V.COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Do you remember?

long – longer – the longest expensive – more expensive – the most expensive good – better – the best bad – worse – the worst

Read the text about the Blue Whale. Say the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

Write the questions below in your notebook. Use comparatives or superlatives. Then interview a classmate. Report to the class.

School

1. What is (interesting) – History and Civilisations or Geography and Economics?

The Blue Whale is the (large) and (heavy) animal on earth – even (big) than the (big) dinosaurs that lived long, long ago. It can weigh up to 110 tonnes. Its heart is the size of a small car. Female Blue Whales are (big) than males but males are sometimes a bit (heavy). The Blue Whale has got the (big) mouth in the world but the (big) thing it can swallow is an apple because its throat is very narrow.

The Blue Whale is the (fast)-growing animal on earth. At birth, it’s the size of an elephant and it gains 90 kilograms a day in its first year.

The Blue Whale is also the (loud) animal in the world. You can hear its call more than 800 km away.

Copy the adjectives into your notebook. Write the comparative and the superlative forms.

hot pretty beautifulfar slow important thin bad useful attractive

2. Which is the (easy) school subject?

3. Which is the (difficult) school subject?

4. Who is the (good) dancer in the class?

5. What is (useful) – listening to a text or reading a text?

Leisure

1. Who is the (popular) singer at the moment?

2. Which is the (funny) TV show?

3. What is (boring) – watching TV or playing video games?

4. What is the (good) thing to do on a rainy day?

5. What is the (bad) thing to do on a hot day?

Ukraine

1. Which is the (busy) city in Ukraine?

2. Which is the (high) mountain?

3. Which is (long) – the Dnipro River or the Dnister River?

4. Which is the (hot) month? And the (cold)?

5. Which is the (big) animal in Ukraine?