LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA – ESPECIAL ORIGENS DO NOSSO IDIOMA – JUNHO DE 2008

 

BINGO DOS ADJETIVOS

 

- Escolha 12 palavras para completar sua tabela:

Acutíssimo

Agílimo

Agradabilíssimo

Amabilíssimo

Amaríssimo

Aspérrimo

Boníssimo

Capacíssimo

Celebérrimo

Dulcíssimo

Facílimo

Fragílimo

Frigidíssimo

Humílimo

Infidelíssimo

Integérrimo

Juveníssimo

Libérrimo

Macérrimo

Nobilíssimo

Paupérrimo

Sapientíssimo

Superbíssimo

Terribilíssimo

Velocíssimo

Visibilíssimo

Voracíssimo

Vulnerabilíssimo

1.

a) any

b) Some

c) no - no

d) Some

e) no

f) Some - any

g) some

h) any

2. any / some / no / Some / some /no

3.

a) No, there are no leopards at the zoo./No, there aren’t any leopards in the zoo.

b) Yes, there are some (two) zebras in the zoo.

c) No, there are no hyenas at the zoo./No, there aren’t any hyenas in the zoo.

d) Yes, there are some (two) camels in the zoo.

e) Yes, there are some (three) giraffes in the zoo.

f) Yes, there is one lioness in the zoo.

4.

a) something

b) anything

c) Nobody/No one

d) anybody/anyone

e) nothing

f) anywhere

g) anything

h) somewhere/something

i) nowhere

j) anywhere

k) Somebody/Someone

l) anybody/anyone

5.

a) some        

b) something

c) anywhere

d) any

e) No one

f) anything    

6. something - no one/nobody - anyone/anybody – nowhere – something - anywhere - no one/nobody - anyone/anybody - some – any

7. A – B – C – B – A

COMPARATIVES

1. Look at the pictures and compare the hobbies, according to your opinion.

Ex: Jessica / interesting / Kelly

Jessica’s hobby is/isn’t as interesting as Kelly’s.

 

a) Daniel / nice / Nathan

b) Nathan / exciting / Charles

c) Daniel / relaxing / Jessica

d) James / simple / Kelly

 

2. Follow the model.

Ex: Are you as intelligent as your sister?

No, I’m more intelligent than my sister.

 

a) Are you as sociable as your friend?

b) Is your house as far as your friend’s?

c) Are big cities as safe as small cities?

d) Is your friend’s routine as good as yours?

e) Are the birds as happy as the dogs?

 

3. Match:

a)  Mandy’s hobby is as                                   

b)  A teenager’s hobby                                   

c)  Paul is as happy                                

d)  The children’s hobbies are                       

e)  The teacher’s                                    

 (x) as James.

 (x) hobby is less boring than her students’.

 (x) interesting as Sarah’s.

 (x) as good as their parents’.

 (x) is as exciting as an adult’s.

 

4. Look at the pictures and answer.

 

 

5. Write sentences using comparisons, according to the symbols.

a)Ecuador / (+) hot / Brazil

b) Beth / (=) beautiful / Maggie

c) Seoul / (+) far / Athens

d) Chris / (-) popular / Michael

e) Comedies / (+) interesting / horror movies

6. Substitute the adjectives with the one in parentheses. Make any necessary changes.

Ex: James is the youngest person here (responsible)

James is the most responsible person here.

 

a) The kitchen is the most comfortable room in the house. (clean)

b) John is the oldest sibling. (dedicated)

c) In my opinion, math is the most difficult school subject. (good)

d) My house is the farthest in the neighborhood. (small)

e) Lucy and Mary are the most fascinating students I know. (pretty)

f) Yesterday, I ate the largest lasagna in the world. (hot)

 

7. Who is who?

Kate, Sandra, Elizabeth, and Sam like to hang out together and sometimes people get confused about who is who. Kate is as old as Elizabeth, who is a year younger than Sam. Sam is 17 years old. Sandra is the youngest and is two years younger than the tallest girl. None of the girls is shorter than Sam, who is five centimeters shorter than Sandra and Elizabeth. Kate, who is five centimeters taller than the youngest, is 1.70 m tall. Can you tell the age and the height of each girl?

AGRADÁVEL - Agradabilíssimo

TERRÍVEL - Terribilíssimo

CAPAZ - Capacíssimo

AMARGO - Amaríssimo

BOM - Boníssimo

SOBERBO - Superbíssimo

MAGRO - Macérrimo

CÉLEBRE - Celebérrimo

VISÍVEL - Visibilíssimo

FRÁGIL - Fragílimo

AGUDO - Acutíssimo

FRIO - Frigidíssimo

ÁSPERO - Aspérrimo

HUMILDE - Humílimo

VORAZ - Voracíssimo

INFIEL - Infidelíssimo

FÁCIL - Facílimo

ÍNTEGRO - Integérrimo

ÁGIL - Agílimo

LIVRE - Libérrimo

JOVEM - Juveníssimo

POBRE - Paupérrimo

SÁBIO - Sapientíssimo

AMÁVEL - Amabilíssimo

VELOZ - Velocíssimo

DOCE - Dulcíssimo

NOBRE - Nobilíssimo

VULNERÁVEL - Vulnerabilíssimo