Grammar Structure Teaching Activities For Kids

ABILITIES

ASK AND ANSWER ACCORDING TO THE EXAMPLE:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Can a turtle swim? Yes, it can.
_____________________________________________
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WRITE SENTENCES.
1. A turtle can swim, but it can’t fly.

2.
3.

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

_____________________________________________
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Adjectives finished in –ed are used to describe
feelings and emotions. They have a passive meaning,
referring to someone or something receiving a
certain action.
Adjectives finished in –ing are used for things and
situations. They have an active meaning, describing
someone or something performing a certain action.

I have just bought a singing parrot. It is so fascinating. I am fascinated by my parrot.
Music interests me a lot. I am interested in music. Music is interesting to me.
Read the following sentences and choose the best adjective to complete the blanks:
1. What an … situation! Are they always having a fight
about every little thing?
a. annoyed
b. annoying

2. I was extremely … to see that the baby knew how to
handle a spoon.
a. amused
b. amusing
3. I am …. , I have stayed indoors for many days, let’s
go out and see a film.
a. bored
b. boring
4. The book was so … that I didn’t have any patience
and finished it last night.
a. captivated
b. captivating
5. You are … because you haven’t been explained what
had really happened there.
a. confused
b. confusing
6. I am more than …, I am extremely worried, why
aren’t they calling us?
a. concerned
b. concerning
7. It is …, how can he possibly eat snakes?
a. disgusted
b. disgusting
8. Seeing them there was too … for me, I should have
listened to your advice.
a. depressed
b. depressing
9. All the children were … to go to the Village Museum
last Sunday.
a. excited

b. exciting
10. Romania is a … country, have you ever visited it?
You will certainly love it.
a. fascinated
b. fascinating

11. Your last remark was very …, John, you know you
are wrong, aren’t you?
a. insulted
b. insulting
12. Sarah was … in painting when she was 15.
a. interested
b. interesting
13. The teacher seemed … when the principle
interrupted him yesterday.
a. irritated
b. irritating
14. Listen to this song, don’t you think it is …? It
belongs to Claude Barzotti.
a. relaxed
b. relaxing
15. My parents have always been … with my results at
school.
a. satisfied
b. satisfying
16. The girl was … when her brother tore away the head
of her favourite doll.
a. shocked
b. shocking
17. I am … you managed to come, you said you were

busy when I called.
a. surprised
b. surprising
18. It is … to see how many people are killed in car
accidents every day.
a. terrified
b. terrifying
19. You must be … , Joanna, have you ever met a VIP
before?
a. thrilled
b. thrilling
20. I had a very … day last Monday, going shopping and
looking for the best wedding dress.
a. tired
b. tiring


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Use and Form – Negative prefixes
Remember:  We use the negative prefixes un- / in- /im- /il- /ir/dis- to give the adjective the opposite meaning:
grateful – ungrateful

conclusive – inconclusive

personal – impersonal

liberal – illiberal

retrievable – irretrievable

Match the adjectives with the
right prefix to form opposites.
1.

legal

11.

countable

a) im-

2.

pleased

12.

responsible

b) in-

3.

moral

13. graced

4.

jointed

14. fair

5.

correct

15.

polite

e) un-

6.

happy

16.

logical

f) dis-

7.

legible

17.

mature

8.

regular

18.

continued

9.

connected

19.

tolerant

20.

proper

10.

literate

I had never seen such

an irresponsible player
before! And he’s so
dishonest!

c) ild) ir-

Now choose a noun and add a prefix to
it to complete the sentences:

1. I don’t believe you! She’s such a shy,

Fill in the gaps with theliterate
right prefix.

1. The rumours about their reconciliation were

2.

completely ____founded.
2. He didn’t like Lisa’s boyfriend. It would be

3.

____honest of him to pretend otherwise.
3. It was ____possible for her to arrive on

4.

time to the meeting.
4. The tickets are ___valid. You haven’t

stamped them.
5. Many ____legal immigrants were arrested

5.

last night.
6. I am convinced now. His arguments were
____resistible.
7.

I

hate

to

wait

in

queues.

I’m

6.

too

____patient.
8. Look at her shoes. They’re so ____usual.

7.

9. It was such a ____couraging experience.
10. An ___known visitor has left a package in
the room.

contented – discontented

8.

__________________
woman.
She
couldn’t possibly have done it!
It would be _______________to call her
every time the baby doesn’t want to eat.
Her arguments don’t make sense. They’re
completely _______________.
John spent the whole class making
_____________________ remarks. I wish
the teacher would have shut him up.
He was very ______________. He could
have had a better grade if he had been
more accurate.
They are always calling him names. They
say he’s an ______________ son. His
parents are married to someone else.
The accident caused him ____________
brain damage, I’m afraid.

I’m sorry. His medical condition is highly
_________________.
THANK YU!


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School Year 2008-2009

Use and Form – Negative prefixes
Remember:  We use the negative prefixes un- / in- /im- /il- /ir/dis- to give the adjective the opposite meaning:
grateful – ungrateful

conclusive – inconclusive

personal – impersonal

liberal – illiberal

retrievable – irretrievable

Match the adjectives with the
right prefix to form opposites.

contented – dislcontented

I had never seen such

1.

legal c)

11.

countable e)

a)

im-

an irresponsible player

2.

pleased f)

12.

responsible d)

b)

in-

before! And he’s so

3.

moral a)

13. graced

c)

il-

dishonest!!!

4.

jointed f)

14. fair

d)

ir-

5. correct
6. happy

b)

e)

f)

e)

15.

polite a)

e)

un-

16.

logical c)

f)

dis-

7. legible

c)

17.

mature a)

8. regular

d)

18.

continued f)

19.

tolerant b)

20.

proper a)

9. connected

f)

10. literate c)

Fill in the gaps with theliterate
right prefix.

Now choose a noun and add a prefix to
it to complete the sentences:

9. I don’t believe you! She’s such a shy,

dishonest of him to pretend otherwise.

inoffensive woman. She couldn’t possibly
have done it!
10. It would be impractical to call her every
time the baby doesn’t want to eat.
11. Her arguments don’t make sense. They’re

completely illogical.

3. It was impossible for her to arrive on time

12. John

1. The rumours about their reconciliation were
completely unfounded.
2. He didn’t like Lisa’s boyfriend. It would be

to the meeting.
4.

The

tickets

are

invalid.

You

haven’t

stamped them.
5. Many illegal immigrants were arrested last
night.
6. I am convinced now. His arguments were
irresistible.

7. I hate to wait in queues. I’m too impatient.
8. Look at her shoes. They’re so unusual.
9. It was such a discouraging experience.
10. An unknown visitor has left a package in
the room.

spent the whole class making
irrelevant remarks. I wish the teacher
would have shut him up.
13. He was very imprecise. He could have
had a better grade if he had been more
accurate.
14. They are always calling him names. They
say he’s an illegitimate son. His parents
are married to someone else.
15. The accident caused him irreversible
brain damage, I’m afraid.
16. I’m sorry. His medical condition is highly
unstable.
THANK YU!


Match the animals with their names.

a. dolphin
b. butterfly
c. chick
d. cat
e. parrot
f. spider

g. bee
h. turtle
i. cow
j. snail
k. dog
l. mouse
m. duck
n. squirrel
o. giraffe
p. rabitt
q. lizard
r. tiger
s. ant
t. bear

GRAMMAR EXPLANATION
ADJECTIVES
They

describe

information
pronouns.

or

about
We

COMPARATIVE

nouns

never

give

They are used to show what quality

or

one thing has more or less than the

pluralize

them. Example:
Butterflies are beautiful.
They are divided into short and
long adjectives.

SUPERLATIVES
The superlative form is used to say
what thing or person has the most of
a particular quality. Example:

other. Example:

People say that the gorilla is the

An ant is smaller than a snail.

adjective)

(Short adjective)
A tiger is more dangerous than a

biggest animal in the world. (Short

I think that the most dangerous animal
is the lion. (Long adjective)

cat. (Long adjective)

But there are irregular adjectives that change when using a comparative or a superlative form. Examples:
Good

Better

The best

Bad

Worse

The worst

Far

Further/Farther

The furthest/ the farthest


Complete the chart with the missing form: adjective, comparative or superlative.
Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

Fast
Shorter
colorful
the most peaceful
bigger
More intelligent
The most dangerous

Use the word in brackets to complete the sentences with an adjective, comparative or
superlative.
1. The ant is _______________ (small) than the snail.
2. The __________________ (dangerous) animal is the lion.
3. I love cats because they are very _____________________ (quiet).
4. Do you think dolphins are the ____________________ (intelligent) animals?
5. The cheetah is _______________ (fast) than the lion.
6. A bee is ___________________ (big) than an ant.
7. The giraffe is _______________________ (tall)
8. Kim likes parrots. They are very ________________________ (colorful).
9. Lucy doesn’t want to have a parrot at home. She thinks they are the _________________ (noisy)
animals in the entire world.

10. Squirrels are ______________ (agile). They move very ______________ (fast).
11. The __________________ (near) zoo in my town is about six hours.
12. My mom hates spiders. She says they are _________________ (ugly).
13. Toucans are the _______________________ (colorful) birds.
14. Karen has a lizard and she says that it is _____________ (quiet) than his parrot.


INDEFINITE ARTICLE A / AN

Grapes

Read the tree examples:

An orange

DEFINITE ARTICLE - THE

Can you give
the book?

Read the two examples:

Can you give
a book?

are three books
there. A book = book

 There

nouns



one or two or three.

begins with a consonant.

book so we know

chair = there is only a

begins with a vowel.

which book.

use an when the noun

articles used with plural

 The

use a when the noun

use a / an for singular

A pear
 We

 We

 We

 No

nouns

1. Fill in the blanks with a , an or
_
A) _____ umbrella
B) _____ apple
C) _____ onion
D) _____ books
E) _____ eye
F) _____ glasses
G) _____ kiwi
H) _____ banana
I) _____ money.
J) _____ ears.
K) _____ water melon

2. Fill in the blanks with the definite article (the) or
indefinite article (a/an) when necessary.

A) Mary is _____ nice girl who lives on _____ first floor.
B) My father is looking or _____ job in neighbourhood, near our
_____ house.
C) _____ students in _____ next classroom are making_____
noise.
D) We have _____ English lesson three times _____ week.

E) Ann is _____ clever students and she has got _____ good
memory.
F) What _____ lovely day!
G) There are over _____ hundred handouts on _____ teacher´s
table.
H) At two o´clock we are going to _____ cinema with our _____
friends.
I) Studying Mats is _____ hard work.


INDEFINITE ARTICLE A / AN
DEFINITE ARTICLE - THE

Read the tree examples:

A pear

An orange

Grapes

 We use a / an for singular nouns
 We use a when the noun begins
with a consonant.
 We use an when the noun begins
with a vowel.
 No articles used with plural nouns

Read the two examples:

Can you give a
book?

Can you give the
book?

 There are three books there. A
book = book one or two or
three.
 The chair = there is only a book
so we know which book.


1. Fill in the blanks with a , an or _
A) _____ umbrella
B) _____ apple
C) _____ onion
D) _____ books
E) _____ eye
F) _____ glasses
G) _____ kiwi
H) _____ banana
I) _____ Money.
J) _____ ears.
K) _____ water melon

2. Fill in the blanks with the definite article (the) or indefinite article
(a/an) when necessary.

A) Mary is _____ nice girl who lives on _____ first floor.

