Comparison of adjectives

Read these sentences. Write down the comparatives:As they are the oldest, they look after their younger brothers and sisters.Thet's why they are the most responsible.Parents are not as strict with them as they are with their older brothers and sisters.They are more tolerant towards them.That's why they are usually the laziest of all their siblings. (siblings= brothers and sisters) Read these sentences. Write down the superlatives:As they are the oldest, they look after their younger brothers and sisters.Thet's why they are the most responsible.Parents are not as strict with them as they are with their older brothers and sisters.They are more tolerant towards them.That's why they are usually the laziest of all their siblings. (siblings= brothers and sisters) Comparison of adjectives Watch the presentation and refresh your knowledge on rules of their comparison Complete the table weak weaker the weakest big bigger the biggest lazy lazier the laziest confident more confident the most confident good better the best bad worse the worst far further/ farther the furthest/ the farthest Match the opposites noisy quiet fast slow cheap expensive safe dangerous difficult easy short tall strong weak Rewrite the sentences using some of the adjectives from the previous task. Jill is shorter than Alice. Alice is taller than Jill.A cheetah is faster than a lion. A lion is slower thana cheetah.Basketball is safer sport than ice-hockey. Ice- hockey is more dangerous thanbasketball.Chinese is more difficult than English. English is easier thanChinese.The centre of Zagreb is nosier than the suburbs. The suburbs are quieter thanthe centre.Jane's test is better than Bob's. Bob's test is worse than Jane's.Apples are cheaper than cherries. Cherries are more expensive than apples. Finish the sentences with one of the following adjectives in COMPARATIVE ORSUPERLATIVE form.high, fast, short, close, cheap, old, expensive, large, difficult, good, long, tall A Ferreri is fasterthan Fiat.The river Sava is longerthan the river Kupa.The Nile is the longestriver in the world.Mercury is the closest planetto the Sun.Sam is shorterthan Chris. In fact, Chris is the tallestin our class. He is 198 centimetres tall.Japanese is more difficultto learn than Italian.Mount Everest is the tallestmountain in the world.Ann's marks are betterthan Jane's. Ann is the top of our class and she is the bestpupil.The Pacific Ocean is the largestocean in the world.Noname products are cheaperthan brends.Lamborghini is the most expensive car in the world. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Usenot as.. asPula is warmer than Dublin. Dublin is not as warm as Pula. Michael is slimmer than his brother.His brother is not as slim as Michael.The Lone hotel in Rovinj is more expensive than the Sheraton hotel.The Sheraton hotel is not as expensive as the Lone hotel.Vegetables are healthier than hamburgers.Hamburgers are not as healthy as vegetables.The Internet is faster than the post.The post is not as fast as the Internet. AS... AS Here are some examples: There are many idioms end expressions with as/ as comparison. Match the idioms and definitions. Match the idioms and definitions. as blind as a bat Very bad eyesight (can't see without glasses) as black as pitch Very dark as busy as a beaver / as busy as a bee very busy as clear as crystal Very clear and understandable as cool as a cucumber calm and not nervous as dead as a doornail dead as free as a bird feeling very free and care easy as hungry as a bear very hungry Compare yourself with your sibling or your mother/ father. Write AT LEAST seven sentences; use comparatives, superlative, as-as forms and at least 7 different adjectives.