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SUPERLATIVE REINFORCEMENT PRACTICE Objectives: Reinforce the knowledge about: Superlatives I. Check this out Adjective form Superlative Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples: wide, fine, cute Add -ST: widest, finest, cutest Only one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. Examples: hot, big, fat Double the consonant, and add - EST: hottest, biggest, fattest Only one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Examples: light, neat, fast Add -EST: lightest, neatest, fastest Two syllables, ending in Y. Examples: happy, silly, lonely Change Y to I, then add -EST: happiest, silliest, loneliest Two syllables or more, not ending in Y. Examples: modern, interesting, beautiful Use MOST before the adjective: most modern, most interesting, most beautiful II. Time to do your drill Choose the appropriate adjective and complete the sentence using the superlatives Simple Example: Russia is THE BIGGEST country in the world (big) 1. My brother is __________________ student in his class (expensive) 2. Biology is __________________ subject in the school (bad) 3. She is __________________ girl I’ve ever seen (wonderful) 4. New York is __________________ city in the world (fast) 5. Bill Gates is __________________ man on earth (short)

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SUPERLATIVE REINFORCEMENT PRACTICEObjectives: Reinforce the knowledge about: SuperlativesI. Check this outAdjective o!" Su#e!$%tiveOnly one syllable, ending in E. Examples:wide, fine, cuteAdd -ST:widest, finest, cutestOnly one syllable, with one vowel and oneconsonant at the end. Examples:hot, big, fatDouble the consonant, and add -EST:hottest, biggest, fattestOnly one syllable, with more than one vowel ormore than one consonant at the end. Examples:light, neat, fastAdd -EST:lightest, neatest, fastestTwo syllables, ending in . Examples:happy, silly, lonely!hangeto ", then add -EST:happiest, silliest, loneliestTwo syllables or more, not ending in .Examples:modern, interesting, beautiful#se MOST be$ore the ad%ective:most modern, most interesting, most beautifulII. Ti"e to do &ou! d!i$$ !hoose the appropriate ad%ective and complete the sentence using the superlatives&imple Example:'ussia is THE BIGGEST country in the world (big)

1. *y brother is++++++++++++++++++ student in his class (expensive) 2. ,iology is++++++++++++++++++ sub%ect in the school (bad) 3. &he is++++++++++++++++++ girl "-ve ever seen (wonder$ul) 4. .ew or/ is ++++++++++++++++++ city in the world ($ast)5. ,ill 0ates is++++++++++++++++++ man on earth (short)6. .ile is++++++++++++++++++ river in the world (beauti$ul)7. &ahara desert is++++++++++++++++++ place on earth (high) 8. *r. 'oberts is++++++++++++++++++ person in his house. (best) 9. 1ebruary is++++++++++++++++++ month o$ the year (rich)10. The 'olls 'oyce is ++++++++++++++++++ car in the world (smart) 11. !heetah is++++++++++++++++++ land animal (big) 12. ++++++ is++++++++++++++++++ soccer team in the world. (old)13. &he is ++++++++++++++++++ singer " have ever heard. (long) 14. *t. Everest is ++++++++++++++++++ mountain in the world. (hot)15. 2+++++++++3 is ++++++++++++++++++ movie "-ve ever seen (boring)