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    7 INSPIRed 1

    Grammar EXTRA!  Worksheet 3

    Superlative adjectives
    1 Complete the chart with the superlative forms.

    Adjective Superlative form


    Remember
    bad 
    • Short adjectives + -est: tall – tallest
    beautiful 
    • Short adjectives ending in one consonant double the
    big 
    last letter + -est: hot – hottest
    dangerous 
    • Long adjectives (more than two syllables): most +
    difficult 
    adjective: most amazing
    exciting 
    fast  • Be careful of irregular adjectives, e.g. good, bad.

    friendly 
    good 
    loud 
    popular 
    slow 
    small 
    strange 
    ugly 

    2 Complete the dialogue with the superlative form of the 3 Write sentences about the animals using the prompts.
    adjectives in parentheses.
    tortoise / slow
    katya Wow! This is a really difficult quiz.
    The tortoise is the slowest.
    donna Yes, but I really want to win.
    1 blue whale / big
    katya OK, let’s look at the next question. What’s the (1) 
    (big) animal in the world?
    2 cheetah / fast
    donna The elephant.
    
    katya No, it isn’t. I think it’s the blue whale.
    3 mosquito / dangerous
    donna Yes, you’re right. And the (2) 
    (fast) animal is the cheetah.
    4 cat / friendly
    katya Question three. Is the Indian cobra the
    
    (3) (dangerous) animal in the
    5 octopus / ugly
    world?
    
    donna No, it isn’t. Mosquitoes are, because their bite
    6 monkey / intelligent
    can give you malaria.
    katya How about this question? What is the
    
    7 parrot / loud
    (4) (tall) animal?
    donna Oh! That’s easy, the giraffe.
    
    katya Of course.
    donna OK, here’s the last question. What is the
    (5) (loud) animal?
    katya Wow! That’s the (6) (difficult)

    1
    question. I don’t know the answer to it.

    This page has been downloaded from www.macmillanenglish.com/inspiration


    © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012. This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class.

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