4.4 Communication  (Page 2/3)

1. the ship, kakapo , ran aground in chapmans bay at slangkop, on 26 may 1900.
2. the steamer was on her maiden voyage from england and was heading to cape town.
3. a representative of the cape times heard that the tug, t.e. fuller, was dispatched to the rescue on the Saturday.
4. I attempted to speak to captain scott but he would not reply.
5. this piece of coast between hout bay point and kommetjie point is dangerous.
6. all efforts to tow the kakapo back into the sea were abandoned.

Exercise 3

Punctuate the following sentences:

1. what did you say susan
2. I could not hear you because peter was playing his phillips hi-fi full-blast could you repeat yourself please
3. one two three ... jump
4. our meal consisted of a hard biscuit a shrivelled up orange a half a mug of water and a piece of dry fish
5. captain smith a skinny man of the lily rose panicked when he saw the lights of the canada a freight ship bearing down on hem out of the dark
6. was the man shaking or was the cabin vibrating
7. help

Exercise 4

1. where have you been phillip
2. peter and i visited the waterfront oceanarium on tuesday and we were lucky enough to see a sunfish two sharks a dolphin a baby whale and several eels.
3. gosh that must have been exciting
4. yes it was very interesting
5. have you ever visited the port elizabeth dolphinarium phillip
6. dolly the dolphin does the most incredible tricks for the audience and she is helped by admiral fishsticks a sweet little seal
7. dolly and admiral fishsticks are fed shredded crab snoek tuna and octopus twice daily

[LO 4.4.3; 6.2.6]

DEGREES OF COMPARISON: ADJECTIVES

Peter runs fast . Pietie runs faster . Pedro runs the fastest .

Adjectives normally take –er and –est to form the comparative and superlative degrees of comparison. This is not always the case.

Adjectives which do not follow the rules:

good better best

little less least

much / many more most

bad worse worst

Exercise 1

What is the correct form of the adjective in each of these sentences? Rewrite the full sentences correctly.

1. That was the ( long ) trip I have ever taken.
2. John is ( tall ) than his brother, but ( short ) than his friends.
3. It is the ( cold ) month, but the ( hot ) day of the year.
4. June is the ( clever ), but also the ( friend ly ) girl in the class.
5. Tom made the ( little ) mistakes in the test andwon the prize.
6. Their behaviour is the ( bad ) I’ve ever seen.
7. Their team beat us because they are the ( good ).
8. Yes, indeed, my joke is ( funny ) than yours.
9. Your dad is ( fat ) than mine, but your mom is the ( thin ) in the neighbourhood.
10. Anne is the ( pretty ) girl in the whole school.

Exercise 2

Some adjectives need help – from the words more and most .Complete the following table, copying the first words and adding the two missing words next to each of them.

Exercise 3

Use more or most to complete the following. Rewrite in full:

1. He is _ sensible than Alice, but _ unreliable.
2. It was the _ expensive gift I had ever received.
3. He is the _ unpleasant child I know, while you are the _ selfish.
4. The pattern cutter is _ skilful than her colleague

Exercise 4