B) My father is looking or _____ job in neighbourhood, near our _____
house.
C) _____ students in _____ next classroom are making_____ noise.
D) We have _____ English lesson three times _____ week.
E) Ann is _____ clever students and she has got _____ good memory.
F) What _____ lovely day!
G) There are over _____ hundred handouts on _____ teacher´s table.
H) At two o´clock we are going to _____ cinema with our _____ friends.
I) Studying Mats is _____ hard work.


1

Who is the:
tallest?

__________________ fattest? __________________ ugliest? __________________

shortest?

2

_________________ thinnest? _________________ oldest? __________________

Match the cowboys with these descriptions.
very fat

____________

very short

____________

fat

____________

short

____________

very young

____________

quite short ____________

very thin

____________

quite tall

____________

tall

____________

thin

very thin

3

____________
__________

very tall

__________

Answer the questions with a complete sentence.
1 Who is shorter than Joe-bob?
2 Who is taller than Big nose-bob?
3 Who is taller than Silent-bob?
4 Who is thinner than Jim-bob?
5 Who is fatter than Bob-bob?
6 Who is uglier than Jim-bob?

Big nose-bob is shorter than Joe-bob.


Look at the following example: FRIGHTENED / FRIGHTENING

Kate was very frightened.
The ghost was very frightening.
An adjective ending in –ed
describes how we feel or the
effect a person, a thing or a
situation has on us.

frightening

frightened

Kate was very frightened.

A

The ghost was very frightening.

Choose the suitable adjective.

1. Kate told me an exciting /excited story.
2. It was a boring / bored concert and so
everybody was boring / bored.
3. Ann was very exhausted /exhausting
after her Physical Education class.
4. The children look very exciting / excited
about the song contest.
6. Ann is disappointed / disappointing
with her boyfriend`s attitudes.
7. Are you interested / interesting in soul
music?

C

An adjective ending in –ing
describes a person, thing or
situation.

B
Choose the correct adjective
1. Paul has a fascinating / fascinated voice.
2. It was a very interesting / interested film
and so all the students were very interested /
interesting in it.
3. It is surprising / surprised what people do
for money.
4. It was a very confused / confusing
situation and everybody seemed completely
confused / confusing.
5. I am amazed / amazing with his decision.

Read Ann`s letter and choose the correct adjective.

Dear Peter,
I arrived two days ago. I`m sitting in the living-room, looking out the window. The journey was
tiring / tired but I`m exciting / excited to be in Italy. It`s such a beautiful and relaxed /
relaxing place with a pool and a big garden. I think I won`t feel boring / bored because
there`s a lot to see and do. I hope you will write to me! I will be very disappointed /
disappointing if I don`t get a letter from you.
Love
Ann


Look at the following example: FRIGHTENED / FRIGHTENING

Kate was very frightened.
The ghost was very frightening.
An adjective ending in –ed

describes how we feel or the
effect a person, a thing or a
situation has on us.
frightening

frightened

Kate was very frightened.

A

The ghost was very frightening.

Choose the suitable adjective.

1. Kate told me an exciting /excited story.
2. It was a boring / bored concert and so
everybody was boring / bored.
3. Ann was very exhausted /exhausting
after her Physical Education class.
4. The children look very exciting / excited
about the song contest.
6. Ann is disappointed / disappointing
with her boyfriend`s attitudes.
7. Are you interested / interesting in soul
music?

C

An adjective ending in –ing

describes a person, thing or
situation.

B
Choose the correct adjective
1. Paul has a fascinating / fascinated voice.
2. It was a very interesting / interested film
and so all the students were very interested /
interesting in it.
3. It is surprising / surprised what people do
for money.
4. It was a very confused / confusing
situation and everybody seemed completely
confused / confusing.
5. I am amazed / amazing with his decision.

Read Ann`s letter and choose the correct adjective.
Dear Peter,
I arrived two days ago. I`m sitting in the living-room, looking out the window. The journey was
tiring / tired but I`m exciting / excited to be in Italy. It`s such a beautiful and relaxed /
relaxing place with a pool and a big garden. I think I won`t feel boring / bored because
there`s a lot to see and do. I hope you will write to me! I will be very disappointed /
disappointing if I don`t get a letter from you.
Love
Ann


Someone is BORED if something is
BORING.
-

ED adjectives tell us how somebody
feels. They are for people.
ING adjectives tell us about a
person or a thing, not about
feelings.

