5A GRAMMAR comparative adjectives and adverbs,

as…as
a Write sentences about the pictures using comparative adjectives and adverbs.
1 2

1 He’s / happy / his wife

He’s happier than his wife.

2 Spain is / hot / France

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3 4

3 The sandwiches are / expensive / the drinks

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4 David speaks Italian / good / Kim

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5 6

5 Sydney is / far from London / Delhi

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6 He’s / tall / brother

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7 8

7 Claire works / hard / Sally

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8 The traffic at 8.30 is / bad / the traffic at 9.30

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9 10

9 Harry writes / quickly / Paul

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10 Life in the city is / stressful / life in the country

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b Rewrite the sentences from a using not as…as.

1 His wife isn’t as happy as him. 6 His brother .
2 France . 7 Sally .
3 The drinks . 8 The traffic at 9.30 .
4 Kim . 9 Paul .
5 Delhi . 10 Life in the country .

activation

c Cover the sentences and look at the pictures. For each picture, say a sentence a) with a
comparative adjective or adverb and b) with not as…as.

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5B GRAMMAR superlatives (+ ever + present perfect)
a Write the opposite superlatives.

1 the most unfriendly the friendliest

2 the most expensive
3 the most exciting
4 the most generous
5 the most patient
6 the loudest
7 the most crowded
8 the most hard-working

b Write the questions with the superlative form of the adjective and ever + present perfect.

1 Who / generous / person you / meet

Who’s the most generous person you’ve ever met ?
2 What / difficult / language you / learn
?
3 What / good / restaurant you / be to
?
4 What / expensive / gadget you / buy
?
5 What / cold / place you / visit
?
6 What / long / journey you / make
?
7 What / delicious / food you / eat
?
8 What / beautiful / place you / be / to
?
9 What / boring / film you / see
?
10 Where / far / you / be on holiday
?

activation

c Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions in b.