Adjectives - Adverbs - Comparisons

Q, Listen and repeat. Then act out.

Adjectives describe nouns. Adjectives have the same form in both singular and
plural number. They normally come before nouns and after the verb 'to be'.
She's got three lovely children.
That car is fast. (What kind of car is it? A fast one.)

Adverbs describe verbs. They can describe how (adverbs of manner), where (adverbs
of place), when (adverbs of time) or how often (adverbs of frequency) something
happens.
He drives carefully. (How does he drive? Carefully.)
We usually form an adverb by adding -Iy to an adjective.
slow-slowly
Some adverbs are the same as their adjectives: hard, fast, early, daily, late, monthly.
He runs fast. He is a fast runner.
Some adverbs are irregular.
good - well He's a good singer. He sings w~lI .

Write the correct adverb.

-+-Iy -Ie -+ -Iy consonant + y -+ -ily

wide ...... . wide./y....... possible . . .. . . . . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .. .. .. .. busy ............................................
calm " ...................................... simple .............................................. heavy .......•........•....
sad . . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. terrible ............................................ happy ....•................

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Put the words from the list below into the correct column.

bad early quick tidy hard monthly

fasI easily quietly carelessly late careful
aAg~ily noisy daily slowly large happily

Adjectives Adverbs _ _---'L_ __ Adjectives &Adverbs

PAt;:!" ..••••••.••••••••••••. .t3i t:J ~r.i {)(,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .t~~t., ........... ......... .

Q, Put the adverbs from the list below into the correct column.
Listen and check.

ea&Uy here often happily

always last year there carefully
yesterday now away seldom
on Sunday usually everywhere badly

How Where When How often

(adverbs of manner) (adverbs of place) (adverbs of time) (adverbs of frequency)
.t:tt;J:::;.i /y,........•... I

Order of Adjectives
1 Opinion adjectives (bad, good, etc.) go before fact adjectives (old, red, etc.).
She bought a beautiful red dress.
2 When there are two or more fact adjectives, they go in the following order:

size age shape colour origin material noun

This is a large old rectangular brown French wooden bed.

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Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.

Hi Susan! a
How was your birthday? Mine was great! We had a fancy dress party this year and I invited all

my close friends. I wore a 1) ••• .f.LJt:my. .o.r.qtJ8~ . .. (funny/orange) clown suit

and 2) ••••...••.•••••.••..•.•.. (green/curly) hair. Everyone laughed as I walked

around the room with my 3) ..••.....•••••.•..••••••• (red/plastic/huge) shoes.

All my friends looked great too! My best friend Diane amazed us all with her fairy costume.
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She wore 4) •...•....••....•••••.•••••••••• (silver/shiny) wings and carried a

~ 5) ............................... (long/plastic) wand.

The party was a lot of fun. We listened to 4 6) •••••••••••••••••••••••••...

(new/cool) CDs and ate lovely desserts. Mum made 7) ••••.•••••••••.•••• 0 0 0 0 ••

(tasty/crunchy) toffee apples and 8) ••••.•••••••.••.••• 0 ••••••• 0 •••• 0

(traditional/delicious) fairy cakes. We ended the night with a best costume contest and, to my
surprise, I won!
I will send you some photos very soon.
Take care,
Megan

Put the adjectives in the right order.

1 a new / woollen / red / smart / hat .t?o~.Jt1P:.r:~,. nc:~~ r.e.cJ" .'I'(Q9J{e.tJ .0?t: .................. .
2 a(n) modern / luxurious / Italian / car ........•....•.••...•••••••.... 0 ••••••••••••••••••

3 two / long / blue / beautiful/dresses ..............................•..••••.••.•.• 0 •

4 a gold / tiny / round / Russian / coin .........................•.•...•..•.••..•.....•••

5 a plastic / blue / little / spoon •••..•••••••.•......•.....•.•• 0 •••••••••• 0 ••••••••

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Order of Adverbs
• Adverbs of frequency (often, usually, etc.) go after auxiliary verbs but before main
verbs. She is never late. He never comes late.
• When there are more than two adverbs they go in the following order:

manner
She sat lazily
I place
by the pool
time
all day.
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• When there is a verb of movement, then the order is:

place manner time

He went to Moscow by plane this morning.

