Opposites Adjectives

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Match the adjectives in column A with their opposites in column B

Beautiful narrow strong cheap

Clean new loose single
Dark open high short
Fat quiet curly small
Full rich hard light
Easy sharp fast ugly
Good slow blunt bad
Heavy soft poor empty
Large straight noisy thin
Long tight closed difficult
Low weak wide light
Married expensive old dirty
Using Adjective from column A to complete these sentences
1. The knife wasn’t ………………….enough to cut the meat.

2. They have been ……………….for ten years before they have the 1st child.

3. Sarah doesn’t like her curly hair, so she goes to the salon to make her hair………………..

4. I want to lose weight because all my clothes are too………………………

5. John is always sick. He is ……………………

6. The suitcase is 20 kgs. It’s too…………………for me to pick up

7. I got 100 scores for Math exam. It’s very ……………. for me.

8. The room is ………………. of people. Therefore, there is no seat to sit in,

9. Peter is so ………………….at English. We can talk with foreigners with confidence.

10. The room is very…………………at night because there’s no light. I cannot see anything.

11. My car is very old, so I want to buy a …………….one which is not much ……………….….because

I have little money.

12. The kitchen is quite……………………. I need to clean it today.

13. Trump is very…………………. He has just buy a new Mercedes Benz and new house.

14. The library is very ……………………. The students aren’t allowed to make a loud noise.

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 When we compare two things or
Tobby people we add –ER THAN to a
Susie short adjective.

Example: short + er
Tim Mary
Gina Luke is short.
Luke is shorter than Tim.

When we compare two things or

people we add MORE + ADJ +
THAN to a long adjective.

Example: intelligent
Susie is intelligent.
Susie is more intelligent than
Luke
Luke.

Look at the picture and write sentences using the adjectives from the box.

Example: Tobby is taller than Luke. tall – short – thin – fat – happy -
intelligent- pretty – handsome

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Read and Write A dolphin is more intelligent than a seal.

A cat is faster than a mouse. A seal is …………………………….( careful) than a

hippo.
An elephant is ………………..(big) than a
A hippo is ………………………...(peaceful) than a
tiger.
tiger.
A tiger is …………………(tall) than a cat.
A tiger is …………………………....(intelligent) than a
A cat is ……………....(thin) than a hippo.
lizard.
A hippo is ………….….(fat) than a lizard.
A lizard is …………………………...(beautiful) than a
A lizard is …………..….(long) than a dog.
mouse.
A dog is ………………….. (short) than an
A mouse is ……………………………(horrible) than a
elephant.
lizard.

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 IRREGULAR
good better little less
bad worse much more

Write sentences comparing the following things or person.

2 . Bilding 2 is ……………………………… bilding 3. (tall)

1
. Bilding 3 is ……………………………… bilding 1. (short)
3

. Sam is ………………………………… Tom. (rich)

. Tom ir ………………………………… Sam. (poor)

. Blancanieves is ……………………………… the wish. (beautiful)

. The wish is …………………………………. Blancanieves. (ugly)

. Sara is ……………………………………… Nelson. (good student)

. Nelson is ………………………………….. Sara. (bad student)

. Mrs. Brown is …………………………………. Mr. Brown. (thin)

. Mr. Brown is ………………………………….. Mrs. Brown. (fat)

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 USE: The superlative is used to compare one
member of a group with the whole group (including
the member).

FORM:
Short adjectives: the + adjective + -est
Long adjectives: the most + adjective

Irregular adjectives:
good – the best
bad – the worst
far – the farthest/ the furthest

Henry David Tom Spelling rules (relevant for short adjectives):

Adjectives ending in –e: Adjectives ending in consonant + Adjectives ending in

-y: consonant, vowel, consonant
add only –st change the y into i and add –est (stress on the last syllable):
e.g. wide – the widest e.g. pretty – the prettiest double the final consonant and
add -est
e.g. slim – the slimmest

It’s your turn now. Answer about the picture above.
1. Who’s the tallest?
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2. Who’s the thinnest?
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3. Who’s the shortest?
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4. Who has got the spikiest hair?
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5. Who has got the biggest nose?
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6. Who has got the smallest nose?
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7. Who has got the fewest hair?
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Write the superlative form of the following short adjectives in the correct column.

nice good fat light thin bad long happy far

young crazy dark white easy big tiny large wide slim

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General rule Adjectives ending in Adjectives ending in Adjectives ending in Irregular

–e consonant, vowel, consonant + -y: adjectives
consonant

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 Fill in the table below with the superlative of the adjectives given.

ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE

1. rich 9. dirty

2. poor 10. cheap

3. wet 11. safe

4. long 12. attractive

5. young 13. understanding

6. old 14. beautiful

7. good 15. intelligent

8. bad 16. attentive

Now fill in the gaps with the superlative of the adjectives given in brackets.

1. Paul has got ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (expensive) car I know.

2. My house is --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (big) in my street.

3. Summer is --------------------------------------------------------- (hot) season of the year.

4. Sara is really intelligent. In fact she is -------------------------------------------- (intelligent) person I know.

5. Today I’ve seen ---------------------------------------------------------------- (charming) scene of my life.

6. Our class is ----------------------------------------------------------- (noisy) of the school. I wish it wouldn’t!

7. ------------------------------------------------------------------ (dangerous) animals are in the jungle.

8. Fran hates snakes. She thinks snakes ------------------------------------------- (disgusting) animals on Earth.

9. Many children say pizza is ------------------------------------------------------------ (good) food they can eat.

10. Mathematics is ---------------------------------------------------------- (difficult) subject we have this year.

Answer the questions about your class. Use the superlative.

1. Who is the tallest of your class? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. Who is the thinnest? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Who has got the curliest hair? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Who has got the strongest muscles? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Who has got the longest name? -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Who has got the largest shoe? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. Who is the most understanding? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. Who is the most punctual? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Who is the funniest? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. Who is the most hard-working? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Comparative or Superlative
Complete the sentences using a comparative or

a superlative form, adding any words necessary.

We stayed at the cheapest hotel in the town. (cheap)

Our hotel was cheaper than all the others in the town. (cheap)

1. America is much ......................................(large) France.

2. David isn’t as ………………………………………………….. (tall) as Bob.

3. Cats aren’t as ……………………………………………….(aggressive) as lions.

4. Do you think she is .........................................(old) I am?

5. I think tulips are ...........................................(beautiful) daffodils.

6. Is it as ......................................(cold) here as in Canada?

7. It is ten miles from .................................................(near) town.

8. It isn't very warm today. It was ..........................(warm) yesterday.

9. It was a very cold day. It was ............................(cold) of the year.

10. It was a very happy day. It was ...........................(happy) day of my life.

11. My father is much .............................................(bad) he was.

12. Shirley is a lot ………………………….………………………………..(intelligent ) Susan.

13. She's a very popular singer. She is .....................................(popular)

singer in our country.

14. Mary's car isn't very big. My car is .....................................(big) hers.

15. Paris is ....................................................(large) city in France.

16. The TGV is ......................................(fast) of all the other trains.

17. The Taylors aren't very nice. The Browns are much ...................(nice).

18. This church is very old. It's .....................................(old) in the town.

19. What is ............................................(long) river in the world?

20. You're not very tall. Your brother is ....................................(tall) you.

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KEY

1. America is much LARGER THAN France.

2. David isn’t as TALL as Bob.

3. Cats aren’t as AGGRESSIVE as lions.

4. Do you think she is OLDER THAN I am?

5. I think tulips are MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN daffodils.

6. Is it as COLD here as in Canada?

7. It is ten miles from THE NEAREST town.

8. It isn't very warm today. It was WARMER yesterday.

9. It was a very cold day. It was THE COLDEST of the year.

10. It was a very happy day. It was THE HAPPIEST day of my life.

11. My father is much WORSE THAN he was.

12. Shirley is a lot MORE INTELLIGENT THAN Susan.

13. She's a very popular singer. She is THE MOST POPULAR singer in our

country.

14. Mary's car isn't very big. My car is BIGGER THAN hers.

15. Paris is THE LARGEST city in France.

16. The TGV is THE FASTEST of all the other trains.

17. The Taylors aren't very nice. The Browns are much NICER.

18. This church is very old. It's THE OLDEST in the town.

19. What is THE LONGEST river in the world?

20. You're not very tall. Your brother is TALLER THAN you.

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