You play tennis, but you go running.

Task summary whatsup.es

We use ‘play’ with regular We use ‘go’ with nouns

nouns. finishing in ‘-ing’.
They are competitive sports They are also sports you can
(you play to win). practice alone.

You play soccer. You go swimming.

You play tennis. You go running.
You play volleyball. You go cycling.
You play basketball. You go hiking.
You play hockey. You go trekking.
You play American football. You go climbing.
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Task summary whatsup.es

The ’s expresses possession Words ending in –s : add ’

for people and animals.
We call it Saxon genitive. Words ending in a vowel or consonant: add – ’s

Racket
I am at the house of my sister. I am at my sister’s house.
Sneakers
Do you like the colour of this dress? OK
Ice skates The favourite song of Lois is “She loves you”. Lois’ favourite song is “She loves you”.
Helmet They can go to the party of Silvia on Saturday. They can go to Silvia’s party on Saturday.
The chairs in the living room are very old. OK
Goggles
When is the birthday of your grandma? When is your grandma’s birthday?
Skis
The manager of the shop wants to talk with you. OK
Swimsuit The job of my sister is very boring. My sister’s job is very boring.

Stick
He is the fastest man in the world
Task summary I whatsup.es

Pau Gasol is taller than Kobe Bryant.

Comparative sentences A basketball is bigger than a tennis ball.
contrast the properties of
two people or things. Cycling is easier than skiing.
Climbing is more dangerous than running.

Superlative sentences
Muggsy Bogues is the shortest basketball player in the history of the NBA.
compare three or more The Rungrado May Day Stadium is the biggest stadium in the world.
items to say which one has
a quality above or below Aaron Gibson is the heaviest American football player in NFL history.
the others.
The Dallas Cowboys is the most expensive team in the world.
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Task summary II whatsup.es

Add ‘the’ and ‘-est’.

One syllable adjectives tall – the tallest

One syllable adjectives Double the consonant, add ‘the’

with one vowel and one and ‘-est’. big – the biggest
consonant at the end*

Adjectives ending in ‘y’. Change ‘y’ to ‘i’, add ‘the’ and ‘-est’.
easy – the easiest

Place ‘the most’ before the dangerous – the most

Long adjectives
adjective. dangerous

* *‘W’ is an exception to the second rule! New – the newest