Underline the correct word, adjective or adverb.

The children played quiet / quietly. 5 Have you seen Rebecca recent / recently?
2 It was raining heavy / heavily yesterday. 6 He's a slow / slowly runner.
3 She gave it a careful/carefully look. 7 She sings good / well.
4 She speaks perfect / perfectly German. 8 She bought a nice / nicely dress.

Use the correct adjectives and adverbs to complete the exchanges.

delicious fancy iAterestiAg

A: What did you do last night, Ben?
B: Nothing special. I just watched an 1) .•• Url({7r~.s.tjn@ ... documentary on TV. What about you?
A: I met a friend from school and we went to a 2) ••••••••••••••••••• restaurant. The food was
really 3) ••••••.•••••••••••• .

hard last well

A: How did you do in the race yesterday?
B: Not very 4) •••••.••••••.• . Although I tried 5) •.••..••...•. " I came in 6) .•••••....•... .
A: Cheer up. What matters is that you did your best.

confusing really hard

A: Did you finish your Maths homework, Camila?
B: Yes, Dad but it was 7) .............. difficult. I had a 8) .............. time understanding
all the formulas.
A: I know. Some of them can be 9) •............. . Anyway, next time you have problems, just ask.

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Rewrite the sentences in the correct order.

he / went / in the morning / to school/by bicycle }j~. w.e.rrt.tQ.fl~hQQl.b.Y .l{i~y'({It:. 1(1.t/:1~.

. Jt7o.rnirvg .. ... .
2 at breakfast / I / drink milk / always •••.............•••.•.••...••....•••••..•••••.••.•
3 goes to work / by bus / never / Diego •......••••••.•••••.••.••••..•••••••.•••••••••.•
4 at school/yesterday / hard / I worked ......•••••••.•••••.•..••••..•.••.•.•••••..•••.•
5 his books / often / forgets / Tom ......•.•••••.•..........•.••••..••.•............•.••
6 home / last night / they went / on foot •••••••.....•...•••.•••••.....•.••••..••.......•
7 for an hour / in the queue / patiently / he waited ......••.•.•••••..•......•••.•••••••••..
8 he goes / often / abroad / on business •••.•••••.••.•.........••..••••••••.••••••.••.•

QI Listen and repeat. Then act out.

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Comparisons
Adjectives of: Positive Comparative Superlative
""'--- -- --
one syllable tall taller (than) the tallest (of/in)
two syllables ending in happy happier (than) the happiest (of/in)
-er, -Iy, -y, -w friendly friendlier (than) the friendliest (of/in)
modern more modern (than) the most modern (of/in)
two or more syllables
beautiful more beautiful (than) the most beautiful (of/in)

Spelling
Adjectives ending in: _ ~
-e -;. -r / -st _y -;. -ier / -iest l one stressed vowel between two
consonants - double the consonant
I large - larger - largest heavy - heavier - heaviest L big - bigger - biggest
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Complete the table.

Adjectives Comparative Superlative

small ••.•.•.•• f3.mj3jl/t'{r. ••....••• . ......tb~. ~tr.1~JI(;,fit . .... .

. . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . better
loud
higher
intelligent ..................... ......
big
more helpful
the fastest

Now complete the sentences with adjectives from the table.

I can 't reach the vase. Why did Dad put it on •.•..••••.•. tM hi0Mf7t ............ shelf?
2 This is ••.•.••..•••••••....•.......••••.••.•..•....•......... essay I've ever written.
3 Steve's voice is ..•.•.•......•••••.•••••••.••••..•....•.•..•....•••.•.••• than Tim's.
4 Judy is .•.....•..•..•...•..•.•••..••..•... than Ben. After all she's a straight-A student.
5 Asia is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. than Africa.
6 The cheetah is ...•...••......••••.•••••••..••.••.•......•.•..... animal in the world.

