Comparative and Superlative

We use comparative adjectives to talk about similarities and differences between two people or things.
E.g. An apple is healthier than a muffin.
E.g. An apple is as good as a pear.

We use superlative adjectives to express the greatest degree of a quality.

E.g. This is the smallest apple I’ve ever seen.

COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIV SUPERLATIVE
Superiority Equality
E
-er + than as + adj. + as the + adj. + est
Short adjectives
(one syllable) small smaller than the smallest
cheap cheaper than as small as the cheapest
double consonant double consonant
Short adjectives
(vowel+consonant+vow fat fatter than the fattest
as big as
el) big bigger than the biggest

-ier + than the + adj. + iest

healthy healthier than as tasty as the healthiest

Adjectives ending in –y tasty tastier than the tastiest

-er + than the + adj. + est

as nice as
Adjectives ending in –e nice nicer than the nicest

more + adj. + than the + most + adj.

Long adjectives as famous as
(three or more elegant more elegant than the most elegant
syllables) famous more famous than the most famous

Irregular adjectives good better than as good as the best

bad worse than as bad as the worst

Complete with the comparative of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Today’s soup is __________________________ (salty) yesterday’s.

2. These oranges are as _____________________ (bitter) those lemons.
3. Hamburgers are ___________________________ (popular) fish.
 4. Jane is _____________________ (thin) Mary.
5. John isn’t as ____________________ (fit) Peter. He needs to exercise more.
6. My packet of cookies is ______________________ (big) yours.
7. I think a bar of chocolate is ____________________________ (energising) than a cup of coffee.
8. A continental breakfast is ________________________ (light) a British breakfast.

Complete with the superlative of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Coke is ____________________________ (famous) drink in the world.

2. Sandwiches and milk are ___________________________ (quick) thing you can prepare for a meal.
3. Turkey is ____________________________ (traditional) dish at Christmas.
4. Going for a walk is _________________________ (easy) exercise you can do to be fit.
5. Sweets are ________________________ (bad) thing for your teeth.
6. Jim is ___________________________ (fat) boy in class.
7. Her meal was _____________________________ (expensive) of all three.
8. My grandmother makes ________________________ (good) apple pies I’ve ever eaten.

Answer the following questions about you. Write complete sentences.

In your opinion…

E.g.: Who is the best singer in the world?

The best singer in the world is Eminem.

1. What’s the most popular sport in your country?

2. Which is healthier, a sandwich or a bowl of soup?
3. Who is happier, you or your best friend?
4. Which is the most dangerous animal in the world?
5. What’s worse, a rainy day or a snowy day?
6. Who is the smartest person in your family?

Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative and superlative forms.
1. My car is ....................................................... than yours. (fast)
2. She is the ....................................................... of all. (thin)
3. It is the ....................................................... book of the three of them. (interesting)
4. Paula is ....................................................... than Helen. (short)
5. Mathematics is ....................................................... than History. (difficult)
6. She is the ....................................................... in her class. (pretty)
7. Luca is ....................................................... than Massimo. (happy)
8. Tom is ....................................................... than John. (careful)
9. Don is the ....................................................... football player in his team. (bad)
10. Gloria is ....................................................... than Angela. (beautiful)
11. Mary is .......................................................than Ann. (thin)
12. This bike is ....................................................... than this car. (cheap)
13. John is the ....................................................... of all. (heavy).
14. Dolphins are the ....................................................... mammals of all after man. (intelligent)
15. A lion is ....................................................... than an elephant. (dangerous)
16. Ben is the ....................................................... athlete of all. (good)
Listof Irregular verbsformas assinaladas com * podem ser substituídas pela forma regular em –ed.
Innfinitive Simple Past Past Participle MEANING
awake awoke awoke* acordar
be was/were been ser
bear bore borne / born suportar, nascer
beat beat beat(en) bater
become became become tornar-se
begin began begun começar
bend bent bent dobrar, torcer
beseech besought besought suplicar, rogar
bet bet* bet* apostar
bite bit bitten morder
bleed bled bled sangrar
blend blent blent misturar(-se)
blow blew blown soprar, explodir
break broke broken partir, quebrar
breed bred bred criar
bring brought brought trazer
build built built construir
burn burnt* burnt queimar
burst burst burst rebentar
buy bought bought comprar
catch caught caught apanhar
choose chose chosen escolher
come came come vir
cost cost cost custar
cut cut cut cortar
deal dealt dealt negociar
dig dug dug cavar
do did done fazer
draw drew drawn desenhar
dream dreamt* dreamt* sonhar
drink drank drunk beber
drive drove driven conduzir
eat ate eaten comer
fall fell fallen cair
feed fed fed alimentar
feel felt felt sentir
fight fought fought lutar
find found found encontrar
fly flew flown voar
forbid forbade forbidden proibir
forget forgot forgotten esquecer
freeze froze frozen gelar, congelar
get got got obter, conseguir
give gave given dar
go went gone ir
grow grew grown crescer / cultivar
hang hung hung pendurar / enforcar
have had had ter
hear heard heard ouvir
hide hid hid(den) esconder
hit hit hit atingir
 hold held held segurar
hurt hurt hurt ferir
keep kept kept conservar
kneel knelt knelt ajoelhar
knit knit* knit* tricotar
know knew known saber
lay laid laid pôr, colocar
lead led led conduzir/ levar a
learn learnt* learnt* aprender
leave left left deixar, partir
lend lent lent emprestar
lose lost lost perder
make made made fazer
mean meant meant significar
meet met met encontrar
pay paid paid pagar
put put put pôr
read read read ler
ride rode ridden montar
ring rang rung tocar, telefonar
rise rose risen erguer-se
run ran run correr
saw sawed sawn* serrar
say said said dizer
see saw seen ver
sell sold sold vender
send sent sent enviar
set set set pôr, colocar
shake shook shaken abanar
shave shaved shaven* barbear
shine shone shone brilhar
shoot shot shot disparar
show showed shown mostrar
shrink shrank shrunk encolher
shut shut shut fechar
sing sang sung cantar
sink sank sunk mergulhar
sit sat sat sentar
sleep slept slept dormir
smell smelt smelt cheirar
speak spoke spoken falar
speed sped sped apressar-se
spell spelt* spelt* soletrar
spend spent spent passar/gastar
stand stood stood estar de pé
steal stole stolen roubar
sweep swept swept varrer
swim swam swum nadar
take took taken tomar, levar
teach taught taught ensina
tell told told dizer
think thought thought pensar
throw threw thrown atirar, lançar
wake woke* woke(n)* acordar
 wear wore worn usar
weep wept wept chorar
wet wet wet molhar
win won won ganhar
write wrote written escrever