EXAMPLES: This book is interesting.
I’m interested in buying that book.
1. Underline the correct option:
a) Hannah feels a bit bored/boring today. She’s reading a novel, but it’s not really interested/interesting. A friend
recommended her to read that novel. However, she finds it quite disappointed/disappointing. When Hannah told
her friend she was not enjoying the book, she was shocked/shocking.
b) Last Friday morning, Hannah was very excited/exciting. She was offered a promotion in her job. She felt
surprised/surprising about it, because she didn’t expect it. With her new position, she also has more
responsibilities, and she’s starting to feel exhausted/exhausting.
c) Yesterday, Hannah had to visit a client from the Law firm she works for. The directions were quite confused/
confusing and she got lost. For that reason, she arrived half an hour late to her appointment and she felt very
embarrassed/embarrassing. The client was annoyed/annoying, but he accepted her apologies.
d) Hannah spent the weekend with her sister and her niece, Annie, who is a really amused/amusing two-year-old
girl. They went to the amusement park, which was really excited/exciting for Annie. This was the most relaxed/
relaxing moment of the week. Hannah loves spending time with her family!
2. Now complete with a suitable adjective from the list. Do not repeat!:
bored/boring astonished/astonishing disgusted/disgusting depressed/depressing amazed/amazing
embarrassed/embarrassing interested/interesting surprised/surprising confused/confusing
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

The instructions to build the model were quite ____________. We had to ask for my father’s help.
John lived a very _________________ situation when he realised he had a big stain on his shirt.
You look ____________. Don’t you have anything to do?
Anne is learning English very fast. Her progress is _________________.
The film wasn’t as ______________ as we expected. Our friends had told us it was great.
We were really _____________ when Tom passed the exam. He hadn’t studied much.
Dana felt quite ______________ when her little dog was put to sleep. She cried for days.
The new ride in the amusement park is really __________. I had never seen anything like that! Awesome!
The meat we had at the restaurant was absolutely _____________! We’ll never come back there!
I usually feel _____________ when I have to speak in public. I’m very shy.
The film was quite _____________. It told the sad story of a very poor family.
Gabriel is very _____________ in politics. He knows a lot about the subject.
You looked really _____________ when we gave you your birthday present. You didn’t expect it, did you?
I always get ____________ when I drive in the city centre. All the streets look the same! I get lost easily.
I was really ____________ when I was offered the job. It was a great opportunity.


We use the second conditional to:
 talk about hypothetical (imaginary

and improbable) present and future
situations

STRUCTURE

EXAMPLES

If + S + past simple,

 If I were you, I’d eat fewer cakes

S + would + infinitive

 I’d feel much better if I did more
sport

Anne: I’m quite restless lately and I can’t sleep.
June: If I _________ (be) you, I _________________ (try) to relax.
Anne: I can’t relax. If I ______________ (sleep) better, I ___________________ (be) fresher in the
morning and I ________________ (concentrate) better in the exams.
June: If you _________________ (not/eat) so little, you _______________ (feel) much more
active and you __________________ (be able to) cope with all the work we have this term.
Anne: Anyway, if I _________________ (have) more free time to study, I _________________
(pass) my exams, but with the part-time job and all…
June: If I _____________ (be) you, I __________________ (not/work) so much. I ___________
(also/feel) stressed if I ______________ (have to) work until late every night.
Anne: What ___________________ (you/do) if you _____________ (be) in my place?
June: If I ___________ (be) going through a difficult period in my life, I ________________ (go) to
see a doctor, I __________________ (rest) and I ___________________ (not/smoke) so much!
Josh: Hey, Billy, I’m going on a date with a girl I met in my art class last week. Any ideas?

