Superlative adjectives
1 We add –est to one syllable adjective to make the superlative form. |
cold-colder-coldest |
2 If a one- or two- syllable adjective ends in – y, we change the y to an I before adding –est. |
sunny - sunnier- sunniest |
3 If an adjective ends in –e, we just add –st. |
large- larger - largest |
4 If a one syllable adjective ends in a vowel + one consonant, we double the final consonant before adding –est. |
wet-wetter-wettest |
5 a For most adjectives that are two syllables or more, we add most before the adjective. b The same is true of some two-syllable adjectives. |
expensive- more expensive –most expensive most careful, most pleasant |
6 Some adjectives are irregular
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bad-worse-worst good –better- best little-less-least |
39 Look at the statements about sport in the chart. Tick the statements you agree with.
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The most popular sport is football. |
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Horse riding is more expensive than cycling. |
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Tennis is the most tiring sport. |
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Hang gliding is more dangerous than windsurfing. |
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Climbing is more difficult than skiing.
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40 Now listen to Kathy and Andrew talking about their opinions about sport. Tick the statements they agree with.
41 Complete the sentences using the comparative or superlative form of the adjective.
1 Horse riding is very expensive. - Yes, it’s … sport I can think of.
2 Motor racing is very dangerous. - Yes, It’s … than skiing.
3 Football is very popular. - Yes, it’s … than tennis.
4 Windsurfing is very difficult. - Yes, it’s one of … sports I can think of.
5 Swimming is very tiring. -Yes, it’s the … sport in the world.
42 Choose the correct sentence.
1 a Football is one of the most popular games in the world.
b Football is one of the more popular games in the world.
2 a Skiing is the most difficult sport to do well.
b Skiing is the more difficult sport to do well.
3 a Britain is worse at tennis than many countries.
b Britain is worst at tennis than ma countries.
43 Complete the sentences with more or most.
Horse riding is the … expensive sport.
Baseball is … popular in the USA than in Britain.
The … popular sport in France is cycling.
Hang gliding is one of the … dangerous sports in the world.
Motor racing is … exciting than horse racing.
Tennis is … fashionable than football.
44 Make up sentences as in the example.
love (++), like(+), don’t like(-), hate(- -).
Example: I like fishing and I love reading. I don’t like skating though.
Or: I like fishing and I love reading, but I hate skating.
45 Work with a partner. Take turns to ask and answer questions. Use the words below.
play tennis horse racing jogging canoeing windsurfing do karate swim ride a bicycle |
Example: A: Do you like playing tennis?
B: Yes, I like playing tennis.
A: Do you like skating?
B: No, I don’t like (hate, dislike) it.
What do you like and dislike doing? Have a talk with your partner.
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It’s great! It’s interesting! It’s (great) fun! It’s wonderful! It’s exciting! It’s fantastic! |
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It’s (rather) boring! It’s (quite) dangerous! It’s awful! It’s terrible! It’s difficult! It’s tiring!
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Example: Do you like motor racing? - Yes, it’s great. (It’s fantastic.)
Are you interested in windsurfing? - No, I don’t like it. It’s boring.