1. Complete with a superlative adjective and all the necessary words.
1. London is ...................................... (large) city in England.
2. Cheetahs are ................................ (fast) animals in the world.
3. Whales are ..................................... (big) animals.
4. San Francisco is ......................................... (beautiful) city in the United States.
5. Summer is .......................................(good) season of the
2. Write the superlative form.
1. good .......... 6. pretty ..........
2. far .......... 7. small ..........
3. expensive .......... 8. nice ..........
4. old .......... 9. comfortable..........
5. young .......... 10. bad ..........
3. Fill in the spaces using the appropriate superlative adjective.
1. That building is the __________ (tall) in the neighborhood.
2. Aunt Janet is the __________ (old).
3. My bicycle is the __________ (nice) thing I own.
4. The komodo dragon is the __________ (large) lizard in the world.
5. Mt. Denali is the __________ (high) mountain peak in North America.
4. Fill in the spaces using the appropriate superlative adjective.
1. Jones is always the ____________ (early) to work.
2. Dogs are the ____________ (friendly) animals on earth.
3. That is the ____________ (pretty) ring I have ever seen.
4. The Black Mamba is the ____________ (deadly) snake in the world.
5. It is the ____________ (costly) in North Carolina.
domingo, 31 de enero de 2016
jueves, 28 de enero de 2016
ADJECTIVES
Read the
passage:
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are now flying to Canada. Miss
Bennet is their stewardess. She is very talkative and friendly. She is showing
Mr. and Mrs. Smith some pictures of her family and her best friend.
Miss
Bennet: This is my best friend. Her name
is Tina.
Mrs. Smith : She
is very pretty. Is she older or younger than you?
Miss
Bennet: She is one year younger.
Mrs. Smith :
Aren’t you thinner than she is?
Miss
Bennet: Yes, I am. Tina loves to eat
very much.
Mrs. Smith : So
do I. I hope it will be time for lunch soon.
Age Height Weight
Miss Bennet 21 1.73 57 kg
James Bennet 23 1.82 76 kg
Tina Robbins 20 1.68 61 kg
A) Look
at chart. Compare Miss Bennet with her brother and her best friend Tina
Robbins:
Example: (Miss Bennet / tall / Tina Robbins)
Miss Bennet
is taller than Tina Robbins.
1. (Miss Bennet /
short / her brother James)
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. (James / tall /
her sister)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. (Miss Bennet /
old / her best friend)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
4. (Her best friend
/ young / Miss Bennet)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
5. (Miss Bennet /
short / her brother)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
6. (Her brother /
tall / Miss Bennet)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
7. (Miss Bennet /
fat / Tina)
……………………………………………………………………………………
8. (Tina / slim /
Miss Bennet)
……………………………………………………………………………………
9. (Miss Bennet /
slim / her brother)
……………………………………………………………………………………
10. (Her brother /
fat / Miss Bennet)
……………………………………………………………………………………
lunes, 25 de enero de 2016
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
Adjetivos comparativos
Comparative adjectives
1. A Mercedes is ________ (expensive) a Fiat.
2. Maradona is ________ (good) football player ever.
3. A swordfish is ________ (fast) a jellyfish.
4. Julio is ________ (friendly) Carlos.
5. Irene is ________ (clever) Silvia.
6. Comedies are ________ (funny) police dramas.
7. Pablo is ________ (big) Juanma.
8. Max is ________ (old) John.
9. Adriano is ________ (fast) Ronaldo.
10. My hair is ________ (long) yours.
11. A dolphin is ________ (intelligent) a shark.
12. Elaine is ________ (wise) her sister.
13. Tony is ________ (happy) Max.
14. Sandra is ________ (busy) Sam.
15. Skiing is ________ (dangerous) football.
16. This is ________ (narrow) of all roads in Málaga.
17. Health is ________ (important) money.
18. Those cakes are ________ (bad) I´ve ever tasted.
19. My dog is ________ (good) dog in the world.
20. Patricia´s house is ________ (small) Linda´s.
21. A car is ________ (fast) a bike.
22. My laptop is ________ (fast) yours.
23. The ant is ________ (small) insect.
24. This lamp is ________ (bright) one in the room.
25. My house is ________ (clean) her house.
26. Jack is ________ (tall) boy in his class.
27. Steven Spielberg is ________ (good) film director in the world.
28. This dress is ________ (old) that one.
29. A sea lion is ________ (heavy) a lobster.
30. A sports car is ________ (fast) a motorbike.
Adjetivos comparativos y superlativos
1. clean
2. easy
3. good
4. dirty
5. fat
6. beautiful
7. sad
8. flat
9. active
10. comfortable
11. hot
12. happy
13. wet
14. narrow
15. big
16. busy
17. noisy
18. dirty
19. thin
20. little
21. bad
22. few
23. rich
domingo, 24 de enero de 2016
ADJECTIVES: EXERCISES
A. Escribe la forma comparativa de estos adjetivos
tall taller
1. fast ____________
2. heavy ____________
3. dangerous ____________
4. small ____________
5. large ____________
6. light ____________
7. rare ____________
8. common ____________
9. bad ____________
10. good ____________
B. Corrige estas frases
1. Cats are popularer than snakes as pets. X
__________________________________
2. Pigs are more intelligent as other animals. X
__________________________________
3. Turtles are slow than crocodiles. X
__________________________________
4. Elephants are heavyer than pigs. X
__________________________________
5. Bears are more rare than snakes. X
__________________________________
Adjetivos comparativos
1. I am ___________ (tall) my sister.
2. My mum thinks that cats are ___________ (good) pets than dogs.
3. Cycling is one of ___________ (dangerous) sports.
4. I want to have ___________ (big) car.
5. A blue whale is ___________ (heavy) twenty-five elephants.
6. You look ___________ (thin) last month. Have you lost weight?
7. Bicycles are ___________ (slow) cars.
8. She is ___________ (nice) person I know.
9. What is ___________ (good) film you´ve seen?
10. Computers are ___________ (cheap) mobile phones.
11. Is your brother ___________ (tall) you?
12. I think Spanish is ___________ (easy) Japanese.
13. Our dog is ___________ (nice) your dog.
14. Glass bottles are ___________ (good) plastic bottles.
15. I think Rafael Nadal is ___________(good) tennis player in Spain.
16. Sharks are ___________ (dangerous) other fish.
17. This situation is ___________ (serious) the last one.
18. He is ___________ (smart) his brother.
19. My brother wanted ___________ (expensive) trainers in the shop.
20. Today is ___________ (good) day of the year.
21. Daniela is ___________ (funny) me.
22. My house is ___________ (larger).
23. Mount Everest is ___________ (high) mountain in the world.
24. The sea is ___________ (large) a lake.
25. My job is ___________ (easy) yours.
26. London is ___________ (big) city in England.
27. This car is ___________ (comfortable) yours.
28. He is ___________ (rich) man in town.
29. I am ___________ (strong) you.
30. A baby blue whale gets ___________ (big) a great white shark.
miércoles, 20 de enero de 2016
ADJECTIVES
Un adjetivo es una palabra que acompaña y modifica al nombre. Puede ampliar, complementar o cuantificar su tamaño. Son palabras que nombran o indican cualidades, rasgos y propiedades de los nombres o sustantivos a los que acompañan.
Ejemplos:
| the tall man (el hombre alto) |
| a happy child (un niño contento) |
| a dark street (una calle oscura) |
| a Spanish woman (una mujer española) |
| the red ball (la pelota roja) |
| a cold winter (un invierno frío) |
the glass table (la mesa de vidrio)Grammatical Rules (Reglas gramaticales)
1. El adjetivo casi siempre se sitúa antes del nombre, como hemos visto en el principio de esta lección. Aunque en algunos casos, dependen del verbo, y entonces el adjetivo se sitúa detrás del verbo. Estos verbos son:
to be (ser/estar), to become (ponerse), to feel (sentirse),
to look (parecer), to seem (parecer), to smell (oler), to taste (gustar)
Ejemplos:
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