Exercise 3: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adverb, comparative or superlative of the words provided.
1. This is ___________________________ (fancy) dress I own.
2. In my opinion, a deer moves ____________________ (graceful) of all the animals.
3. The politician spoke ________________ (loud) than was necessary.
4. When we travel, my suitcase is always _______________ (heavy) than my husband’s.
5. Mrs. Pedrido speaks _______________________(fluent) than her husband, but her daughter speaks _______________________ (fluent) of the whole family.
6. Annie usually gets up ________________(early) than her sister.
7. Bonnie works ___________________(hard) of all the employees in the office.
8. Judy goes to the library ____________________ (often) than I do.
8. This is _____________________ (bad) movie I have ever seen.
10. Shaun sings even __________________(beautiful) than her mother, who is a famous opera star. In fact, she has ___________________ (beautiful) voice I’ve ever heard.
Exercise 4: Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between TWO AND FIVE WORDS in each gap.
1. I have never watched a better movic than this one. EVER
=> This is the ______________________________
2. Nobody has ever been this far into the desert. THE
=> This is ________________________has ever been into the desert. THE
3. I was told that Ellie was the most industrious student in the class.
=> I was told that ______________________ than Ellie. NO
4. This is the oldest palace in this urban area.
=> This _____________________ the others in this urban areas. THAN
5. The paiting Ruby colored is the worst one you can imagine.
=> You can’t imagine __________________than Ruby colored.
PART C: EXTRA EXERCISE – READING
Exercise 1: Answer these following questions.
Last week Nick and some of his classmates went to the countryside. They went to visit a farm of Nick’s uncle.
They left early in the morning and went there by bus. Nick’s uncle, Mr. Brown met them at the bus stop and took them to his farm. Uncle Brown showed them the field of wheat and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, ploughing and breaking soil, distributing manure and planting potatoes.
After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm, they saw some farm machines. Among them is the biggest machine which is called a combine harvester. They were told that this machine can cut and thresh corn at the same time.
In the afternoon, they went to the place where cattle such as horses, sheep and cows were raised. They were very excited to see how cows were milked by the workers there. Uncle Brown also spoke about many interesting things in the countryside. After having some fruits and cakes, they said goodbye and went home.
1. What does his uncle grow on his farm?
___________________________________________________
2. What can a tractor do?
___________________________________________________
3. What is typical of a combine harvester?
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4. Which kinds of cattle are raised in Uncle Brown’s farm?
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Exercise 2: Fill out the table below and note them down on your Vocabulary-Grammar notebook.
New words | Definition | Example | Synonym | Antonym |
Tractor | | | | |
Plough | | | | |
Manure | | | | |
Thresh | | | | |
1. Adjective: Tall
Comparative: Taller
Superlative: The tallest
2. Adjective: Funny
Comparative: Funnier
Superlative: The funniest
3. Adjective: Nice
Comparative: Nicer
Superlative: The nicest
4. Adjective: Beautiful
Comparative: More beautiful
Superlative: The most beautiful
5. Adjective: Slim
Comparative: Slimmer
Superlative: The slimmest
6. Adjective: Cold
Comparative: Colder
Superlative: The coldest
7. Adjective: Good
Comparative: Better
Superlative: The best
8. Adjective: Easy
Comparative: Easier
Superlative: The easiest
9. Adjective: Careful
Comparative: More careful
Superlative: The most careful
10. Adjective: Bad
Comparative: Worse
Superlative: The worst
11. Adjective: Fat
Comparative: Fatter
Superlative: The fattest
12. Adjective: Long
Comparative: Longer
Superlative: The longest