The document provides information about comparative and superlative forms of adjectives in English grammar. It gives examples of how to add "-er" and "more" to make adjectives comparative and "the" and "-est" or "the most" to make them superlative. It includes practice questions comparing different things based on attributes like speed, difficulty, and danger. It also discusses irregular adjectives like "good" and "bad" that have unique comparative and superlative forms.

1. VOCABULARY ADJECTIVES

2. Dangerous Safe Exciting Boring Friendly Unfriendly High Low

3. Old Young Easy Difficult Fast Slow Heavy Light

4. GRAMMAR COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVES

5. Comparative form of adjectives We use than after the comparative form of the adjective. SHORT ADJECTIVES - We add –er ex: old older young younger - But notice! ex: big bigger easy easier Some comparative forms ex:good better are irregular bad worse

6. LONG ADJECTIVES With long adjectives, we put more before the adjective. Ex: exciting more exciting beautiful more beautiful

7. Complete: Bikes are _____ (slow) than cars. I think English is _____ (easy) than maths. I think football is _____ (bad) than tennis. James is _____ (tall) than me. Skiing is _____ (dangerous) than running. This new film is _____ (exciting) than Matrix. Today’s test is _____ (difficult) than the one from yesterday. I’m _____ (relaxed) in the holidays than when I’m at school.

8. Now look at the correct answers: Slower Easier Worse Taller More dangerous More exciting More difficult More relaxed

9. Superlative form of adjectives We use the before the superlative form of the adjective. SHORT ADJECTIVES - We add –est ex: tall the tallest small the smallest - But notice! ex: big the biggest hot the hottest - Some superlative forms ex: good the best are irregular bad the worst

10. LONG ADJECTIVES With long adjectives, we put the most before the adjective. Ex: intelligent the most intelligent famous the most famous

11. Complete: cold high long old popular short ABOUT BRITAIN The ______ building in Britain is Stonehenge. It is 5,000 years old. Braemar is the _______ place in Britain. The average temperature there is 6ºC. The _______ skyscraper in Britain is in London. It is 250 metres high. The _______ theme park in Britain is Alton Towers. Two and a half million people visit every year. The place with the ______ name is LLannasndkfofgogogogogoch. in Wales. The place with the ______ name is Ae.

12. Now look at the correct answers: Oldest Coldest Highest Most popular Longest Shortest.

13. Writing Write sentences about your town Come to Cáceres See the most beautiful buildings! Meet the friendliest people! Eat the best food!

14. Listening and reading The Mount Everest The first ascent of Everest was in ______. In 2003, the oldest man to climb Everest was 70. He was ______. The youngest person to climb Everest in 2003 was _______. To climb Everest it usually takes ______. Marco Siffredi did one of the most dangerous things in the history of Mount Everest. He was the first person to _____ down the mountain. The fastest descent of Everest was in only ______.