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Exercícios adicionais
Os superlativos em inglês sempre são precedidos por “the”. Eles são formados de quatro
maneiras:
I)
II)
III)
Para adjetivos que terminam em “y”, substitui-se o “y” por “i”, e acrescenta-se
“est”. Ex.: happy-the happiest. Escreva as formas corretas abaixo:
1. Lucky: the
5. Ugly:
2. Easy: the
6. Bumpy:
3. Salty:
7. Greasy:
4. Healthy:
8. Sleepy:
Para adjetivos monossílabos, acrescenta-se “est” no final da palavra. Ex.: clean
– the cleanest. Caso a terminação do adjetivo seja consoante-vogalconsoante, dobra-se a última letra. Ex.: sad- the saddest. Escreva as formas
corretas abaixo:
9. Cold: the
13. Short:
10. Tall: the
14. Old:
11. Big:
15. New:
12. Thin:
16. Fat:
Para adjetivos de duas sílabas ou mais, coloca-se as palavras “most” (o/a mais)
ou “least” (o/a menos) entre o “the” e o adjetivo. Ex.: beautiful – the most
beautiful (o mais bonito); difficult - the least difficult (o menos difícil):
17. Comfortable: the
21. Intelligent:
18. Expensive: the
22. Famous:
19. Interesting:
23. Dangerous:
20. Important:
24. Careful:
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Coloque as frases na ordem correta:
25. intelligent person / She is the most / I know.
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26. in the world. / Everest is / the highest mountain
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27. is the fastest / man on the / Usain Bolt / planet.
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28. is Sultan Kösen; / alive/ he is 251 cm tall. / The tallest man
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29. in the family. / My brother / least responsible person / is the
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Traduza as frases abaixo para o português:
30. According to Forbes magazine, Carlos Slim Helu is the richest man in the world.
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31. The coldest place on Earth is a mountain in the Antarctic, where the
temperature is -91oC.
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32. The most expensive hotel suite in the world is in Hotel President Wilson, in
Geneva. It costs US$ 65,000 per night.
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33. Pelourinho, in Salvador, is one of the most colorful places in the world.
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34. The world's oldest paved road was constructed in Egypt between 2600 and 2200
BC.
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Existem também adjetivos irregulares em sua forma superlativa. Observe a tabela abaixo, e
depois, complete as frases com o adjetivo correto:
ADJETIVO
SUPERLATIVO
good
best
bad
worst
little
least
far
furthest/farthest
35. Diamonds are a girl’s _____________ friend.
36. Pluto is the _____________ planet from the Earth within our solar system.
37. That was the _____________ restaurant I’ve ever eaten in. The food is horrible!
38. He ate the _____________ amount of cake at the party.
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Resolva as palavras-cruzadas em inglês:
Respostas:
III-
1. the luckiest; 2. the easiest; 3. the saltiest ; 4. the healthiest; 5. the ugliest;
6. the bumpiest ; 7. the greasiest; 8. the sleepiest
III-
9. the coldest; 10. the tallest; 11.the biggest; 12. the thinnest; 13. the shortest; 14. the
oldest; 15. the newest; 16. the fattest
IV-
17. the most comfortable; 18. the most expensive; 19. the most interesting; 20. the most
important; 21. the most intelligent; 22. the most famous; 23. the most dangerous; 24. the
most careful
VVIVIIVIII-
25. She is the most intelligent person I know.
26. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
27. Usain Bolt is the fastest man on the planet.
28. The tallest man alive is Sultan Kösen; he is 251 cm tall.
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29. My brother is the least responsible person in the family.
30. De acordo com a revista Forbes, Carlos Slim Hedu é o homem mais rico do mundo.
31. O lugar mais frio da Terra é uma montanha na Antártica, onde a temperatura é -91oC
32. A suíte de hotel mais cara do mundo fica no Hotel Presidente Wilson, em Genebra. Custa
US$ 65.000 por noite.
33. Pelourinho, em Salvador, é um dos lugares mais coloridos do mundo.
34. A mais antiga estrada pavimentada do mundo foi construída no Egito entre 2600 e 2200
A.C.
35. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.
36. Pluto is the farthest/furthest planet from the Earth within our solar system.
37. That was the worst restaurant I’ve ever eaten in. The food is horrible.
38. He ate the least amount of cake at the party.
Palavras-cruzadas: