The Superlative Form of Adjectives Adjectives A) Write questions using the words provided and the superlative form of the adjective. Ex. what !ig mista"e ever made What is the !iggest mista"e #ou have ever made$ %. what !eautiful !eautiful place place to visit visit #our #our countr# countr# place !eautiful more more is cartagena the walls of centro centro &. who "ind person #ou "now m# mother is the person more "ind '. what good movie ever seen good movie more view was iron man (. what happ# da# in #our life happler da# in #our life when is m# !irthda# . what what cra*# thing ever done cra*# thingger +un awa# from school ,. what expensive thing ever !ought expensive thingger !ouht a tricicle -. what good restaurant #our cit# good restaurant in m# cit# is the te#lor . what exciting place ever !een excitingger place has !een in the !eaches of cartagena /. who interesting person ever met interestingger person m# friends
0) As" a classmate the questions #ou have written or write #our own answers on a separate piece of paper. paper.
1omparatives and Superlatives of Adver!s A. Write Write the comparative comparative and and superlative superlative forms of the adver!s adver!s !elow. !elow.
Adverb hard carefully . early quickly . slowly beautifully well clearly late far badly uently
The hardest The carefulliest The earliest The quic"iest The slowliest The !eautifulliest The wellest The clearliest The latest The farest The !adliest The 2uentliest
0. 1omplete 1omplete the following following sentences sentences with the correct correct form form 3comparativ 3comparative e or superlative) of the adver! provided. %. 4 drive drive 5caref 5carefullier53 ullier53car carefull#) efull#) than m# hus!and. hus!and. &. Angela wor"s harder harder 3hard) 3hard) than 4 do6 !ut !ut our secretar# secretar# Wor"s hardest 3hard) of all of us. '. Anita sings sings !eautifullier !eautifullier 3!eauti 3!eautifull#) full#) of of all the people people in the the choir (. 7ur teacher teacher explains explains the lessons lessons clearlier clearlier 3clearl#) 3clearl#) than #our teacher teacher.. . +o!ert +o!ert arrived arrived at the meeting meeting earlier earlier 3earl#) 3earl#) than Francis Francis ,. 8en arrived arrived earliest earliest 3earl#) 3earl#) of them them all. all. -. Teenagers eenagers usuall# drive drive faster faster 3fast) 3fast) than their parents parents.. . 9# daughter daughter coo"s coo"s well 3well) 3well) than than 4 do6 !ut m# hus!and coo"s6 coo"s6 well well 3well) of all of us. /. +ene +ene spea"s spea"s 2uentliest 2uentliest 32uentl#) 32uentl#) of of all the ES: ES: students students in the class. class. %;.The teacher arrived latest 3late) than the students. 1omparatives and Superlatives < Adjectives and Adver!s 9a"e comparisons of the following. =se #our own ideas. Write three sentences for each set6 one using the comparative structure with than6 one using the comparative structure with as>as6 and one using the superlative. 3=se at least one adver! in the exercise.) turtle ra!!it fox %.a turtle is slower than an ra!!it &.a fox is !igger than an ra!!it '.a ra!!it is smaller than an fox feather !oo" television %.To %.To watch television is funnier than read an an !oo" &. write a !oo" with a feather is di?culter than watch televisi@n '. a feather is smaller than a !oo" running shoes !edroom slippers high heeled shoes %.the high heeled shoes is tallest than !edroom slippers &. running shoes is prettiest than the !edroom slippers '. the high heeled shoes preferest women than running shoes !ic#cle motorc#cle car %. a motor motorc#c c#cle le is faste fasterr than an an !ic#cle !ic#cle &. a car is expen expensiv sivest est than than an motor motorc#c c#cle le '. a !ic#cl !ic#cle e is chea cheaper per than than a car teacher doctor law#er %. a law#er law#er has has a !etter !etter salar# than a teacher teacher &. a doct doctor or wor" wor" di?cu di?culte lterr than than a teache teacherr
'. a law#er law#er more more sought soughtest est than than a teac teacher her egg panca"e donut %.a donut is richer than a panca"e &. a egg is nutritiousest than a donut '. a panca"e is expensivest than a egg
1omparatives and Superlatives < Adjectives and Adver!s 1omplete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adver!6 comparative or superlative of the words provided. %. This is fanc fanciest iest 3fan 3fanc#) c#) dre dress ss 4 own. own. &. 4n m# opinion6 opinion6 a deer deer moves moves gracefulest gracefulest 3gracef 3graceful) ul) of all all the animals. '. The politician politician spo"e spo"e loudest 3loud) 3loud) than than was necessar# necessar#.. (. When we we travel6 travel6 m# suitcase suitcase is is alwa#s alwa#s heaviest heaviest 3heav#) 3heav#) than m# hus!ands. . Banuar# Banuar# is colder colder 3cold) 3cold) month month of the #ear #ear. ,. 9rs. Cedrido Cedrido spea"s spea"s 2uentest 2uentest 32uent) 32uent) than than her hus!and6 hus!and6 !ut !ut her daughter spea"s 2uent 32uent) of the whole famil#. famil#. -. Decem!er Decem!er &% is the shorter shorter 3short) 3short) da# of the the #ear. #ear. 4t is shorter shorter 3short) than an# other. . Andrew Andrew is fastes fastestt 3fast) 3fast) runner runner on on the team. /. This apartment apartment is convenient convenientest est 3conven 3convenient) ient) of of all the the apartments 4 have seen %;.Annie usuall# gets up earlier 3earl#) than her sister %%.9ax nished the homewor" faster 3fast) than an#one else in the class. %&.A turtle moves slower 3slow) than a ra!!it. %'.0onnie wor"s harder 3hard) of all the emplo#ees in the o?ce. %(.This !oo" is interestingest 3interesting) than the the one 4 read last wee". %.Daniel drives dr ives carefulest 3careful) than his father. %,.Bud# goes to the li!rar# oftener 3often) than 4 do %-.That gold nec"lace is expensivest 3expensive) one in the whole store. %.This is !adest 3!ad) movie 4 have ever seen. %/.Shaun sings even !eautifulier 3!eautiful) than her mother6 who is a famous opera star st ar.. 4n fact6 she &;.has !eautifuliest 3!eautiful) voice 4ve ever heard.
