Question

> MAKING COMPARISONS
1. Read the fragments below and match the following con
agments below and match the following columns. Write the answers in your notebook.
Snow leopards are the smallest of all big cats, but definitely have the most
... 0.05 s faster than his Olympic time.
No other sport was as interesting as judo.
a. When two elements are equal in a comparison,
we use
b. When one element is compared to another, we use
c. When one element is compared to other elements
(two or more) from the same group, we use
1. the superlative com
(the smallest, the most powerful).
II. the comparative form (faster than).
III. as + adjective + as
(as interesting as).
2. Replace each icon with the fastest, faster than or as fast as to complete the sentences below.
Write the answers in your notebook.
a. Usain Bolt is man in the world. In 2009 he ran in the 2012 Olympics.
b. The cheetah island animal. It is the house cat.
C. The sailfish is water animal. It is the killer whale.
d. The dolphin isn't the sailfish or the killer whale.
3. Read the sentences about Sarah Menezes and choose the correct adjectives as in the example
below. Write the answers in your notebook.
Example: a. the best
a. Sarah Menezes was better/the best judoka in the -48kg category in the London 2012 Olympics.
She won a gold medal.
b. She is one of more talented/the most talented Brazilian judokas.
She became the first Brazilian woman to win gold in judo at an Olympic Games.
c. She was one of younger/the youngest Brazilian athletes in the London 2012 Olympics.
She was just 22
d. She participated in the - 48kg category. She wasn't
one of heavier/the heaviest judokas at all!
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. Read the sentence below and replace the icon with
comparative or superlative. Write the answer in your
notebook.
The adjectives in exercise 3 are in the form because
Sarah Menezes is being compared to other judokas.
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Answer 1

Resposta

1-a)3

b)2

c)1

2-a) the fastest, faster that

b) the fastest,faster than

c)the fastest,faster than

d)as fast as

3-a)the best

b)the more talented

c)the youngest

d)of heavier

4- Superlativo.

5-a)better

b)more talented

c)younger

d)heavier

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