Comparative/Superlative reading NAME.. DATE. CLASS Module: SCORE A) Read READING /5 Kathryn s pets Kathryn Johns loves animals. She likes big animals and small animals and even ugly animals! Kathryn lives in a village and she has got a very big garden. (1) At the moment, Kathryn has got four dogs, five cats ant three rabbits. (2) That s a lot of pets! How did she get all these pets? (3) The dog needed a home, so she took him to her home. (4) So she took the kitten too! Later, a neighbour visited her. He had a sick rabbit, so she took it. The rabbit is fine now, and very happy! Now, Kathryn looks after lots of sick animals. (5) They are the happiest animals in the world! B) Complete the article with the sentences below. Write the letter on the line. a) So, she can have many pets! b) But the dog also had a little friend, a kitten! c) She s also got a mouse and a lizard. d) She found her first pet, a dog, in a field near her house. e) She gives them a fantastic home.
LANGUAGE IN USE /22 C) Write sentences about these animal. Use the comparative form. Butterflies / beautiful / worms Butterflies are more beautiful than worms 1. Cats / clever / birds 2. Lions / strong / monkeys 3. Bats / interesting / insects 4. Ponies / nice / crocodiles D) Complete with the Superlative form. 1. Mary is the youngest (young) of all the students in the classroom. 2. My cat is (good) pet in our house! 3. Whales are (big) animals in the sea. 4. I don t like lizards. They re (ugly) animals on planet! 5. This is (exciting) film i have ever seen. 6. My neighbour s cat is (bad) cat in our neighbourhood! 7. Crocodiles are (scary) animals in the world. E) Choose the correct answer. 1. Which animal is the one? a) tallest b) taller 2. Elephants are than leopards. a) largest b) larger 3. Do you think zoos are interesting than amusement parks? a) more b) the most 4. Insects are things in the world!
a) more horrible b) the most horrible 5. I like monkeys. They are animals in the zoo. a) the funniest b) funnier than F) Complete the sentences with the Superlative or the Comparative form. 1. We went to (cheap) hotel in the city. 2. The United States are very large but Canada is (large). 3. I prefer this chair to the other one. It is (comfortable). 4. I had a terrible day. It was (bad) day of my life. 5. What s (long) river in the world? 6. Tom was sad yesterday but he is (happy) today. G) Write about your favourite animal. (40-60 words) /5 My favourite animal H) Write the missing letters VOCABULARY /17 1. This animal is a big cat and it can run fast. _l
2. A small, usually yellow or orange fish. _g 3. This is a large bird and it flies high in the sky. _e 4. You can see this beautiful white bird in parks. _s 5. This clever animal lives in the sea. _d I) Circle the correct words. What are you reading? It s an article about (1) parrots / puppies. They re amazing birds! What does the article say? Well, they are (2) unusual / tired birds. They can talk! Really? Where do they live? Look here. There is a (3) path / map in the book. Ah, yes. They live in warm places. And what do they eat? Many things! They eat small things like fruit and (4) worms / whales. Are they good pets? Yes, but they must stay inside the house. That is very (5) important / dangerous! J) Write
KEY READING A / B 1- a 2- c 3- d 4- b 5- e E) 1- a 2- b 3- a 4- b 5- a LANGUAGE IN USE C) F) 1. Cats are cleverer then birds 2. Lions are stronger then monkeys 3. Bats are more interesting than insects 4. Ponies are nicer than crocodiles 1. The cheapest 2. Larger 3. More confortable 4. The worst 5. The longest 6. Happier D) VOCABULARY 2. The best 3. The biggest 4. The ugliest 5. The most exciting 6. The worst 7. The scariest H) LEOPARD GOLDFISH EAGLE SWAN DOLPHIN
I) 1. Parrots 2. Unusual 3. Map 4. Worms 5. important WRITE J) Ostrich Worm Crocodile Rabbit Ponny Turtle Lizard