Cambridge Global English 8

Unit 6.1 Highest, longest, deepest

Name: ______________________ Class: _________ Date: ____________

Task 1: Unlocking of vocabulary

Instructions: Match column A with column B.
A B
______1. summited a. a round, raised area on a surface
______2. staggering b. a hard piece of tissue under
the skin caused by injury or illness
______ 3. stature c. reach the top of a mountain
______ 4. whooping d. without any success
______ 5. lump e. height
______ 6. evaporate f. extremely large
______ 7. conquer g. how big or small your waist is, or the part of
a piece of clothing that goes around the waist
______ 8. vain h. a round object shaped like a ball
______ 9. sphere i. very shocking and surprising
______ 10. oval j. it changes into gas or vapour
______ 11. bulge k. to succeed in stopping or dealing with a bad feeling or
a difficult problem
______ 12. waistline l. in the shape of an egg or a slightly flat circle

Task 2: Comparative and superlative words

Instructions: Listen Write down in the space provided, the comparative and superlative words present in
the video.
1. _________________________ 5. ______________________
2. _________________________ 6. ______________________
3. _________________________ 7. ______________________
4. _________________________

Task 3: Degrees of comparison

Instructions: Complete the table below.
Word Comparative Degree Superlative Degree