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COMPARING TENNIS PLAYERS
Downloadable worksheets:
THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE OF ADJECTIVES (B&W VERSION INCLUDED)
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-14
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7939
COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES TEST
Level:
elementary
Age:
10-17
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5090
Comparative
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elementary
Age:
8-17
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4651
comparative adjectives
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elementary
Age:
12-17
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4510
comparatives and superlatives test
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elementary
Age:
9-17
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3261
Comparatives & Superlatives
Level:
intermediate
Age:
9-17
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3627
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RAFA NADAL
NOVAK DJOKOVIC
ROGER FEDERER
DATE OF BIRTH
: 3rd June, 1986
BIRTHPLACE
: Manacor, Majorca, Spain
SIBLINGS:
1 younger sister, M� Isabel
HEIGHT:
1,85 m
WEIGHT
: 85 kg
RANKING:
world number 2 since 2011
CAREER TITLES
: 46
TURNED PRO
: 2011
SPOKEN LANGUAGES
: Catalan, Spanish and English
KING OF CLAY
DAVIS CUP:
aged 17
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DATE OF BIRTH
: 22nd May, 1987
BIRTHPLACE:
� Belgrade, Serbia
SIBLINGS:
2 younger brothers
HEIGHT
: 1,88 m
WEIGHT
: 80 kg
RANKING
: world number 1 since 2011
CAREER TITLES
: 28
TURNED PRO
: 2003
SPOKEN LANGUAGES
: Serbian, English, German and Italian.
DATE OF BIRTH
: 8th August, 1981
BIRTHPLACE:
Basel, Switzerland
SIBLINGS:
1 older sister, Diana
HEIGHT
: 1,85 m
WEIGHT
: 85 kg
RANKING
: world number 3 since 2011
CAREER TITLES
: 70
TURNED PRO
: 1998
SPOKEN LANGUAGES
: Swiss German, English, French and Italian.
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1. Complete the
crossword
with the most suitable word. Find the
hidden word
:
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8
9
3
7
1
2
6
4
5
CLUES
1. Rafa Nadal was
� Manacor.
2. He hasn't got any
sisters
brothers
piercings
tatoos
girlfriends
3. He's quite a good player on a clay
court
field
ground
room
track
4. Rafa is very tall�and thin, but he's also strong. He is
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short
measure
tall
long
5. He's got long
straight
curly
short
wavy
�brown hair and dark skin.
6. Novak Djokovic's hair is short and
straight
curly
wavy
long
7. Nadal�
�85 kg.
8. Djokovic's country of origin is
9.
Hidden word
:
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2. Write the comparative and the superlative form of the adjectives below:
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Check the
rules
for the formation of comparative and superlative adjectives
HERE
:
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y
', '
er
', '
le
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or
'
ow
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SUPERLATIVE
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BIG�������������������� 2.�
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HIGH����������������� 3.�
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HEAVY������������� �4.
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LIGHT��������������� 5.
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DARK���������������� 6.
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YOUNG������������� 8.�
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HANDSOME����� 10.
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STRONG����������� 11.
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GOOD��������������� 12.
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LARGE������������� 14.
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GENTLE
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MANY��������������16.
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SHORT������������ 17.
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WIDE��������������� 18.
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THIN���������������� 19.
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CLEVER
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NARROW
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HUMBLE���������������� 22.
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BAD������������������������ 23.
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3. Choose the most appropriate option�(
comparative
or
superlative
adjective) to complete the sentences�
����below
.
���� a)�Djokovic is
�
(young)
than Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer.
���� b) Roger Federer is
�
(old)
of the three.
���� c) Rafa Nadal has got
�
(many)
titles than Djokovic.
���� d) Djokovic is
�
(tall)
but
�than Nadal.
���� e) Nadal's hair is
�
(long)
and
�(wavy) than�Djokovic's hair.
���� f) Federer is
�
(tall)
and
�(heavy) Nadal.
���� g) Nadal is
�
(strong)
�of them.
���� h) Djokovic is
�
(light)
���� i) Nadal's skin is
�
(dark)
than Djokovic's skin.
���� j) Djokovic's face is
�
(narrow)
of the three.
���� k) Djokovic's family is
�
(big).
���� l) Federer's nose is
�
(wide).
���� m) Djokovic's hair is
�
(short).
���� n) Federer speaks
�
(many)
languages than Nadal and Djokovic.
���� o) Rafa Nadal is
�
(good)
clay court player of all time.
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