1.

Objectives

o Identify what comparative and superlative adjectives are and how to use them.
o Understand and properly use the spelling rules for the comparative and superlative
adjectives.
o Read and listen for specific information.

Target Language: Comparatives and superlatives

2. Pregunta 1

10/10

Do you feel like time goes very fast? You want to do many things during the day but time is
never enough sometimes, right?
Read the following text about some ways in which our lives are faster.

Read the sentences and choose the correct option.

Correcta

5 de 5 pares en coincidencia correcta

Mensajes

Respuestas

1. Nowadays people aren't as patient as they were before.

Correcta
Respuesta correcta:
True
2. Today people spend 3 seconds or less to see a picture in an art gallery.
Correcta
Respuesta correcta:
True
3. People now walk faster than they did before.
Correcta
Respuesta correcta:
false
4. The average speed of a car in Singapore is 15 km/h.
Correcta
Respuesta correcta:
false
5. One-Minute Bedtime Stories is for children to read alone.
Correcta
Respuesta correcta:
false
3. Pregunta 2

2/2

Read the following sentence and complete it with the correct comparative or
superlative form.
Example: Do you think money is __________________ (important) good health?
Answer: more important than

The Queen Anne is taller (tall) than the King John.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es taller

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

4. Pregunta 3

2/2

Read the following sentence and complete it with the correct comparative or
superlative form.
Example: Do you think money is __________________ (important) good health?
Answer: more important than

Swimming is one of the easiest (easy) sports.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es easiest

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

5. Pregunta 4

2/2

Read the following sentence and complete it with the correct comparative or
superlative form.
Example: Do you think money is __________________ (important) good health?
Answer: more important than

English 2 is more difficult (difficult) than English 1.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es more difficult

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

6. Pregunta 5

2/2

Read the following sentence and complete it with the correct comparative or
superlative form.
Example: Do you think money is __________________ (important) good health?
Answer: more important than

English is one of the easiest (easy) language to learn.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es easiest

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

7. Pregunta 6

2/2

Read the following sentence and complete it with the correct comparative or
superlative form.
Example: Do you think money is __________________ (important) good health?
Answer: more important than

My friend is more handsome (handsome) than I.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es more handsome

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

8. Pregunta 7

2/2

Read the following sentence and complete it with the correct comparative or
superlative form.
Example: Do you think money is __________________ (important) good health?
Answer: more important than

Tokio is the largest (large) city in the world.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es largest

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

9. Pregunta 8

2/2

Read the following sentence and complete it with the correct comparative or
superlative form.
Example: Do you think money is __________________ (important) good health?
Answer: more important than

Cheetahs are the fastest (fast) animals in the world.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es fastest

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

10. Pregunta 9

2/2

Read the following sentence and complete it with the correct comparative or
superlative form.
Example: Do you think money is __________________ (important) good health?
Answer: more important than

Whales are the biggest (big) animals.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es biggest

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

11. Pregunta 10

2/2

Read the following sentence and complete it with the correct comparative or
superlative form.
Example: Do you think money is __________________ (important) good health?
Answer: more important than

Neiva is hotter (hot) than Bogotá.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es hotter

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

12. Pregunta 11

2/2

Read the following sentence and complete it with the correct comparative or
superlative form.
Example: Do you think money is __________________ (important) good health?
Answer: more important than

Summer is the best (good) season of the year.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es best

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

13. Pregunta 12

5/5

Read the excerpt from a discussion between the professor of a business class and a guest
speaker. Choose the best option.

Correcta

5 de 5 pares en coincidencia correcta

Mensajes

Respuestas

1. Dennis thinks that online reviews are not very important in marketing. 
Correcta
Respuesta correcta:
False
2. Newspaper ads used to be more effective. 
Correcta
Respuesta correcta:
True
3. Some marketing people have a negative opinion of online reviews. 
Correcta
Respuesta correcta:
True
4. Customers with problems are more likely to write online reviews. 
 Correcta
Respuesta correcta:
True
5. Positive online reviews aren’t very valuable. 
Correcta
Respuesta correcta:
False

14. Pregunta 13

1/1

Complete each sentence with as . . . as and the adjective or adverb in parentheses. 

Example: Online reviews are as useful as asking friends about products.

Magazine ads are as effective as (effective) newspaper ads.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es as effective as

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

15. Pregunta 14

1/1

Complete each sentence with as . . . as and the adjective or adverb in parentheses. 

Example: Online reviews are as useful as asking friends about products.

The coat was just as warm as (warm) it looked.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es as warm as

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

16. Pregunta 15

1/1

Complete each sentence with as . . . as and the adjective or adverb in parentheses. 

Example: Online reviews are as useful as asking friends about products.

Your sofa is just as comfortable as (comfortable) Diane’s.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es as comfortable as

 Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

17. Pregunta 16

1/1

Complete each sentence with as . . . as and the adjective or adverb in parentheses. 

Example: Online reviews are as useful as asking friends about products.

My computer is as fast as (fast) the newer models.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es as fast as

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

18. Pregunta 17

1/1

Complete each sentence with as . . . as and the adjective or adverb in parentheses. 

Example: Online reviews are as useful as asking friends about products.

He shops online as frequently as (frequently) I do.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es as frequently as

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

19. Pregunta 18

2/2

Listen to sentence number 1 and write the missing part.

Superlatives.mp3

It's the most polluted city I've ever been to.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es the most polluted

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

20. Pregunta 19

2/2

Listen to sentence number 2 and write the missing part.

Superlatives.mp3

He's the most impatient person I've ever met.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es the most impatient

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

21. Pregunta 20

2/2

Listen to sentence number 3 and write the missing part.

Superlatives.mp3

This is the most comfortable hotel I've ever stayed at.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es the most comfortable

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

22. Pregunta 21

2/2

Listen to sentence number 4 and write the missing part.

Superlatives.mp3

It's the most interesting book I've ever read.

Correcta
 La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es the most interesting

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

23. Pregunta 22

0/1

Listen to sentence number 5 and write the missing part.

Superlatives.mp3

They are the most expensive shoes I've ever bought.

Incorrecta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es the most expensive

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud

24. Pregunta 23

1/1

Listen to sentence number 6 and write the missing part.

Superlatives.mp3

It's the most beautiful place I've ever seen.

Correcta

La respuesta aceptable para BLANK-1 es the most beautiful

Las respuestas deben coincidir con exactitud