Superlative

Complete the following sentences.
Use the superlative form of the
adjectives in brackets.

1. Al is THE SHORTEST.
2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
3. Al is wearing (colourful) clothes.
4. Ed is (tall).
5. Joe is (smart).

Complete the following sentences.
Use the superlative form of the
adjectives in brackets.

1. Al is THE SHORTEST. MOST
2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
3. Al is wearing THE
COLOURFUL clothes.
4. Ed is (tall).
5. Joe is (smart).

Complete the following sentences.
Use the superlative form of the
adjectives in brackets.

1. Al is THE SHORTEST. MOST
2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
3. Al is wearing THE
COLOURFUL clothes.
4. Ed is THE TALLEST.
5. Joe is (smart).

Complete the following sentences.
Use the superlative form of the
adjectives in brackets.

1. Al is THE SHORTEST. MOST
2. Ed is THE THINNEST.
3. Al is wearing THE
COLOURFUL clothes.
4. Ed is THE TALLEST.
5. Joe is THE SMARTEST.

How do you use
superlative

in a sentence?

Compare superlative and comparative:

This hotel is the cheapest in town, (superlative)
It's cheaper than all the others in town, (comparative)

He's the most patient person I've ever met.
He's much more patient than I am.

Oldest and eldest

The superlative of old is oldest:

That church is the oldest building in the town, [not the eldest)
We use eldest (or oldest) when we are talking about people in a family:

My eldest son is 13 years old. (or My oldest son)
Are you the eldest in your family? (or the oldest)

After superlatives we normally use in with places:

-What's the longest river in the world? (not of the world)

-We had a nice room. It was one of the best in the hotel, (not of the hotel)
We also use in for organizations and groups of people
(a class / a company etc.):
-Who is the youngest student in the class? (not of the class)

For a period of time, we normally use of:
-Yesterday was the hottest day of the year.
-What was the happiest day of your life?

We often use the present perfect (I have done) after a superlative :

What's the most important decision you've ever had to make?
That was the best holiday I've had for a long time.

Exercises Unit 9

the smallest larger
better
the worst
the most popular higher

the highest

the tallest

more comfortable

the quickest
quicker
the most expensive

The oldest / The eldest

Exercises Unit 9

the funniest joke I’ve ever heard.
is the best coffee I've ever tasted.

's the most generous person I've ever met.
's the furthest/farthest I've ever run.

’s the worst mistake I've ever made, or It was the worst...
's the most famous person you've ever met?

Questions with
How + adjective

Questions with How + adjective

How + adjective... ?
For questions about size and other measurements.
It presents the answers for height, length, width, and depth

as full sentences with adjectives after the measurement- high,
long, wide, deep (e.g., It’s 29 kilometers wide.)

For examples

A : How tall is a giraffe?
B : They are up to 5.5 meters tall.

A : How high is Mount Everest?
B : It’s 8,850 meters high.

A : How long is the Nile River?
B : It’s 6,695 kilometers long.

A : How hot does it get in Death Valley?
B : It can reach 48 degrees Celsius.

Complete the questions. Use long, fast, old, big, heavy,
difficult, expensive, or tall.

1. A: How …d…iff…icu…lt …was the exam, Terry?

B: It was the worst exam! I think I failed it.
2. A: How ……b…ig ……….is Jupiter?

B: It’s enormous! It’s eleven times bigger than Earth.
3. A: I hate flying! How …f…ast………can this plane go?

B: Well, the pilot said we are traveling at a speed of 1,030 kilometers an
hour.

Complete the questions. Use long, fast, old, big, heavy,
difficult, expensive, or tall.

4. A: How ……h…ea…vy…………are elephants?

B: They can weigh 6,500 kilograms.
5. A: How ……lo…ng………… is the Amazon?

B: Well, the tour guide said it’s the longest river in the world.
6. A: How ……tal…l …………. is your brother?

B: He’s shorter than me.

Complete the questions. Use long, fast, old, big, heavy,
difficult, expensive, or tall.

7. A: How ……e…xp…en…siv…e . was your cell phone?
B: It didn’t cost very much. I bought it in a sale.

8. A: How ……old…………. is your grandmother?
B: She turned ninety-six on her last birthday.

Conversation

Vocabulary

 sight (n.): something you can see, an interesting place that tourists visit ภาพ, ทิวทศั น์
 spectacular (adj.): very impressive นา่ ประทบั ใจ, น่าต่นื เตน้
 sunrise (n.): the time when the sun first appears in the morning พระอาทิตยข์ นึ้
 sunset (n.):the time when the sun disappears and night begins พระอาทิตยต์ ก
 boring (adj.): not interesting, making you feel tired and impatient น่าเบ่ือ
 crowed (adj.): having a lot of people แออดั , เบยี ดเสียด
 fresh (adj.): recently produced or picked and not frozen สด

The Taj Mahal at sunrise.
The sunset in a game reserve in Africa.
A crowded train from Beijing to Hong Kong.
It was live shrimp in Thailand.

Reading

Vocabulary

 krill (n.): small shellfish ตวั เคย

 plankton (n.): the very small forms of plant and animal life that

live in water แพลงกต์ อน
 surface (n.): the outside or top layer of something (พืน้ ผวิ , ผวิ หนา้ )

What does it eat?

How big is it?

How much does it weigh?

Whales live in the water,
but they cannot stay under water
for too long.

the biggest more
depth smaller

louder

Writing

Impressive World Records

Kim Taehyung (Republic of Korea), otherwise known
as ‘V’, is one-seventh of the powerhouse that is BTS.

On 6 December 2021, all the BTS bandmates set their
Instagram accounts to public for the first time and
started to instantly rack up followers.

Kim Taehyung But V in particular led the charge in terms of follower
count, breaking the record for the fastest time to
reach 1 million followers on Instagram in just 43
minutes.

However, his record-breaking streak didn’t end there.

Jungkook : How fast is world record followers on Instagram ?
Jimin: It can reach 1 million followers on Instagram in just 43 minutes.
This is the most followers on Instagram it has ever recorded.

Available from :http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com

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