ADJECTIVES UNIT 6 4th ESO

A. Change the underlined adjectives with a suitable synonym.

1. The news was quite terrible. ............................

2. That was an unexciting trip, we got bored. ...........................

3. Coca-cola's Christmas campaign was quite attractive. ...................

4. Their opinions about death penalty were really disputable.

...........................

5. He had a persuasive speech, at the end everybody agreed with him.

..............................

6. John's behaviour seemed quite unsuitable, everybody got shocked.

.............................

7. I find Benetton's advertisement very rude. .......................

8. He's got a strong position in the company. .......................

9. The manager did an optimistic presentation of the economic results.

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B. Complete chart.

MEANING ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

CHEAP

TASTY

POWERFUL

HEAVY

DANGEROUS

BIG

CLEVER

HOT

RICH

LATE

THIN

PRETTY

UNINSPIRING

SAD

COMFORTABLE

SHORT

LAZY

SUCCESSFUL

FAR

C. Complete the sentences using the comparative of the adjectives

in brackets.

1. A kangaroo can jump ............................................. (far) a rabbit.

2. My brother is .................................(good) me at maths.

3. I think Martin is .............................. (nice) Colin.

4. Do I look ..................... (thin) I did last week?

5. The weather is ....................................... (bad) it was last winter.

6. Australia is ................................ (dry) New Zealand.

D. Fill in the gaps using the superlative of the adjectives in brackets.

As head teacher of this school, it gives me a great pleasure to present this

year's prizes for Year 10. First of all, the prize for ...................................

(hard-working) student goes to Julie Maxwell, and the prize for

.................................... (good) exam results goes to Kevin Wilson. I think

this is ..................................... (successful) academic year in our history.

This year's Drama Award goes to Mrs Smith's class for Animal Farm,

................................. (exciting) and ................................... (interesting)

play of the year.

Finally, the prize for .............................. (high) achievement in sport goes to

Adrian Palmer for being .............................. (athletic) student of the year.

As you know, I plan to retire next autumn. I want to thank you all for

................................... (challenging) and ................................ (happy) 15

years of my life.

E. Complete the sentences using the comparative or superlative of

the adjectives in brackets.

1. Football is ........................................... (popular) sport in Europe.

2. Avocados are .................................. (fattening) carrots.

3. The summer in Florida is .................................... (hot) the

summer in England.

4. Brown bread is ....................................... (healthy) white bread.

5. Antarctica is ........................................ (windy) place in the

world.

F. Complete the sentences with as...as or not as ... as and the

adjectives in brackets.

1. Is Sam ....................................... (clever) his brother?

2. Lisa is tall, but she is .................................. (tall) her sister.

3. This story is good, but is ............................................. (exciting)

the last one you wrote.

4. I slept well in this bed. It's comfortable my bed at home.

5. The police didn't believe Joe's story. It was ...................................

(convincing) Mike's story.

G. Complete the sentences with too..., enough or not ... enough. Use

the adjectives from the list.

CLEVER, YOUNG, GOOD, COLD, CONVINCING

1. I'm only fifteen years old. I'm ................................... to drive a

car.

2. This book is easy for you. You are .......................... for this book.

3. I don't believe this article. It ..........................................

4. It's ..................................... to swim in the sea today.

5. Lisa can sing well, but she can't sing ............................ to win a

competition.

H. Write sentences using comparatives, superlatives, too ...,

enough, as ... as about your opinion of the ideas below.

GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM, INTERESTING BOOK, BORING SUBJECT, EXCITING

FILM, FASHIONABLE MUSIC.

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I. Replace the words in bold with the more descriptive words below.

TRENDY, FRIGHTENING, ATHLETIC, COMPLICATED, FANTASTIC, GENUINE,

BEAUTIFUL, DULL, CHEERFUL.

I got some good (..............................) presents for my birthday. One

friend bought me a special book about real (..............................)crimes.

The reader has to solve the crimes and some of them are very hard

(..............................). Another friend got me a modern

(..............................) poster for my room. It is very pretty

(..............................) so my room doesn't look boring

(..............................) any more. It gives me a happy

(..............................) feeling. My parents bought me new sports shoes

because I'm very sporty (..............................). Finally, my best friend

got me a scary (..............................) computer game. I love it!