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Unit 5  Worksheet 3
Superlative adjectives

1 Complete the chart with the superlative forms.

Adjective Superlative form Remember

Short adjectives + est: tall – tallest

bad worsest
beautiful Most beautiful Short adjectives ending in one consonant double last
big biggest letter + est: hot – hottest
dangerous Most dangerous
Long adjectives (more than 2 syllables) = most +
difficult Most difficult
adjective: most amazing
fast fastest
friendly Most friendly Be careful of irregular adjectives e.g. good.
good
betterest
intelligent Most intelligent
loud loudest
popular Most popular
slow slowest
small smallest
strange Most strange
ugly ugliest

2 Complete the dialogue with the superlative 3 Write sentences about the animals using
form of the adjectives in brackets. the prompts.
tortoise / slow
Wow! This is a really difficult quiz.
katya
The tortoise is the slowest.
emily Yes, but I really want to win. 1 blue whale / big
katya Okay, let’s look at the next question. What’s the the blue whale is the biggest

(1)biggest (big) animal in the world? 2 cheetah / fast

emily The elephant. the cheetah is the fastest

katya No, it isn’t. I think it’s the blue whale. 3 mosquito / dangerous
emily Yes, you’re right. And the (2) fastest the mosquito is the most dangerous

(fast) animal is the cheetah. 4 cat / friendly

katya Question 3. Is the Indian cobra the the cat is the most friendly

(3)most dangerous (dangerous) animal in the 5 hippo / ugly

world? hippo is the ugliest

emily No, it isn’t. Mosquitoes are, because their bite 6 dolphin / intelligent
can give you malaria. the dolphin is the most intelligent

katya What about this question? What is the 7 parrot / loud----the parrot is the loudest
(4)tallest (tall) animal?

emily Oh! That’s easy, the giraffe.

katya Of course.
emily Okay, here’s the last question. What is the
(5) loudest (loud) animal?
Wow! That’s the
katya (6)most difficult (difficult)
question. I don’t know the answer to it.