbit … the longest
5 The dog … the biggest
6 The strawberry jam is the cheapest.
7 The raspberry jam is the most expensive.
8 Tom … the most unusual
C. Put the numbers 1-5 under each heading, then write sentences with superlatives or least + adjective in your notebook.
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heavy |
nice |
useful |
interesting |
fast |
dangerous |
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elephant |
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horse |
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mouse |
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dog |
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sheep |
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1 The elephant is the heaviest.
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Possible answers
2 The dog is the nicest.
3 The sheep is the most useful.
4 The mouse is the least useful.
5 The elephant is the least interesting.
6 The horse is the most interesting.
7 The horse is the fastest.
8 The elephant is the most dangerous.
9 The sheep is the least dangerous.
D. Make sentences using words and phrases from the table and write them in your notebook.
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The Roe Mount Everest The Vatican City The blue whale Antarctica Hydrogen Sirius Baikal |
large short common bright high deep cold small |
star continent mountain country river lake gas animal |
1 The Roe is the shortest river.
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2 Mount Everest is the highest mountain.
3 The Vatican City is the smallest country.
4 The blue whale is the largest animal.
5 Antarctica is the coldest continent.
6 Hydrogen is the most common gas.
7 Sirius is the brightest star.
8 Baikal is the deepest lake.
E. Write super lative phrases advertising these things in your notebook.
1 A computer game: This is the most exciting game!
2 A car
3 A mobile phone
4 A dog
5 A flat
6 A café
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2 This is the fastest car!
3 This is the lightest mobile!
4 This is the friendliest dog!
5 This is the most comfortable flat!
6 Our coffee is the best!
F. Circle the correct option.
1 Moscow is the world’s …………. city for foreigners.
a expensivest
b more expensive
c most expensive
2 The …………. Africa is Kilimanjaro.
a most tall mountain of
b tallest mountain in
c most tall mountain in
3 …………. place in the world is El Azizia.
a The most hot
b Hottest
c The hottest
4 The …………. interesting place in the world is my town – nothing ever happens there.
a least b less c not very
5 The largest …………. The American Great Lakes is Lake Superior.
a in b from c of
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1 c 2 b 3 c 4 a 5 c