SCHOOL YEAR 2009/2010

7th GRADE
ENGLISH WORKSHEET

NAME:……………………………………………………..No………….
DATE………………………………

A. Look at this family photo and answer the following

questions: 1. How many people are there in this

family?

2. Are there any twins?

3. How many girls/boys has the family

got?
B. Watch the trailer and take notes
on the following:
• Name of the film

• Name of the family

• Where they are

• Some family activities

• The neighbours (number of

members)

C. After watching the trailer…

1. Complete the table with 3 adjectives that best describe:

The Baker Their house The Murtaugh Their house

family family

2. Write sentences comparing the two families and their houses.

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 Now, take a look at the sentences you wrote and complete the
rules:

Comparative
Short adjectives: adj. + ________ + than

The Murtaugh family is small____ than the Baker family.

Long adjectives: ________ + adj. + than

The Murtaughs are ________ competitive than the Bakers.

The Baker family

Superlative
Short adjectives: the + adj. + _______
The Baker family is the big_________ of all.

Long adjectives: the + ___________ + adj.

The Murtaugh family is the ___________ competitive.
The Murtaugh family

• Adjectives ending in consonant + y change

the –y to –i before the –er/-est.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
happy happier happiest
good better best
BUT
bad worse worst
shy shyer shyest
little less least
• One syllable adjectives ending in one vowel
+ one consonant double the final
much / many more most
consonant before the –er/-est.
big bigger biggest far farther/ further farthest / furthest

• Adjectives ending in –e take only –r/-st.

nice nicer nicest