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NEW INSPIRATION 1

Unit 5 

Worksheet 3

Superlative adjectives 1

Complete the chart with the superlative forms. Adjective

Superlative form

Remember Short adjectives + est: tall – tallest

bad beautiful

worsest Most beautiful

Short adjectives ending in one consonant double last

big

letter + est: hot – hottest

dangerous

biggest Most dangerous

difficult

Most difficult

fast

fastest Most friendly betterest

friendly good intelligent loud popular slow small strange ugly

2

Long adjectives (more than 2 syllables) = most + adjective: most amazing Be careful of irregular adjectives e.g. good.

Most intelligent loudest Most popular slowest smallest Most strange ugliest

Complete the dialogue with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

3

Write sentences about the animals using the prompts. tortoise / slow

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 (1)biggest

The tortoise is the slowest.

(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) fastest (fast) animal is the cheetah.

katya

1

blue whale / big the blue whale is the biggest

2

cheetah / fast the cheetah is the fastest

3

mosquito / dangerous the mosquito is the most dangerous

4

cat / friendly the cat is the most friendly

5

hippo / ugly hippo is the ugliest

6

dolphin / intelligent the dolphin is the most intelligent

7

parrot / loud----the parrot is the loudest

Question 3. Is the Indian cobra the (3)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)tallest

(tall) animal?

emily

Oh! That’s easy, the giraffe.

katya

Of course.

emily

Okay, here’s the last question. What is the

katya

(5) loudest Wow! That’s the (6)most difficult

(loud) animal?

question. I don’t know the answer to it.

(difficult)