AGUSTINIANO CIUDAD SALITRE SCHOOL
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES OF ADJECTIVES - WORKSHOP
NINTH_______ GRADE-2016
THIRD TERM
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 Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.
example: big / bigger / biggest or important / more important / most important
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
Adjective
1. tall
22. far
2. cheap
23. bad
3. expensive
24. fat
4. good
25. interesting
5. lazy
26. narrow
6. pretty
27. safe
7. beautiful
28. dangerous
8. difficult
29. messy
9. boring
30. handsome
10. shy
31. attractive
11. happy
32. delicious
12. short
33. useful
13. famous
34. easy
14. comfortable
35. lucky
15. ugly
36. quiet
16. warm
37. noisy
17. long
38. modern
18. intelligent
39. patient
19. wide
40. convenient
20. thick
41. accurate
21. smart
Comparative
Superlative
The Comparative Form of Adjectives
Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the words listed below.
bad
important crowded good high
difficult
cheap expensive quiet
healthy
dangerous
1. In Canada, January is
heavy
easy
cold
than March.
2. I think that good health is
than money.
3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much
than yours.
4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is
5. You look
convenient
thin
than a bike.
than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?
6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was
7. Mountains are
than usual.
than hills.
8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was
9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is
than he had expected.
than it was a few days ago.
10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are
live.
11. I don’t understand this lesson. It is
than the small town where I
than the last one we did.
12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a
place.
13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a
location.
14. Orange juice is
than Coke.
15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25%
were yesterday.
16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel
than they
tomorrow.
The Superlative Form of Adjectives
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Complete the following sentences with the correct superlative form of the words listed below.
funny high
delicious easy
smart dirty
rich
cheap long
1. Yesterday was
school!
cold
boring
valuable bad
lucky
large
scary
day of the year. I almost froze to death walking home from
2. That was
middle.
movie I’ve ever seen. I almost walked out in the
cake I’ve ever eaten.
3. Please give me your recipe. That is
4. Jerry is
course.
student in our class. He gets the top grades in every
story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing.
5. Bob told
6. Whales are
animals in the world.
7. The Nile is
8. Marie is
9. He is
asleep during his speech.
river in the world.
person I know. She has won the lottery four times!
speaker I have ever heard. Half the audience fell
10. Mount Everest is
11. That is
mountain in the world.
painting in the art gallery. It’s worth a million dollars.
12. Bill Gates is one of
13. I finished the exercise in five minutes. It was
teacher has ever given us.
14. Arthur hates to clean. He has
15. My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be
16. I was afraid to turn off the lights last night. That was
show I’ve ever watched.
men in the world.
homework the
apartment I’ve ever seen.
restaurant in town.
ACTIVITY # 1 – THE GREAT GATSBY
COMPARATIVES, SUPERLATIVES – DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
I. W ATCH THE SEGMENT FROM THE MOVIE THE GREAT GATSBY.
II. COMPLETE THE LINES OF THE OPENING SCENE FROM THE MOVIE "THE GREAT GATSBY" W ITH THE CORRECT
FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES, NOUNS OR EXPRESSIONS FROM THE BOX. YOU MAY USE COMPARATIVE,
SUPERLATIVE, OR DOUBLE COMPARATIVE FORMS.
LOOSE - BROAD - HOPEFUL - IN TUNE - YOUNG VULNERABLE - WE DRANK - BIG - HIGH - CHEAP
1) IN MY _________________ AND _________________ YEARS MY FATHER GAVE ME SOME ADVICE THAT
I’VE BEEN TURNING OVER IN MY MIND EVER SINCE. ‘W HENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE CRITICIZING ANYONE,’ HE TOLD
ME, ‘JUST REMEMBER THAT ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS W ORLD HAVEN’T HAD THE ADVANTAGES THAT YOU’VE HAD.
2) THE ________________
W ITH THE TIME W E W ERE, THE _________________.
3) HE W AS THE SINGLE _____________________
PERSON I HAVE EVER MET.
4) THE PARTIES W ERE _________________________.
5) THE SHOW S W ERE ____________________________.
6) THE BUILDINGS W ERE ________________________.
7) THE MORALS W ERE _____________________ AND THE BAN ON ALCOHOL HAD BACKFIRED, MAKING THE
LIQUOR __________________.
III. WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT AGAIN AND CHECK YOUR ANSW ERS.
IV. DISCUSS:
1. HOW DO YOU IMAGINE LIFE W AS LIKE IN THE 1930'S? DOES THE MOVIE SEGMENT SURPRISE
YOU?
2. W OULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE LIVED DURING
THOSE YEARS? W HY (NOT)?
3. ALCOHOL W AS PROHIBITED, SO THE PRICES WERE VERY EXPENSIVE. DO YOU THINK ALCOHOL
SHOULD BE PROHIBITED AGAIN, THE W AY IT USED TO BE IN THE 30'S? W HY (NOT)?
4. W HAT ABOUT SOME DRUGS, LIKE MARIJUANA? SHOULD THEY REMAIN BANNED? OR DO YOU
THINK THE LEGALIZATION W ILL BE BEST?*
* IN BRAZIL, SELLING AND BUYING MARIJUANA IS PROHIBITED BY LAW . CHECK YOUR COUNTRY'S
POLICY AND ADAPT THE QUESTION IF IT IS THE CASE.
ACTIVITY # 2 THE THREE MUSKETEERS
SUPERLATIVES
I. COMPLETE THE COLUMNS BELOW W ITH THE GIVEN ADJECTIVES. CHOOSE THE COLUMN THAT YOU BELIEVE
THE ADJECTIVE BEST APPLIES TO EACH CHARACTER. W ATCH THE SEGMENT AND DECIDE IT.
COURAGEOUS - AGILE - HANDSOME - INTELLIGENT - SEXY BEAUTIFUL - ROMANTIC - AGGRESSIVE - STRONG - UGLY -
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II. W RITE ONE SENTENCE FOR EACH OF THE ADJECTIVES ABOVE. COMPARE THE CHARACTER YOU CHOSE W ITH
THE OTHER ONES.
EX: PORTHOS IS THE MOST COURAGEOUS OF ALL.
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