Billy: If I ___________ (be) you, I _______________ (take) her to a museum.
Josh: That’s a good idea, which one do you recommend?
Billy: Well, if I ______________ (have to) choose, I _____________ (go) to the Tate Modern and I
__________________ (visit) the North wing, that’s where the most interesting paintings are.
Josh: What if she gets bored?
Billy: If she _____________ (get) bored with Jackson Pollock’s paintings, I ________________
(suggest) her to visit Mark Rothko’s room.
Josh: Maybe she doesn’t like modern art.
Billy: If she _________________ (not/like) modern art, I ___________________ (not/date) her
anymore!!!!
Josh: If I _______________ (be) you, I _________________ (take) art so seriously!
Billy: and if I ______________ (be) you, I _______________ (not/date) so many girls!

Derek: If you ______________ (be) more punctual, we _______________ (not/arrive) late
everywhere!
Rebecca: If I _____________ (finish) work earlier, I________________ (be) ready before, but you
know I always finish at eight o’clock.
Derek: Yes, but if you _____________ (ask) your boss to let you leave half an hour before, we
__________ (meet) our friends on time.
Rebecca: If you _______________ (want) to meet your friends on time, you _____________
(can/pick) me up from work, so I __________________ (not/have) to take a bus home.
Derek: If I ______________ (pick) you up from work, I ___________________ (not/have) time to
change clothes.
Rebecca: If you ______________ (love) me, you _______________ (worry) about me!
Derek: If you ________________ (not/act) like a child, you _________________ (understand) me.
Rebecca: and if you ________________ (not/be) so selfish, you _______________ (know) why I am
angry at you now!
Derek: I give up! Let’s go. They’re waiting for us.

Most nouns form their plural by adding –s.

Some nouns are Irregular. For example:

car

cars

Nouns eding in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o
take –es in the plural.

tomato

tomatoes

But some nouns ending in –o take only –s.
radio-radios; photo-photos; rhino-rhinos

piano

pianos

Nouns ending in a vowel + y take –s in the
plural

boy

boys

Nouns ending in a consonant + y, drop

the y and tahes –ies in the plural.

strawberry

strawberries

Nouns ending in –f or –fe, drop the –f or
– fe and take –ves in the plural

leaf

leaves

wolf

wolves

Remember:
Adjectives do not take –s in the plural.

a happy girl

a two happy girls


a) Complete the plural of the following nouns

Father

SINGULAR

PLURAL
________________________________

Friend

________________________________

Picnic

________________________________

Table

________________________________

Toy

________________________________

Van

________________________________

Week

________________________________

Bench

________________________________

Box

________________________________

Bus
Church
Dish
Glass
Potato

________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________

Country

________________________________

Family

________________________________

Fly

________________________________

Lady

________________________________

Party

________________________________

policeman

________________________________

radio

________________________________

woman

________________________________

toy

________________________________

child

________________________________

b) Match the singular noun with the plural form.

box

leaves

ball

eggs

brush

addresses

lion

parties

egg

boxes

tomato

ways

address

lions

party

beaches

way

balls

beach

tomatoes

leaf

brushes


c) Write these sentences in the singular.

Housekeepers usually have difficult lives.
_____________________________________________________________
Milkmen deliver milk.
_____________________________________________________________
Businesswomen earn lots of money.
_____________________________________________________________
There are ants in the kitchen.
_____________________________________________________________

d) Write these sentences in the plural

There is a very small house.

_____________________________________________________________
Mark has got a brown dog.
_____________________________________________________________
Lucas has got a fast motorbike.
_____________________________________________________________
My sister is tall and thin.
_____________________________________________________________
She didn´t have a big lunch at school.
_____________________________________________________________
Her father drives fast in the motorway.
_____________________________________________________________
A red rose means love.
_____________________________________________________________
The du ck is in the lake.
_____________________________________________________________
There is a mouse in the kitchen.
_____________________________________________________________
Lucy has got a lovely cat.
_____________________________________________________________
Mary has got a lovely child.
_____________________________________________________________


Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Present Simple




Things that are always true.

