Unit

90 the oldest the most expensive

HOTEL PRICES IN KINTON

( P e r ro o m p e r n ig h t)

Europa Hotel £150 Grosvenor £110

Grand Hotel £130 Bennets £100
Royal £120 Carlton £98
Astoria £115 Star £85
Palace £115 Station £75

Box A is bigger than Box B. The Europa Hotel is more expensive than the Grand.

Box A is bigger than all the The Europa Hotel is more expensive than all the other
other boxes. hotels in the city.
Box A is the biggest box. The Europa Hotel is the most expensive hotel in the
city.

Bigger and more expensive etc. are comparative forms (—> Unit 87).
Biggest and most expensive etc. are superlative forms.

The superlative form is -est (oldest) or m o s t... (most expensive).

Short words (old/cheap/nice etc.) —» the -est:

old —>the oldest cheap —» the cheapest nice —>the nicest
but good —>the best bad —» the worst

Spelling (—> Appendix 5): big —> the biggest hot —>the hottest

Words ending in -y (easy/heavy etc.) —> the -iest:

easy —>the easiest heavy —> the heaviest pretty —» the prettiest

Long words (careful/expensive/interesting etc.) —>the m o s t...

careful —> the most careful interesting - » the most interesting

Rm We say the o ld e st... / the most expensive ... etc. (with the):
O The church is very old. It's the oldest building in the town.
(= it is older than all the other buildings)
O W hat is the longest river in the world?
O Money is important, but it isn't the most im portant thing in life.
O Excuse me, where is the nearest bank?

You can use the oldest / the best / the most expensive etc. without a noun:
O Luke is a good player, but he isn't the best in the team.
(the best = the best player)

You can use superlative + I've ever ... / you've ever ... e tc .:
O The film was very bad. I think it's the worst film I've ever seen.
W hat is the most unusual thing you've ever done?

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m Write sentences with comparatives (older etc.) and superlatives (the oldest etc.).

big/small
(A /D ) A is bigger th an P.
(A ) A is th e biggest,
3 (B) 13 is th e sm alle st.

long/short
(C /A ) C i s ................................................................................A.
(D ) D is ......................................................................................
(B) B ...........................................................................................

young/old
(D /C) D
(B)
(C ) ......

expensive/cheap
(D /A ) ....................
(C ) ....................
(A ) ....................

RtilaumBA, Bycelled good/bad

(A /C ) .....
(A )........... .....
(D )................

| Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (the oldest etc.).

1 This building is very old. It’s the o ld e st building jn the town.
2 It was a very happy day. It w a s .............................................................................................. of my life.
3 It's a very good film. It's................................................................................................I've ever seen.
4 She’s a very popular singer. She's.............................................................................................. in the country.
5 It was a very bad mistake. It w a s .............................................................................................. I've ever made.
6 It's a very pretty village. It's................................................................................................I’ve ever seen.
7 It was a very cold day. It w a s ............................................................................................... of the year.
8 He's a very boring person. He's..............................................................................................I've ever met.

m m Write sentences with a superlative (the longest etc.). Choose from the boxes.
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jy u i icyI Alaska high country river Africa South America
Everest the Nile large -eity- state Australia the world
Brazil Jupiter long mountain planet the USA the solar system

1 Sydney is the largest crtyjn Australia....

2 Everest.................................................................................
3 ..................................................................................................
4 ..................................................................................................
5 ..................................................................................
6 ..................................................................
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4 worse 7 You have more money than 89.3

5 further them. / . .. than they have. 2 as 6 than
6 more difficult or harder 8 You can run faster than me. / 3 than 7 as
87.4 ... than I can. 4 than 8 than
taller 9 You've been here longer than 5 as
3
4 harder her. / . .. than she has. 89.4
5 more comfortable 10 You got up earlier than them. / 2 Julia lives in the same street as
6 better ... than they did. Laura.
7 nicer 11 You were more surprised 3 Julia got up at the same time
8 heavier than him. / . .. than he was. as Andy.
9 more interested 88.3 4 Andy's car is the same colour
10 warmer 2 Jack's mother is much as Laura's.
11 better younger than his father.
UNIT 90
12 bigger 3 My camera cost a bit more
13 more beautiful than yours. / . . . than your 90.1
14 sharper camera, or My camera was 2 C is longer than A.
15 more polite a bit more expensive than ... D is the longest.
16 worse 4 I feel much better today B is the shortest.
than yesterday. / . .. than I 3 D is younger than C.
UNIT 88 did yesterday. /... than I felt B is the youngest.
88.1 yesterday. C is the oldest.
3 Kate is taller than Ben. 5 It's a bit warmer today than 4 D is more expensive than A.
4 Kate starts work earlier than yesterday. / . .. than it was C is the most expensive.
Ben. yesterday. A is the cheapest.
5 Ben works harder than Kate. 6 Sarah is a much better tennis 5 A is better than C.
6 Ben has more money than player than me. /. .. than I am. A is the best.
Kate. / Ben has got more or Sarah is much better at D is the worst.
m oney... tennis than me. /. .. than I am. 90.2
7 Kate is a better driver than or Sarah plays tennis much 2 the happiest day
Ben. better than me. /. .. than I do. 3 the best film
8 Ben is more patient than Kate. 4 the most popular singer
UNIT 89
9 Ben is a better dancer than 5 the worst mistake
Kate. / Ben dances better 89.1 6 the prettiest village
than Kate. 2 A is longer than B, but not as 7 the coldest day
10 Kate is more intelligent than long as C. 8 the most boring person
Ben. 3 C is heavier than A, but not
90.3
11 Kate speaks French better as heavy as B.
2 Everest is the highest
than Ben. / Kate speaks better 4 A is older than C, but not as
mountain in the world.
French than Ben. / Kate's old as B.
3-6
French is better than Ben's. 5 B has got more money than
Brazil is the largest country in
12 Ben goes to the cinema more C; but not as much as A. or
South America.
than Kate. / .. . more often ... but less (money) than A.
Alaska is the largest state in the
than Kate. 6 C works harder than A, but
USA.
88.2 not as hard as B.
The Nile is the longest river in
2 You're older than her. / .. . 89.2 Africa. /. .. in the world.
than she is. 2 Your room isn't as big as Jupiter is the largest planet in the
3 You work harder than me. / mine. / . .. as my room. solar system.
... than I do. 3 I didn't get up as early as you. /
4 You watch TV more than ... as you did. UNIT 91
him. /. .. than he does. 4 They didn't play as well as us. /
91.1
5 You're a better cook than me. / ... as we did. 2 enough chairs
... than I am. or You cook 5 You haven't been here as long 3 enough paint
better than me. / ... than I do. as me. / . . . as I have. 4 enough wind
6 You know more people than 6 He isn't as nervous as her. /. ..
us. /. .. than we do. as she is.

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