Superlatives of short, long and irregular adjectives

4 Use the prompts to write sentences with the superlative form of the adjective. Give your own opinion each time.

(popular) sport in my country Football is the most popular sport in

1 (interesting) subject at school

2 (good) new music album this year

6 'Which cafe shall we go to - Carina's or
The Espresso?' 'Let's got to Carina's.

The Espresso is (good) than

Carina's, but it's (far) to walk.'

7 (exciting) day

of my life was when I won $1,000 in a photography competition.

8 My mum's office building in Hong Kong
is (high) than the Eiffel Tower.

9 (bad) day of my life

was when my dog, Buster, died.

10 I'm really pleased because this year our

classroom is (big) and

(light) than last year.

3 (cold) month in my country

4 (bad) film this year

5 (boring) kind of music

6 (pretty) female film star in the world

• Question word: How? + adjective

• Giving measurements

6 Read the information in each box. Then complete the questions and answers.

Blue whale

length: 24 metres

weight: 100,000 kilos

fastest speed:48kph

• Comparative and superlative of short, long and irregular adjectives

5 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective.

Swimming in pools is safer (safe)

than swimming in the sea.

1 This is (reliable)

computer I've ever used. It never crashes.

2 I think that bungee jumping is

(terrifying)

than parachute jumping.

3 I buy a lot of books on the Internet.
Books@discount is one of

(cheap) sites I know.

4 Craig weighs 85 kilos. He's

(heavy) person

in my class.

5 I think Psycho was

(frightening) than Scream.

..Howlong are blue whales?

They're 24 metres

² are they?

They weigh 100,000 kilos.

³ are they?

They can swim at 48 kilometres per hour.

Football pitch

length: 100 metres

It's 100 metres ⁵

6

It's 70 metres ⁷

Eiffel Tower

height: 300 metres
date: 1889

is the Eiffel Tower?

width: 70 metres

It's 300 metres ⁹.

is it?

10

It's one hundred and ⁿ years old.