PULSE BASICS UNIT 4

GRAMMAR 1

Comparativos y superlativos

¡MIRA!

adjetivo comparativo superlativo

long longer the longest

hot hotter the hottest

happy happier the happiest

dangerous more dangerous the most dangerous

modern more modern the most modern

1 Completa las tablas.

regulares

adjetivo comparativo superlativo

small smaller the smallest

long (1) (2)

wet (3) (4)

easy (5) (6)

ancient (7) (8)

expensive (9) (10)

irregulares

adjetivo comparativo superlativo

far further the furthest

good (11) (12)

bad (13) (14)

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2 Completa las frases con el comparativo de los adjetivos entre paréntesis.

Japan is smaller than China. (small)1 Scotland is ______________ than Spain. (wet)2 India is ______________ than Iceland. (hot)3 English is ______________ than Japanese. (easy)4 Egypt is ______________ than the USA. (ancient) 5 Paris is ______________ than Athens. (expensive)6 I think Berlin is ______________ than Hamburg. (interesting)

3 Completa las frases con el superlativo de los adjetivos entre paréntesis. Luego subraya las respuestas correctas.

World Geography Quiz

1 The tallest (tall) building in the world is in

a) Dubai. b) the USA.

2 The ______________ (big) ocean in the world is

a) the Pacific. b) the Atlantic.

3 The ______________ (long) river in the world is

a) the Nile. b) the Amazon.

4 The ____________________________ (expensive) city in the world is

a) Sydney. b) Tokyo.

5 The ____________________________ (ancient) caves in the world are in

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a) Spain. b) France.

Answers 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a

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as … as

LOOK!

Javi is 1 m 80 tall. David is 1 m 80 tall.

Sara is 1 m 60 tall.

Javi is as tall as David. (= tan ... como)

Sara is not as tall as Javi. (= no tan ... como)

4 Subraya las palabras correctas.

Sue is / is not as tall as Ann.1 Ann is / is not as tall as Ruth. 2 Ruth is / is not as intelligent as Ann. 3 Ann and Sue are / are not as funny as Ruth. 4 Sue is / is not as intelligent as Ann. 5 Sue and Ann are / are not as tall as Ruth.

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