2. A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. The
prepositions in, on, and at can be used to describe tome and location. Look at
the picture below to have a better understanding on how in, on, and at are used.
3. • _________ 3 o’clock
• _____________ 1990
• _____________ sunrise
• _____________ May
• _____________ 10:30 AM
• _____________ March the 6th
• _____________ Christmas Day
• _____________ Independence Day
• _____________the past
• _____________ your birthday
• _____________ noon
• _____________ the summer
• ______________ Sunday
• ______________ Tuesday
• ______________ 25th of February
• ______________ the moment
• ______________ bedtime
• ______________ the next century
• ______________ 2015
• ______________ New Year’s Eve
Complete the following phrases with in, on, or at.
4. Complete the following sentences with at, in, or on.
1. I don’t usually work _______________ the weekend.
2. The starts shine _______________ night.
3. _______________ the morning, I have a cup of coffee.
4. I like to have a cup of tea _______________ the evening.
5. I will travel _______________ Tuesday morning.
6. My flight is _______________ Monday afternoon.
7. He’s not home _______________ the moment, but try later.
8. I stay with my family _______________ Christmas.
9. I have a meeting _______________ 9AM.
10.The shop closes _______________ midnight.
5. Of In In Of To
From On Of Between In
Complete the sentences with a preposition that is given to you in the
box below:
1. Greenland is one _______________ the most magical islands _______________ the
world.
2. Greenland lies _______________ the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
3. It’s 2,655 km _______________ North _______________ South.
4. Madagascar lies off the coast _______________ Africa.
5. Many animals in Madagascar are _______________ danger.
6. Great Britain is rich _______________ history.
7. Trafalgar Square is _______________ the heart _______________ London.
6. Comparative Adjectives
1. Comparative adjectives compare one
person/thing with another.
Example: The Apennine Mountains in Italy are
quite high.
The Carpathians in Romania are higher.
2. We usually make comparisons with than.
Example: The Carpathians are higher than the
Apennines.
Superlatives Adjectives
Superlative adjectives compare one person/thing
with several other people/things (more than two).
1. Use the before the superlative adjectives.
Example: The Alps are the highest mountains in
Europe.
7. When changing a word either as a comparative or superlative
adjectives, then you sometimes have to change the spelling as
well..
8. Check out the table below to see the rules
Adjective Comparative Superlative
One- syllable adjective
ending in –e
ending in –y
ending in vowel + constant
Cheap
Strange
Dry
flat
Cheaper
Stranger
Drier
Flatter
Cheapest
Strangest
Driest
Flattest
Most two-syllable adjectives
ending in –y
ending in –ow
ending in -er
Peaceful
Pretty
Narrow
Clever
More peaceful
Prettier
Narrower
Cleverer
Most peaceful
Prettiest
Narrowest
Cleverest
Adjectives of three syllable or more Popular
Mysterious
More popular
More mysterious
Most popular
Most mysterious
Irregular Adjectives Good
Bad
far
Better
Worse
Father/further
Best
Worst
Farthest/furthest
9. • Adding –er/-est or more to an adjective makes the adjective strongest. If we
want to make the adjective weaker, we use less/least. The comparative from is
less.
Example: London is less beautiful than Paris. ( Paris is more beautiful than
London.)
• The superlative form is the least.
Example: Alaska is the least populated state in the United States. (All the other
states are more populated.)
• Use less and least with all adjectives: it doesn’t matter how many syllables the
adjectives has.
Example: The Atlantic Ocean is less calm than the Mediterranean.
This lake is the least impressive, I think.
10. Rewrite these sentences so that they mean the same. Use less or least
1- Nottingham is more dangerous than Oxford.
Oxford is __________________________________________________________________
2- London is more expensive than New York.
New York is ________________________________________________________________
3- All the other lakes are more impressive than this one.
This lake is _________________________________________________________________
4- Carnac is more mysterious than Stonehenge.
Stonehenge is ______________________________________________________________
5- The north of France is flatter than the south.
The south ___________________________________________________________________
6- All the other Greek Islands are more popular than this one.
This island is ________________________________________________________________
11. Complete these sentences with the comparative or superlative forms of the
adjectives:
1. Samira ___________________ girl in the class. (clever)
2. Paris is ___________________ Sydney. ( romantic)
3. The Canary Islands are ___________________ other places in Spain. (tropical)
4. The ___________________ way to see the countryside is to go trekking.
(good)
5. The pollution in Bangkok is ___________________ in London. ( bad)
6. Moscow is ___________________ city in the world at the moment.
(expensive)
12. Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.
Old
Bad
Difficult
Large
Good
Big
Easy
Much
Little
Interesting
