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    The document provides guidance on making comparisons using comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in English. It gives rules for forming comparatives for short adjectives by adding -er and -est, long adjectives by adding more/less, and irregular adjectives like good/bad. Examples are provided to demonstrate comparing two entities that are equal using "as...as". The document also contains exercises for learners to practice forming and using comparative and superlative adjectives in sentences.

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    The document provides guidance on making comparisons using comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in English. It gives rules for forming comparatives for short adjectives by adding -er and -est, long adjectives by adding more/less, and irregular adjectives like good/bad. Examples are provided to demonstrate comparing two entities that are equal using "as...as". The document also contains exercises for learners to practice forming and using comparative and superlative adjectives in sentences.

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    Making comparisons

    o Choose the correct words.


    1 In the winter. Moscow is colder/more cold than
    London.
    2 The rainforest is wet/wetter than the desert.
    3 Snakes are more dangerous as/than kangaroos.
    4 The desert is as interesting than/as the rainforest.
    S The weather here is good/betterthan in the UK.
    6 Cheetahs are faster/more fastthan tigers.

    GRAMMARlON~
    Comparatives
    for short adjectives comparing two people or
    things, add -er(+ than)
    Summer is warmer than winter.

    1 Egypt is hotter than Denmark.


    Denmark is .... !;C!!cf~r.th.a.n .... Egypt.
    2 Winter is worse than summer.
    Summer is .......................... winter.
    3 Movies are more interesting than books.
    Books are ............ .............. movies.
    4 Travelling by horse is slower than travelling by car.
    Travelling by car is ........... ............... travelling by
    horse.
    S Jungles are more dangerous than woods.
    Woods are .......................... jungles.
    6 Rats are smaller than penguins.
    Penguins are .......................... rats.

    for adjectives ending in - y, change to -i and


    add -er
    The desert is drier than the jungle.
    for long adjectives, add more/less + adjective
    (+ than)
    Lions are more dangerous than giraffes.
    some adjectives are irregular: bad- worse,
    good-better
    Very cold weather is better than very hot weather.
    as + adjective + as to compare two things that
    are equal
    My country is as hot as your country.

    Superlatives
    add the + -estto short adjectives to compare
    something with a number of other things
    The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world.
    for adjectives ending in -y, change to the ...
    -iest
    The Sahara desert is the sunniest place on Earth.
    add the + mosf/leastfor long adjectives
    Climbing the mountain was the most difficult part
    of the journey.
    some adjectives are irregular: good - bad worst
    Heavy rain is the worst kind of weather for
    climbing.

    46

    Complete the sentences using an opposite


    adjective.

    Complete the sentences with the comparative


    form of the adjectives.
    1 The weather here is .... W.Q($.f!Jh.a.n .... (bad) in my
    country.
    2 England is much ................... ....... (foggy) Spain.
    3 Mexico is .......................... (sunny) the UK.
    4 A cheetah is not as .......... ...... .......... (big) as an
    elephant.
    S The Eiffel Tower is ........ .................. (tall) Big Ben.
    6 Snakes are as ..... ..................... (scary) as tigers.
    7 Deserts are .......................... (dry) jungles.

    Wild things

    I Grammar

    Complete the sentences with the superlative form of


    the adjectives.
    1
    2
    3
    4
    S
    6
    7

    The .......!f!(gf}$.t... .... (large) ocean in the world is the Pacific.


    The ......... ................. (fast) animal in the world is the cheetah.
    The .......................... (long) snake in the world is the python.
    The .......................... (tall) animal in the world is the giraffe.
    The ....................... ... (high) mountain in the world is Mount Everest.
    The .......................... (intelligent) animal in the world is the dolphin.
    The .......................... (big) country in the world is Russia .

    Complete the article with the best answer A. B or C.

    The Sahara Desert


    The Sahara Desert is the 1) ...... .... ................ desert in the world. It
    is about 3.3 million square metres in total. The 2) ............. .............
    mountain in the Sahara is Emi Koussi.
    The Sahara Desert is one of the 3) ... ............. .......... places to live on
    Earth. This is because it is hard to grow food in the desert. It is
    as large 4) ............ .......... .... the United States, but has a very small
    population.
    Some parts of the desert are hotter 5) .... ....... .............. . other parts.
    The temperature can be as hot as 55C in some parts of the desert
    during the day. Animals like rats and snakes only come out at night,
    when the temperature is 6) .................... ... ... than in the day. However,
    the Sahara Desert is not the 7) .. ................ ........ place in the world the Atacama Desert in South America is. It never rains there!

    1
    2
    3
    4
    S
    6
    7

    @
    A
    A
    A
    A
    A
    A

    Iargest
    higher
    more difficult
    more
    than
    cooler
    drier

    B
    B
    B
    B
    B
    B
    B

    larger
    high
    most difficult
    than
    as
    coolest
    driest

    C
    C
    C
    C
    C
    C
    C

    large
    highest
    difficult
    as
    from
    cool
    dry

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    e Choose the correct words.

    Wild places

    It's very dangerous to climb this hill/mountain.


    My country is in the middle of a(n) ocean/lake.
    You can go fishing in the wood/river near my village.
    These people live in igloos/ seas.
    This rainforest/heat is the size of Great Britain.
    You can use a sledge/boatto travel in the snow.
    There aren't any dangerous animals in the wood/
    jungle behind my house.
    S It only takes five minutes to cycle up the hill/ island.

