Presentation: Superlatives: Adjectives and Adverbs
Presentation: Superlatives: Adjectives and Adverbs
Presentation: Superlatives: Adjectives and Adverbs
Pre-intermediate Unit 3a
Superlatives: Adjectives and adverbs
Presentation
Use the superlative form to show that one thing or
person in a group has got more or less of a quality than
all the others in the same group: Zurich is Switzerlands
largest city. (= no other city in Switzerland is larger.)
Common expressions
Adjectives
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Pre-intermediate Unit 3a
Exercises
1 Complete the text by adding most or -est to the adjectives in brackets. Make any necessary
spelling changes.
2 Complete the sentences using most, least or -est and the adjectives and adverbs in the box.
coldexpensivefasthighhotnorthernsmallvisited
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3 Complete the conversations with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in
brackets. Then listen and check.
Conversation 1
A: So, what did you think of Prague?
B: Amazing. Its definitely 1
(beautiful) than any of the other cities Ive visited so far.
But, I must admit, the food is 2
(good) in Paris.
Conversation 2
C: Whats 3
(good) way to get to London?
D: Well, the train probably gets you there 4
(quick). Its definitely
5
(fast) than going by car.
Conversation 3
E: What was the hotel like?
F: Well, it wasnt 6
(comfortable) hotel Ive ever stayed in! It was on one of
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(busy) streets in the town it was really noisy. And the second night was
8
(bad) than the first. The air-conditioning wasnt working and there was a party
going on in the street. That was probably 9
(bad) nights sleep Ive ever had!
Practical Grammar 2
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