Environmental Features and Adjectives Quiz

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What is the Spanish word for "building"?

  • Edificio (correct)
  • Puente
  • Cañón
  • Teleférico

Which word is the superlative form of "old"?

  • Older
  • Oldest
  • The oldest (correct)
  • Most old

Which of the following would be described as "deep"?

  • Lake (correct)
  • Train
  • Road
  • Skyscraper

Which question uses a comparative adjective?

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What is the Spanish word for "river"?

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What is the superlative form of "good"?

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Which words could be used to describe the difference between two mountains?

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How is the word "fast" used in a sentence?

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Which of the following adjectives would be made comparative by adding '-er'?

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Which of these adjectives requires the use of 'more' to form its comparative form?

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Which of the following is the comparative form of the adjective 'good'?

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Which of the following sentences correctly uses the comparative form of the adjective 'far'?

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What is the correct comparative form of the adjective 'lucky'?

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Which of these adjectives follows the rule for forming comparatives by doubling the consonant and adding '-er'?

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Which sentence uses the comparative form of an adjective correctly?

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Which of these sentences demonstrates using the comparative adjective correctly?

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Flashcards

Bridge

A structure built to span a physical obstacle such as a river.

Skyscraper

A very tall building, usually in a city, that has many floors.

Geyser

A natural hot spring that ejects water and steam into the air.

Famous

Known by many people; well-known.

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Most expensive

The item that costs the most among a group.

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Tallest

The highest in terms of height among others.

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Comparatives

Forms used to compare two entities, often ending in -er or using 'more'.

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Superlatives

Forms that express the highest degree of an adjective, often using 'the most'.

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Comparative Form

Used to show superiority with adjectives by adding -er or 'more'.

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Adjectives ending in -er

One-syllable adjectives add -er for comparatives (e.g., tall-taller).

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Doubling consonants rule

When an adjective ends in a vowel + consonant, double the consonant before adding -er (e.g., big-bigger).

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-y to -ier Rule

Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y change -y to -ier for comparatives (e.g., happy-happier).

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Long Adjectives

Adjectives with 3 or more syllables use 'more' for comparatives (e.g., more expensive).

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Exceptions to Rules

Some adjectives have irregular comparatives, like good-better and bad-worse.

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Examples of Comparatives

Examples include: taller, richer, more modern, and colder.

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Using Comparatives in Sentences

Construct sentences showing comparisons (e.g., She's taller than him).

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Study Notes

Environmental Features

  • World records involve various environmental features, including bridges, buildings, cable cars, canyons, geysers, lakes, mountains, parks, rivers, roads, roller coasters, skyscrapers, trains, and underground railways.
  • Corresponding Spanish terms are provided.

Adjectives

  • Basic adjectives, including big, beautiful, cold, deep, famous, fast, friendly, funny, hard-working, heavy, high, hot, long, old, popular, short, slow, sporty, and tall, are listed
  • Spanish equivalents are included for each adjective.

Superlatives

  • Superlative forms of adjectives are explained, distinguishing between short and long adjectives. Specific examples and exceptions are noted in a table.
    • 'am/is/are + the + short adjective-est'
    • 'am/is/are + the + most adjective...'
      • Exceptions to rules when using good, bad, far/further, old/oldest, etc. are presented

Adverbs

  • Information about how to use adverbs and adjectives with example questions is provided

Comparatives

  • Information about how to create comparative adjectives, particularly those ending in -er and those with more than one syllable is discussed.
    • Rules are explained with example comparisons
  • Exceptions for specific words like good, bad, many, far, and little are presented
  • Examples for comparing include 'taller than', 'more modern than', etc.

Activity

  • A section of sample activity questions requiring the use of comparative or superlative adjectives is noted. These questions are in English with prompts for students to fill in blanks using compared or superlative words, with the adjective given in the parenthesis.

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