Superlatives
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Longman.com This PHOTOCOPIABLE worksheet has been downloaded from www.longman.com Copyright © Pearson Education Ltd 2005. Publishing as Pearson Longman. All rights reserved. Biggest, smallest, best, worst 1) Superlatives at the zoo. Underline the best superlative adjective. a) The giraffe is | the longest | the tallest | the smallest | animal in the zoo. It’s 5.5 metres. b) Mr Collins is | the youngest | the tallest | the smartest | man who works in the zoo. Mr Collins is 1.9 metres. c) The elephant is | the heaviest | the youngest | the lightest | animal in the zoo. It’s 5 tonnes. d) The lion house is | the oldest | the widest | the smallest | building in the zoo. It was built in 1927. e) The python is | the tallest | the longest | the fastest | snake in the zoo. It’s 6 metres. f) The ostrich has | the fastest | the largest | the smallest | eggs in the zoo. They weigh 1.6 kg. g) The Shetland pony is | the tallest | the richest | the smallest | horse in the zoo. It’s 42 centimetres high. h) The Shire horse is | the strongest | the heaviest | the longest | horse in the zoo. It can pull 50 tonnes. i) Mrs Yates is | the deepest | the newest | the oldest | woman who works at the zoo. She had her 68 th birthday last year. j) Bruno, the baby lion is | the sharpest | the highest | the youngest | animal in the zoo. Bruno is two days old. 2) Find out about your class. Write the names. a) Who is the tallest girl in your class? _______________________ b) Who has the longest hair in your class? _______________________ c) Who is the best singer in your class? _______________________ d) Who is the fastest runner in your class? _______________________ e) Who has the longest fingers in your class? _______________________ f) Who has the smallest feet in your class? _______________________ g) Who has the darkest eyes in your class? _______________________ h) Who is the best swimmer in your class? _______________________
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Biggest, smallest, best, worst
1) Superlatives at the zoo. Underline the best superlative adjective.
a) The giraffe is | the longest | the tallest | the smallest | animal in the zoo. It’s 5.5metres.
b) Mr Collins is | the youngest | the tallest | the smartest | man who works in the zoo.Mr Collins is 1.9 metres.
c) The elephant is | the heaviest | the youngest | the lightest | animal in the zoo. It’s 5tonnes.
d) The lion house is | the oldest | the widest | the smallest | building in the zoo. It wasbuilt in 1927.
e) The python is | the tallest | the longest | the fastest | snake in the zoo. It’s 6 metres.
f) The ostrich has | the fastest | the largest | the smallest | eggs in the zoo. They weigh1.6 kg.
g) The Shetland pony is | the tallest | the richest | the smallest | horse in the zoo. It’s 42centimetres high.
h) The Shire horse is | the strongest | the heaviest | the longest | horse in the zoo. Itcan pull 50 tonnes.
i) Mrs Yates is | the deepest | the newest | the oldest | woman who works at the zoo.She had her 68th birthday last year.
j) Bruno, the baby lion is | the sharpest | the highest | the youngest | animal in the zoo.Bruno is two days old.
2) Find out about your class. Write the names.
a) Who is the tallest girl in your class? _______________________
b) Who has the longest hair in your class? _______________________
c) Who is the best singer in your class? _______________________
d) Who is the fastest runner in your class? _______________________
e) Who has the longest fingers in your class? _______________________
f) Who has the smallest feet in your class? _______________________
g) Who has the darkest eyes in your class? _______________________
h) Who is the best swimmer in your class? _______________________
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3) Look is your school bag. Write the answers.
a) What colour is the longest pen or pencil? _______________________
b) How long is your shortest pen or pencil? _______________________
c) Which is the heaviest book? _______________________
d) Which is the longest book (most pages)? _______________________
e) Which is the shortest book (fewest pages)? _______________________
f) What is the largest thing? _______________________
g) What is the smallest thing? _______________________
h) Which is the best thing? _______________________
4) Think about your country. Write the answers.
a) Which is the longest river in your country? _______________________
b) Which is the widest river in your country? _______________________
c) Which is the deepest lake in your country? _______________________
d) Which is the widest road in your country? _______________________
e) Which month has the hottest weather in your country? ________________
f) Which month has the coldest weather in your country? _________________
g) Which is the highest mountain in your country? ______________________
h) Which is the largest forest in your country? _______________________
i) What is the tallest building in your country? _______________________
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5) Write the in the correct boxes in this text.
Amy has got two sisters. Their names are Susie and Rosie. Susie is older than
Rosie but Amy is |¯¯¯¯| oldest of the three sisters. Rosie is |¯¯¯¯| youngest. Amy has got short
fair hair. Susie’s hair is |¯¯¯¯| longer than Amy’s hair but Rosie has got |¯¯¯¯| longest hair. Susie
is |¯¯¯¯| best singer. She has got |¯¯¯¯| a beautiful voice. Both Amy and Susie can swim but
Rosie is |¯¯¯¯| best swimmer. Amy is |¯¯¯¯| fastest reader. Susie can read quite fast but Rosie
can’t read at all.
