Comparative and superlative adjectivesA Read the text about Kelly’s two special friends and complete it with the words in the box.best heavier loudest older playful quieter sleepless slimmerI have two very special friends: Ginger and Stella. They are very different. Ginger is a fat cat. He’s much (1) than Stella. He doesn’t like to exercise at all, and he spends most of the day sleeping! Maybe that’s because he’s already old. He’s five years (2) than Stella. Ginger is very quiet and almost never meows. He only makes noise when he’s hungry. I don’t know a(n) (3) cat than him!Stella has a lot more energy! She loves to run around. She gets so much exercise, so she is (4) than Ginger. She’s also a very (5) cat! She always wants me to play with her—even at night! In fact, she often wakes me up with her loud meows. She must be the (6) cat ever! Although Stella sometimes gives me (7) nights, I love her so much.I have the (8) cats in the world! They are wonderful friends to me.

B Read the blog post about Benny’s best friend and complete it with the correct forms of the words in brackets.One of my best friends is my cousin Greg. We grew up together in the countryside. Although I am three years (1) (young) than Greg, we always had lots of fun together.In the summer, Greg and I spent lots of time outside. He loved hunting insects. I liked that too, but for me, chasing rabbits was (2) (interesting) than hunting insects. Greg and I also liked to go fishing with my uncle. Greg was good at fishing, but I was even (3) (good). I always caught more fish than he did. However, my uncle was (4) (good) among the three of us. He always caught the (5) (big) fish!I loved spending the summer with Greg. The days always seemed (6) (end)! But then I moved to the city to start junior high school. The (7) (bad) part was being away from Greg. I missed him a lot, and we wrote each other emails all the time.During this year's summer holidays, I went back to the countryside. On my first day back, I visited Greg. We spent the whole day outside together. It felt like I never left! My friendship with Greg is very (8) (meaning) to me. I hope it lasts forever!