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4. Martin speaks English the best. (comparative degree)

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C. Fill in the blanks with a little or a few.
1. Please pack _______________ oranges for me.

2. We quickly need to get _______________ water.
3. I have _______________ time to spare, so let’s go for coffee.
4. I would like _______________ sugar in my coffee.

5. We bought _______________ bottles of lemon juice.
6. You have _______________ time left.
D. Fill in the blanks with the superlative form of the adjectives given in brackets.

1. I can’t find the _______________ document. (valuable)
2. Jupiter is the _______________ planet of the solar system. (large)
3. She is the _______________ runner in our class. (fast)
4. This is the _______________ piece of news. (interesting)

5. Mr James is the _______________ teacher I have known. (strict)
6. He is the _______________ bowler in the school team. (dangerous)
7. That was the _______________ meal I have had in a long time. (good)
8. Bubbles, my dog, has the _______________ coat of fur. (soft)

9. The Mariana Trench is the _______________ valley under the ocean. (deep)
10. The Kayan Tribe of Myanmar has the _______________ practice of neck stretching. (strange)

Listening & Speaking Time

1. The students should listen to the speech of their teacher very carefully on
dolphins and identify and write all the adjectives in the appropriate box given
below.
Positive Comparative Superlative

(Refer to the `Listening and Speaking Text® given at the end of the book.)
2. The teacher will read a statement to the class, ``Dolphins are in danger and dying Adjectives
because of the rising sea temperature, poaching and ever-increasing pollutant
levels in the sea.''’’ After that the teacher will divide the class into two groups for
an activity on speaking skills. He/She will ask each group’ member to draw out at
least 10 adjectives indicating the quality of human beings which are essentially
required to sensitise them towards the safety of dolphins.

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