1. SUPERLATIVES
THOMAS FLEX 7
UNIT 10

2. DO YOU KNOW THE CORRECT ANSWERS FOR THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS?
Test your knowledge on World records!

3. Robert Pershing Wadlow was THE TALLEST man ever. How tall was he?
The tallest man in medical history is Robert Pershing Wadlow. He was born at Alton, Illinois, USA, on February 22, 1918, and when he was last measured on June 27, 1940, he was 2.72 m tall. He died on July 15, 1940 in Michigan. (taken from The Guinness book, 2009)

4. Xie Qiuping, a Chinese woman, has THE LONGEST hair in the world
Xie Qiuping, a Chinese woman, has THE LONGEST hair in the world. How long is her hair?
5.6 m
6.6 m
7.6 m
8.6 m
The world's longest documented hair belongs to Xie Qiuping (China) at m (18 ft 5.54 in) when measured on May 8, She has been growing her hair since 1973 from the age of 13.
(taken from the Guinness book, 2009)

5. Cathie Jung, from the USA, has THE SMALLEST waist on a living person
Cathie Jung, from the USA, has THE SMALLEST waist on a living person. Her waist is only...
28.1 cm
38.1 cm
48.1 cm
Cathie's waist is about the size of a jar of mayonnaise. She wears a corset every day and she started wearing them 12 years ago. She now wears one 24 hours a day. "I probably have around 100 of them," says the corset queen.
(taken from the Guinness book, 2009)

6. Kaka Zidane Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo
Who’s THE MOST EXPENSIVE soccer player ever, sold in 2009 for £80 million?
Kaka
Zidane
Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is the most expensive player in soccer history after being transferred to Real Madrid for £80 million (€94m, US$132m). His contract with Real Madrid made him the highest-paid player in the world.
(taken from wikipedia)

7. Look at the sentences below. What do they have in common?
The Chinese woman has THE LONGEST hair in the world. Cathie has THE SMALLEST waist in the world. Cristiano Ronaldo is THE MOST EXPENSIVE soccer player.
They have SUPERLATIVE adjectives.

8. Observe the difference between COMPARATIVES and SUPERLATIVES.
The giraffe is taller than the horse. Soccer is more popular than tennis. Chocolate is better than pizza.
We use COMPARATIVE adjectives to compare TWO things.
A B

9. The giraffe is the tallest animal in Africa
The giraffe is the tallest animal in Africa. Soccer is the most popular sport in Brazil. Chocolate is the best food in my opinion!
We use SUPERLATIVE adjectives to compare ONE thing with A LOT OF other things or a GROUP. A

10. Notice how we form SUPERLATIVE adjectives.
My grandma is the oldest person in my family. She’s 98 years old! The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. Brazil is the biggest Latin-American country. Summer is the hottest season. I think Jim Carey is the funniest actor.
For one-syllable adjectives, we use THE and +EST at the end.
IMPORTANT!!
THE ________CVC + (double final cons) + est
Adjectives ending in –y
THE_________(+IEST)

11. Pele is the most famous soccer player.
The most boring TV show is “Zorra Total”.
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES:
Good
Bad
Far
For adjectives with two or more syllables, we use THE MOST_____________.
Remember: some adjectives are different!
English is piece of cake!
THE BEST
THE WORST
THE FARTHEST

12. Now use the following pictures and adjectives to make COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE sentences.

13. COLD – HOT – BEAUTIFUL - ROMANTIC

14. FRIENDLY – FUNNY - INDEPENDENT

15. NOISY- CLEAN- OLD

16. FAMOUS – GOOD – BAD

17. BEAUTIFUL – YOUNG – TALL - THIN