    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7

    To talk about the weather, just add -y!

    rain (noun) - rainy (adjective)


    This country has a lot of rain.
    We didn't play tennis because it was
    rainy all day
    Sometimes you have to double the letter.

    fog (noun) - foggy (adjective)


    We couldn't see because of
    the fog.
    It was very foggy yesterday
    Some words are irregular.

    cold (noun) - cold (adjective)


    His hands hurt from the cold.
    It is very cold here in winter.

    Complete the table.

    Noun

    Adjective

    1) ... ..... .~!WW .... ... .

    snowy

    wind

    2) .. .................... .....

    3) ... ................. ..... ..

    cloudy

    sun

    4) ..... .. ................... .

    5) .......................... .

    stormy

    wet

    6) ...........................

    7) .. ... ... ...................

    icy

    Match the sentences.


    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6

    It's very windy. b


    It's very foggy.
    It's rainy outside.
    It's a lovely sunny day.
    Its too cloudy.
    It's too stormy.

    a We can't see the moon.


    b I can't keep my hat on.
    c I'm going to lie on the beach .
    d The boat won't leave tonight.
    e It's difficult to see the other cars on the road .
    f Don't forget your umbrella.

    48

    Match the words to the pictures.


    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6

    cheetah C
    crocodile
    rat
    polar bear
    penguin
    kangaroo

    Complete the text with these words.

    dolphins jMttl elephants giraffes


    temperatures snakes tigers

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    Write

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    Get Mail

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    Choose the correct words.

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    Wild things

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    Subject

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    If you like big cats, you will love our family of


    ch eetahs . They are the fastest animals on
    1) .. ....... f.wJh ......... ! You can also see our other big
    cats, for example, our 2) .......................... .
    Th e African 3) ............. .. .... ....... are the largest
    ani mals in the zoo and are very popular with
    visitors . We also have some 4) .......................... and
    th ey are easy to spot because they are the tallest
    an imals in the zoo!
    In the water area you can watch the
    5) .. ......................... They're very clever and can
    play games in the pool. The polar bears come all
    the way from the Arctic and so they like cold
    6) ... ... .. .. ..... .. ......... .

    Insi de the main building are 7) ..... ... ............ ...... , but
    don't worry, they're behind glass so they can't
    bite you!

    Complete the sentences with these adjectives.

    dangerous difficult ~ fun


    interesting

    funny

    1 The ferry journey was .. ..lcignt?fJ.((I.!J. .... because it


    was so stormy.
    2 It was .................... ...... to see the cheetah because it
    moved very fast. It was gone in a second.
    3 I read a really ............... .... .. ..... book about snakes.
    4 Swimming with the dolphins was .......................... .
    Everybody enjoyed it.
    S We all laughed when the giraffe ate my sandwich.
    It was very .......................... .
    6 Polar bears look friendly, but they can be very

    Hi Alex,
    We had an amazing trip to Kenya! We saw so many
    animals - it was a real 1) adventure/ survivor! When we
    arrived it was 2) sunny/rainy, but it stopped the next day.
    The first night we slept in tents and we caught some fish
    in a 3) lake/ forest for dinner!
    We travelled around the animal park with a local guide.
    The guide told us how the 4) elephants/giraffes use their
    ears to keep cool. We also saw a tiger, but we didn't get
    very close because it was too 5) intelligent/dangerous.
    On our last night we saw a snake. My sister was really
    scared, but I thought it was really 6) frightening/
    exciting! The 7) best/ worstthing was the temperature,
    though, it was too hot for me!
    Love,
    Sam

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    Exam practice

    Complete the postcard with one word for each space.

    Dear SlU'm,
    I'm 1) ,....... u?wing".,.".~ great time here. I'm on tl-le
    bcU.c.on!::l at tl-le moment, LDoki-ng 2.) .................. .. ...... tl-le
    mOlAntoJ.,ns.
    We lU'rixea., here ~ week 3) "...... .......... ......... It's ~
    beoJ,di{tAl pLo..ce o..ncl 4) ........"... "... ........ ~s ~ LDt of
    snow! We 5) "..... .. ........:.... .. .. s~i-ng i-n tl-le
    mOlAntoJ.,ns for two weeks. The weoJ;Y\er ~s
    mlAcl colcler here b) ................. ... ...... at home.
    However, it's slAnn!::l o..ncl 7) ............ ... ...... .....
    ~sn't ver!::l wi-ndy . I'm hopi-ng B) ." ..................... .
    h~ve ~ skilng lesson tl-l~s ~ftemoon.
    Yester<io.y I went skilng 9) ......... ....... ... .... ".

    m!::l dA..cl. I fell over LDts of times.


    LelU'ni-ng to sh ~sn't ver!::l eo.s!::l I tl-li.nk it's tl-le 10) .. .... ".... .. ." .. ....... diffi.w.lt
    sport I've ever triecl!
    I hope !::lOlA 11) ........ .. .... ............ h~vi-ng ~
    goocl time.
    Love,
    Tom

    Complete the words. Use the clues to help you.

    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6

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    This is the planet where we live.


    There are lots of trees here and it is very wet.
    It's very dry and there is a lot of sand.
    It's very high and sometimes has snow on top.
    This is a piece of land with water all around it.
    This is a large area of water.

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