Read about the world in superlatives. Answer the questions below in one word only. Be careful about the capital letters.
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- Učenik čita o poznatim mjestima u svijetu.
- Učenik koristi superlative u opisu mjesta.
- Učenik samostalno istražuje o ekstremnim građevinama.
- Učenik više vrlo kratak tekst po predlošku.
1 Reading comprehension
REMEMBER BOX I
| -Use the definite article ‘the’ with names of rivers, seas, oceans, deserts and mountain ranges. |
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| The Nile |
| The Pacific |
| The Sahara |
| The Rocky Mountains |
| -DO NOT use it with lakes or mounts. |
| Lake Ontario |
| Mount Fuji |
2 The country of superlatives
Read the text and select true or false. If you are not sure how to pronounce some of the words, you can listen to the audio recording. Then, correct incorrect sentences. Once you do the execise, check your spelling.
India
India is located on the continent of Asia. It is a peninsula, which means it is surrounded by water on three sides. People in India speak Hindu, English, and 21 other languages.
The world's highest mountain range, the Himalayas, rises in the north of India.
Society in India is divided into social ranks called castes. Caste is determined by birth and there is almost no way to change it. India is a very spiritual country. It has no official religion, but more than 80 percent of Indians are Hindu. The Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful mausoleums in the world, is in India. There is a beautiful love story behind the construction of the Taj Mahal. Can you find it?
India is located on the continent of Asia. It is a peninsula, which means it is surrounded by water on three sides. People in India speak Hindu, English, and 21 other languages.
The world's highest mountain range, the Himalayas, rises in the north of India.
Society in India is divided into social ranks called castes. Caste is determined by birth and there is almost no way to change it. India is a very spiritual country. It has no official religion, but more than 80 percent of Indians are Hindu. The Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful mausoleums in the world, is in India. There is a beautiful love story behind the construction of the Taj Mahal. Can you find it?
India is an island.
It is in Africa.
People in India speak Hindu.
The world's highest mountain range is in India.
It is called the Rocky Mountains.
India has no official religion.
More than 80 percent of Indians are Christians.
REMEMBER BOX II
| Superlatives |
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| One syllable adjectives |
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| Add -est for the superlative. |
| Adjective | Superlative |
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| tall | the tallest |
| fast | the fastest |
| Two syllables |
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| Adjective | Superlative |
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| happy | the happiest |
| but... | |
| honest | the most honest |
| Three or more syllables |
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| Adjective | Superlative |
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| interesting | the most interesting |
| fascinating | the most fascinating |
3 Superlatives
Answer the questions. Use superlatives of adjectives in brackets.
4 What about you?
Write a sentence using the superlative form of each adjective. The sentence should be about a person in your family. Use: tall, short, beautiful, clever, young, hard-working, lazy, old, happy. Check your spelling.