grammar extension

UNIT

Comparatives and a / an, some, any

superlatives
3 Find the mistakes in the sentences and correct
1 Complete the sentences so they are true. them.
mountain / hill (low / high) There are any crocodiles in the lake.
A mountain is higher than a hill. There are some crocodiles in the lake.
1 lake / ocean (small / big) 1 A whale hasn’t got some teeth.

2 desert / rainforest (wet / dry) 2 Is there a owl in the garden?

3 Madrid / Valencia (expensive / cheap) 3 Are there some penguins in the zoo?

4 elephant / turtle (heavy / light) 4 There was an giraffe under the tree.

5 beach holiday / desert holiday (bad / good) 5 There were any gorillas in the enclosure.

6 There isn’t some food to feed the fish.

2 Complete the quiz questions with the
superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Then choose the correct answers. Cumulative grammar
4 Complete the dialogue with the words in the
box. Use the correct form of the verbs and
What’s the fastest (fast) animal?
adjectives.
a) a tiger b) a cheetah c) a puma
be go go high not be see stay tall the
1 What’s (tall) animal?
a) a horse b) a giraffe c) a camel Fiona: So, where (1) did you go on
2 What’s (heavy) animal? holiday in the end?
a) a polar bear b) a giraffe Lucy: We (2) to Iguazú Falls.
c) a rhinoceros Fiona: Where’s that?
Lucy: It’s on (3) border between
3 What’s (intelligent)
Argentina and Brazil. We (4) in
animal?
Argentina, but we saw the waterfall from
a) a gorilla b) a turtle c) a bee both sides of the border. It (5)
4 Which animal is (bad) amazing. It (6) the tallest
swimmer? waterfall in the world, but it is very
impressive with over 200 separate
a) a penguin b) a crocodile c) snake
cascades of water. We (7) it from
5 Which animal has got the top and we took a boat trip and went
(long) tail? to the foot of the falls too.
a) a giraffe b) a crocodile c) a whale Fiona: It sounds great. Which is (8)
waterfall in the world then?
Lucy: Angel Falls in Venezuela. It is almost 900
metres (9) than Iguazú!

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