FC3 Unit 5 (Week12)

1. Quiz 2 next week!
Section 21: Monday, May 30
Section 23 and Section 36: Wednesday, June 1
Section 24: Thursday, June 2
Section 25 and Section 38: Friday, June 3
Section 22: Tuesday, June 7

2. continued…

3. What is the tallest skyscraper in the world?

4. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
828 meters
163 floors

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island river waterfall rain forest
valley
desert
ocean
ehf
g
dc
b
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November to April
Sam is visiting Bali to surf.

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9. Superlatives

10. Superlatives
Superlatives are used to show the difference between
more than two objects.
Let’s compare three cars: a small Matiz, a medium size SM5 and
a big Equus.
The Equus is big so we can say, “The Equus is the biggest.”
Because the Matiz is small, we can say, “The Matiz is the smallest.”
To learn to use superlatives with adjectives, we need to learn
5basic Rules.

11. The ant is the smallest.
• Rule 1. If an adjective has 1 syllable, we
add the ending –est to the adjective.
small + est = the smallest
long + est = the longest

12. The hippo is the fattest.
• Rule 2. If a one syllable adjective ends with
a consonant + a vowel + a consonant
you must double the last consonant and
add –est.
big + est = the biggest
fat + est = the fattest

13. The elephant is the heaviest.
• Rule 3. If an adjective ends with a “y”,
remove the “y” and add –iest.
heavy –y + iest = the heaviest
funny –y + iest = the funniest

14. The airplane is the most expensive.
• Rule 4. If an adjective has two syllables or
more, add the word “the most” before the
word.
beautiful = the most beautiful
expensive = the most expensive
satisfactory = the most satisfactory

15. • Rule 5. There are a few exceptions.
good = the best
bad = the worst
far = the farthest, the furthest

16. • Remember, when using a superlative you must always precede it
with the word “the”.
The Matiz is the smallest.
The Equus is the biggest.
Brad Pitt is the most handsome.
The airplane is the most expensive.
Jim Carrey is the funniest.

17. Common Mistakes!!!
good . . . the goodest
bad . . . the baddest
fat . . . the most fattest
beautiful . . . the beautifullest

18. • Use the most… to express the superlative with nouns.
Java has the most people of all the islands in Indonesia.
Bali gets the most sunshine in the dry season.

19. Chile
“The Longest Country in the World”

20. Vina del Mar, Chile
“One of the Most Popular Beaches”

21. Atacama Desert, Chile
“The Driest Place on Earth”

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the most popular
the most beautiful
the nicest
the best
the longest
the driest

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about 400 kinds
very colorful
sunny
stay together
X
X

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The Rio de Janeiro
Harbor
Victoria Falls
The Grand Canyon
Paricutin Volcano
The Northern Lights
The Great
Barrier Reef