Comparisons of Adverbs

adverbs with the same form as adjectives fast

two syllable adverbs ending in -y
Positive Comparative

early
faster
earlier
Superlative

the fastest
the earliest
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two-syllable or compound adverbs often more often the most often
clearly more clearly the most clearly

Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives

Positive Comparative Superlative a) further / farther (adv) = longer (in
distance)
good / well better best His house is further / farther away from
bad / badly worse worst the bus stop than mine.
much more most further (adj) = more
many / a lot of more most For further information, see the secretary.
little less least b) very + positive degree
far further / farther furthest / farthest much + comparative degree
It's very cold today.
It's much colder today than yesterday.

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Use the adverbs in the list in the correct form to complete the sentences.
Add any necessary words.

fast formally early

well wORderfully carefully

This is .............. the. mQ;5.t. WQl;7dt{r.fu llY ........... ... written book I've ever read .
2 David cooks .......................................................... . . his wife.
3 Sam drives .................................... all my friends. He always pays attention
to the road signs.
4 Susan is ........................................... dressed .............. Joanna.
5 Chloe arrived ................................................... the other students.
6 Klaus ran .................•...................................•. and won the race.

Write comparatives or superlatives and then answer the questions. Check

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your answers.

(tall)
6 Which is ................ ..
1 Which is •.•t.~~. bp.t.t~~.t. .. (hot) planet
building in the world?
in the solar system? a) Taipei 101 Tower b) Surj Dubai Tower
b) Jupiter
a Venus
7 Does the blue whale make a ........••..•
2 Is the Sahara Desert ................ .. (loud) sound than the dolp h'In.?
(small) than the Kalahari Desert? a) yes b) no
a) yes b) no
8 Which animal runs ................ ..
3 Can an eagle see ................ ..
(fast) than
(good) than a human?
the leopard?
b) no
a) yes a) the cheetah
. (long) wall in b) the lion
4 Which IS .... • ............ .
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the world? I
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a) the Wall of Dubrovnik I

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b) the Great Wall of China

5 Is Mount Everest ................. .

(high) than Mount Kilimanjaro?
a) yes b) no
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Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form.

Dear Robert,
I'm writing to tell you about our new house. It's lovely! It's 1) .... th~ .f'](q~~t. .... (nice)
house I have ever seen. It's much 2) •••..••••••••••.•...•...•••.••.• (big) than our last
one but also 3) . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .... . . . . .. • . . ... .. (expensive). The house looks very
modern. There are many rooms with large windows and wooden floors.
I finally have a room that I don't have to share with my 4) •..•.•••••.•..••.••..•...•••
(young) brother. My bedroom is on the second floor and I have a great view.
5) ... . . . . . . .. • . . . . .. . .. . . .. .. . . .. .. ... (good) thing about this house is that it has a
lovely garden. There are lots of flowers and trees around which make the place much
6) •••.•..••••••.••••.••.•••••.•••••••• (colourful).
The new house is in a peaceful area. It's actually 7) ............................. .
(quiet) area I've ever lived in. The neighbours are also very kind. Can you believe they organised
a party for us? They are definitely 8) ......... .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • ... (friendly)
people I have ever met.
Well, that's all my news. I hope you'll visit me soon. I can 't wait to show you the new place.
Yours,
Chris

Use What's or Who's and the adjectives in brackets in the superlative to

complete the questions. Then ask and answer in pairs.

1 . Wbat:s. t.h~ . 01Q;;.t. ex4 itir.I@...... (exciting) sport to play?

.i .t.hinK .it:f7 .tQotp.QlI •..........................................................
2 .......••...•........•.•..••.................. (funny) comedian in the world?

3 ....•...........................•......•...•...... (good) programme on TV?

4 ....••..••......•.......••..•............... (popular) singer in your country?

5 ....••..••.......•..•....••.......•.......... (difficult) language in the world?