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Complete the second sentences so that they have
Comparison of Adjectives & Adverbs a similar meaning to the first sentences. Use the
words in bold.
|A Look at these sentences and answer the
questions below. 1 Mum and Dad go to bed at midnight. I go to bed at
ten o'clock, late
a Grandad's moustache is the longest I have ever
I don't go to bed------------------
seen.
Mum and Dad.
b Paul's feet are bigger than his father's feet,
2 Cathy's hair reaches her waist. My hair is shoulder-
с My classmate James complains the most in our
length. than
[ class.
My hair ------------------------ Cathy's.
d Steven wakes up earlier than the rest of his family.
3 I try hard to do well at school. My best friend doesn't
try hard enough, harder
1 Which sentences contain the comparative form?
I ______________________________ my best friend to do
□ and[
well at school.
2 Which sentences contain the superlative form?
4 Both Melinda and I run for two kilometres every
Zand; ;
morning, far
В Look at these sentences and answer the Melinda runs I do
every morning.
questions below.
5 I haven't seen a better documentary than the one
a My brother isn't as tall as Dad.
about the human body, the
b Lucy can run as fast as Beth.
The documentary about the human body was
______________________________ I have ever seen.
1 In sentence a, who is the tallest? _____________ 6 Kelly takes less time to solve maths problems than
2 In sentence b, can Beth run faster than Lucy? the rest of the class, quickly
Kelly solves maths problems________________________
the rest of the class.
|C Complete the rules.
7 I can see better than my grandma, well
We use _ ___________ + adjective/adverb +
My grandma can't see_____________________________
to show that two people or things are similar in some
as I can.
[way. When they are not similar, we can use
I as/so + adjective/adverb + as. Mum says that nobody sings as beautifully as I do.
most
О Grammar Focus p.173 (12.7 & 12.8) Mum says that I sinq_____________________________
of all.

E Complete the text with these words.
longest many more most smaller smallest
Our skeleton
ЩГ The human skeleton is amazing. Some of its many functions include enabling us
If i to move, supporting and protecting our internal organs and producing blood
cells.
I Not surprisingly, the bones of children and young teenagers are
(1 ) ____________________ than those of adults. However, babies have
v *
(2 ) ____________________ bones than adults. A baby is born with about 300
bones. As it grows, some bones join together. An adult skeleton has 206
bones and half of them are in the hands and feet. However, the foot doesn't
have as (3)____________________ bones as the hand; it has one less.
Bones have different shapes and functions. Some bones are flat, others are
long or short and others are irregular in shape. The thighbone is the
(4) and strongest bone of the human skeleton, whereas
the (5)____________________ bone in our body is found in the ear. It is only 2.8
mm long.
Even though bones are strong and tough, they can break. Did you know
that the collar bone breaks the (6 ) ____________________ easily? Luckily for
us, bones are made of living cells. When a bone breaks, lots of new cells are
produced to rebuild it.
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