28996 superlative and comparative adjectives

1 - Read these sentences in the first column and complete the sentences in the other columns.
SHORT ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE

The cheetah is a very fast animal.

The cheetah is faster than a dog.

Danghi is a very short man.

Danghi is ………………………………… Yao
Ming.

LONG ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE
The cheetah is ……………………………….
animal in the world.
Danghi is the shortest man in the
world.

SUPERLATIVE

The cheetah is a dangerous animal.

The cheetah is more dangerous than a
dog.

The cheetah is ………………………………
………………………… animal.

Albert Einstein was a very intelligent
man.

Albert Einstein is ………………………
…………………………………….. Mark
Zuckerberg.

Albert Einstein was the most
intelligent man in the world.

…………………………… ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

Lionel Messi is a very good football
player.

Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano
Ronaldo.

Lionel Messi is …………………………….
football player in the world.

This is a very bad computer.

This computer is ………………………….
……………… that computer.

This computer is the worst computer in
the world!

2 – Complete the text using the adjectives in the comparative form.

My family
There are six of us in our family: Mum, Dad, my two brothers, Peter and Tony, my sister Tina and me. My two brothers are
……………………………… (old) me. Peter is ………………………………. (tall) Tony but Tony is ………………………….. (young) Peter. Tina is
…………………………………………….... (intelligent) than I am. My dad says that I’m am …………………………… (noisy) than Tina but I like
her hair, it is ………………………………………………………. (beautiful) my hair and …………………………. (long). My mum is
………………………………. (kind) than my dad, but my dad likes talking because he knows ………………………………………………….
(interesting) my mum. He knows a lot of things!

3 – Complete the text using the adjectives in the superlative from the box.

long – funny – small – brave – heavy (x2)- big
In the Jungle
Life in the jungle can be very interesting. Let’s read about some animals and their characteristics. The elephant is
……………………………………… and ……………………………………. animal in the jungle. It can weigh 4.500 kg and 4.2 mts tall. The
second animal that is …………………………………….. animal in the jungle is the hippopotamus; it can reach up to 1.800 kg.
Moreover, the giraffe has got ………………………………………… neck; it can be up to 2 mts long. Insects are ……………………………………
in the jungle; some insects are only 2 mm long. Lions and tigers are brave animals but the tiger is ……………………………………. of
all. Finally, monkeys are ……………………………………….. animals in the jungle!

4 – Read these sentences and mark them as T (true) or F (false)

a) The second biggest animal in the jungle is the elephant.
F
d) There aren’t insects in the jungle.
b) Elephants can weigh 1.800 kg.
…………… e) The tiger is braver than the lion.
c) The giraffe is the animal with the longest neck.
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