A. Complete the sentences. Use – BE - past simple (affirmative)(+), (negative)(-) or affirmative (?)
1 - Amy ________ at the disco on Saturday. (+)
2- Harry ____________ at school yesterday. (-)
3- Liam _________ at home last night. (+)
4- Emily and I __________ in London on Saturday. (+)
5- Amy __________ in France last summer.(-)
6- My parents __________ at home last night. (+)
7- They ________ here on Wednesday evening. (-)
8- It _________ cold yesterday. (+)
9- The weather _________ good on my holiday. (+)
10- I ______ at the party on Saturday (-)
11- Where’s my bag? It __________ on my desk, but now it isn’t there. (+)
12- We and your friends ________ in the tennis tournament last year. (-)
13- The exam ________ very difficult. (+)
14- My family _________ too happy about my marks at school. (-)
15- Janet ________ listening to the teacher in the last class. (-)
16- My favourite music group _______ in Estadio Nacional yesterday night. (+)

B. Make these sentences negative and interrogative. Follow the example.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

1. They got up late. They didn’t get up late. Did they get up late?

2. We went shopping.

3. I watched television

4. She came to school.

5. Peter helped his mother.

6. My brother played tennis

7. You went to the disco.

8. Susan wrote to me.

9. Paul tidied up his desk.

10. They saw their friends.

C. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple:

Last Sunday the Carter family 1) _______________ (go) camping in the countryside.
They 2) _______________ (find) a nice place by a river.Mr Carter 3) _______________ (put
up) the tent.After that they 4) _______________ (eat) some sandwiches and cakes.Then, Mr
Carter 5) _______________ (show) Sam and Pamela how to fish. Mrs Carter 6)
_______________ (pick) some flowers, and their dog Champ 7) _______________ (swim) in
 the river. They all 8) _______________ (have) a very good time.

REVISION WORKSHEET FOR THE EVALUATION TEST

Group I: Read the text bellow and answer the questions about it with full
sentences.

I’m a teacher.
Being a teacher is a permanent or a flexible hours job.
This job requires a university degree, a specific training, experience and
having good communication skills. A teacher needs to be a patient,
enthusiast and friendly person.
A teacher works in state and public schools,
She helps people to learn new skills, to obtain specific qualifications and to
feel fulfilled*.

*to feel fulfilled = sentir-se realizado

1 – What is her job?

__________________________________________________________

2 – What type of job is it?

____________________________________________________________________________________
3 – What skills and qualifications does this job requires?
____________________________________________________________________________________

4 – where does a teacher work?

___________________________________________________________________________________

5 – What does a Teacher do?

____________________________________________________________________________________

Group II:
1. Choose the correct option and cross out the wrong one.

1. My father is a / an university teacher. His / Her job is difficult, but very well paid.
___________________________________________________________
2. It / He requires having good communication skills.
___________________________________________________________
3. We / My father is / are a patient and hard working person.
___________________________________________________________
4. He likes her / his job very much.
___________________________________________________________

2. Use the words bellow to make full sentences.

1 – mother / a / is / teacher / my / not.

______________________________________________________________.
2 – what / job / your / is ?
______________________________________________________________.
3 – requires / job / technical / diploma / this / a .
______________________________________________________________.
4 –do / where / you / work?
______________________________________________________________.
5 – job / this / exhausting / is , but is / it / well paid .
______________________________________________________________.

3. Compare these two jobs using adjectives in the comparative degree of superiority

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4 – COMPLETE THE TABLE:

Adjective
Comparative Superlative
Good
Intelligent
Pretty
Small
Bad
Comfortable
Shy
Nervous
Interesting
Exciting
Group III: Imagine you are a Secretary.
Make a text talking about your job.
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