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Elementary Unit 7c

The document provides information about superlatives and asks questions to test knowledge of the superlative form of adjectives as they apply to different animals. It then lists the heaviest, fastest, slowest, loudest, longest-living, and most dangerous animals as follows: the heaviest is the blue whale; the fastest is the cheetah; the slowest is the tortoise; the loudest is the blue whale; the longest living is the tortoise; and the most dangerous is the crocodile. It also provides a brief presentation on how to form the superlative of adjectives and includes some exercises testing the use of superlatives.

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Elementary Unit 7c

The document provides information about superlatives and asks questions to test knowledge of the superlative form of adjectives as they apply to different animals. It then lists the heaviest, fastest, slowest, loudest, longest-living, and most dangerous animals as follows: the heaviest is the blue whale; the fastest is the cheetah; the slowest is the tortoise; the loudest is the blue whale; the longest living is the tortoise; and the most dangerous is the crocodile. It also provides a brief presentation on how to form the superlative of adjectives and includes some exercises testing the use of superlatives.

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Life Elementary Unit 7c

Superlatives

Can you answer these questions about animals?

1 Which is the heaviest animal in the world?


A Blue Whale B Elephant C Giraffe
2 Which is the fastest animal on land? heav y
A Snake B Cheetah C Crocodile
3 Which is the slowest animal on land?
heav ier
A Elephant B Tortoise C Crocodile
4 Which is the loudest animal in the world?
A Blue Whale B Elephant C Crocodile
5 Which animal has the longest life?
A Elephant B Giraffe C Tortoise
6 Which animal is the most dangerous?
heaviest
A Crocodile B Blue Whale C Tortoise

Answers: 1A 2B 3B 4A 5C 6A

Presentation

Use the superlative form to compare three or more Regular adjectives


things. Add -est to short adjectives: fastest, heaviest …
Adjective Superlative Use most/least with long adjectives: most
dangerous, least expensive …
fast fastest
Irregular adjectives
heavy heaviest

loud loudest Adjective Superlative

dangerous most dangerous good best

bad worst
the
You use the before the superlative:
Blue whales are the heaviest animals.

Key vocabulary Animals: blue whale, cheetah, crocodile, elephant, giraffe, snake, tortoise

Practical Grammar 1 1 © National Geographic Learning


Elementary Unit 7c
Exercises

1 Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 Mr Bao from Mongolia is the tallest (tall) man in the world.
2 The Tallest (short) woman in the world is 79 centimetres tall.
3 The blue whale is the Biggest (big) animal in the world.
4 I think snakes are the Most (dangerous) animals.
5 dangerous
The River Nile in Egypt is the Longest (long) river in the world.
6 Damascus in Syria is the Oldest (old) city in the world.
7 Luxembourg is the Safest (safe) city in Europe.
8 Moscow is the More (expensive) city in the world.
9 Mount Everest isexpensive
the Highest (high) mountain in the world.
10 I’m sure elephants are the Heaviest (heavy) animals on land.

2 Write a comparative and superlative sentence with the adjectives. Then listen and check.
1 Animal: tortoise / snake / cheetah (slow)
A snake is slower than a cheetah.
The tortoise is the slowest animal.
2 Country: Ethiopia / Italy / Norway (hot)
Italy Is hoter than Norway
Ethiopia Is hotest city in the world
3 Ocean: the Pacific Ocean / the Indian Ocean / the Mediterranean Sea (big)
The Indian Ocean Is bigger than the Mediterranean Sea
The Pacific Ocean Is the biggest ocean
4 Country: Switzerland / India / Russia (small)
India Is smaller than Russia
Switzerland Is smaller than India
5 Transport: aeroplane / car / bicycle (fast)
A car Is faster than a bicycle
The aeroplane Is faster than a car

3 Correct the sentences.


1 I’m the worsest at English in my class.
I’m the worst at English in my class.
2 I think Brazil is best football team in the world.
I think Brazil is better football team in the world
3 Snakes are the more dangerous animals in my country.
Snakes are the dangerous animals in my country
4 I don’t think he’s a gooder actor than De Niro.
I don’t think he’s a good actor than De Niro
5 Your bags are heavy but my bag is the most heavy.
Your bags are heavy but my bag is the heaviest

Practical Grammar 1 2 © National Geographic Learning

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