Things that happen all the time,
repeatedly, often, sometimes,
never, etc.

B) Put the verb into the correct form - Present Simple or
Present Continuous.
1 - "Don’t talk so loudly!" — "I ................... (not / to talk)
loudly".
2 - He................... (to know) all about the film.
3 - Jane ................... (to talk) to a friend at the moment.
4 - He ................... (not / to work) on Sundays.

Examples:
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The sun rises in the east.
She often wears blue.
I play football.

5 - Margaret ................... (to love) music and dancing.
6 - The dog ................... (to sleep) under the table at the
moment.
7 - He................... ( not / to like) his job.
8- I ................... (to think) she ................... (to be) very
pretty.
9 - I ................... (always / to go) to bed very early.

Present Continuous

 Things that are happening now.

 Things that are happening
around now.

10 - How often a day ................... (you / to eat) ice-cream?
11 - She ................... (often / to clean) the house on
Saturdays.
12 - ................... (they / to go) to the pub every evening?
13 - They ................... (now / to learn) to treat animals.
14 - He ................... (to sit) on an armchair, ................... (to
smoke) a pipe.

Examples:
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The sun is not shining today.
She´s wearing blue jeans.
I´m playing a lot of tennis these
days.

15 - Good students ................... (always / to study) hard.
16 - It ................... (never / to rain) in Summer but it .........
(now
/ to rain).
17 - They ................... (generally / to arrive) early but today
they
................... (to come) late.
18 - Teachers ................... (to teach).
19 - Why ................... (you / not / to fix) it later?
20 - Why ................... (you / to fix) it this morning?

RULES OF FORMATION
To form the superlative of an
adjective we have to follow
these rules:
ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES:
We add –est to the adjective.
Ex:She’s the shortest girl here.
TWO SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES:
We also add –est when the
adjective has two syllables and
ends in:
er- clever  cleverest
-y – pretty  prettiest
-le – gentle  gentlest
-ow – slow  slowest
For the rest of two syllable
adjectives and adjectives of
more than two syllables, we use
most before the adjective:
It is the most boring film I’ve
ever seen.
She´s the most beautiful girl
at school.

SPELLING RULES

IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVES:
Good  BEST
Bad  WORST

Far  FARTHEST / FURTHEST
We can use oldest or eldest when we
are talking about people in a family.
My oldest / eldest sister is 25.
We use “the” before a superlative.
After superlatives we use:
IN / AT  for places,
organisations and groups.
What is the highest mountain in the
world?
She´s the laziest girl in the class.
OF  for a period o time
Yesterday was the coldest day of the
year.
We often use the Present Perfect
after a superlative:
He´s the tallest men I’ve ever seen.
Sometimes we use most + adjective
to mean “very”:
The book was most interesting.

SPELLING RULES
FOR THE –ER SUFFIX:
The general rule is to add –est
to the adjective in the positive
form, but there are some rules
we have to follow:
1- When the adjective ends in
–e we only add “st”:
Ex: nice  nicest

2- With one syllable adjectives
ending in only one consonant
and preceded the final
consonant by only one vowel,
we double the final consonant:
thin  thinnest
hot  hottest
3- Those adjectives ending in
–y preceded by a consonant
change “y” into “i” and then
add the –er suffix:
easy  easiest
heavy  heaviest

Read the prompts and write sentences using the
superlative. Then match the sentences to the
pictures.
1. London / large city/ England
2. The Alps / high mountains / Europe
3. Bill / tall boy / the athletes
4. Scary Movie / bad film / I ever see
5. The book/ exciting / I ever read
6. David / strong boy / I know
7. Venice / beautiful city / I ever visit
8. This house / cheap / town
9. Peter / handsome boy / I ever meet
10.They eat/ expensive restaurant / town
11.31st July / hot day / the year
12.She / beautiful girl / the world
13.Sheila / talkative girl / my class

14.Yesterday / sad day / her life
15.Tim / lazy boy/ I know