Comparison of adjectives, adverbs of manner
E Circle the correct word.
1 The dog is eating  hungrily.
2 Is she drinking the hot coffee  slowly?
3 Sue is a nice.
4 Tom plays tennis  well.
5 The music was very loud.
6 The old lady spoke  softly.

1 An elephant is stronger than  (strong) a kangaroo.
2 Our teacher is more  (beautiful) than that film star.
3 A school is noisier than  (noisy) a hospital.
4 Jane’s hair is longer than (long) yours.
5 John’s work is better than  (good) Mary’s.
6 Yesterday was hotter than (hot) today.
7 This book is more interesting (interesting) that one.
8 Athletes are usually more famous than most sceintists.

Write sentences about the pictures. Use the superlative form of the adjective.
• The girl is the tallest of the three.
• The pyramid is the most ancient of the three.
• This athlete is the best athlete in the world.
• February is the shortest month in the year.
• The red apple is the sweetest apple in the bowl.

Circle the correct word.
1 I think Albert Einstein was the most brilliant scientist in the world.
2 I am better  swimmer than my brother.
3 Mum is the  busiest person in the family.
4 What is the most expensive in the world?
5 London  rainier  than Athens.
6 The book was  more frightening than the film.

D Write adverbs for the adjectives.
Adjective Adverb
1 dangerous — dangerously
2 nice — nicely
3 fast -fastly
4 happy — happily
5 good — well
6 quiet — quietly

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1. Superlative Adjectives

Complete the sentences with the correct superlative forms:

• Whales are the biggest animals.
• San Francisco is the most beautiful city in the United States.
• Summer is the best season of the year.

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2. Superlative Forms

Here are the superlative forms of the adjectives:

• good → best
• pretty → prettiest
• far → farthest / furthest
• small → smallest
• nice → nicest
• comfortable → most comfortable
• old → oldest
• young → youngest
• bad → worst

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3. True Sentences Based on the Table

Given the information:

Name	Age	Height	Weight	Savings
James	34	1.80 m	82 kg	€5,350
Anne	35	1.75 m	85 kg	€5,500
Carol	28	1.72 m	65 kg	€6,000

Here are the true sentences:

• (age) Anne is the oldest.
• (age) Carol is the youngest.
• (height) James is the tallest.
• (height) Carol is the shortest.
• (weight) Anne is the heaviest.
• (weight) Carol is the lightest.
• (savings) Carol is the richest.
• (savings) James is the poorest.

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4. Opposites

Here are the opposites of the given adjectives:

• happiest → saddest
• best → worst
• most comfortable → least comfortable
• nearest → furthest
• easiest → hardest
• most expensive → least expensive