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vocabulary worksheet                                                        1.141

All the words for this activity come from the podcast
Liverpool the city

1 These 8 sentences use either a comparative adjective (eg nicer / friendlier /

more important) or a superlative adjective (eg the nicest / the friendliest /
the most important.) Choose the correct adjective from the box and put it in
the correct form.
a Liverpool is not ____________ city in the UK but it’s certainly one of
the famous.

b Liverpool is ____________ big city to the Isle of Man.

c Liverpool was much ____________ a number of years ago.

d I think The Beatles are ____________ people who came from

Liverpool

e Between them, Everton and Liverpool make Liverpool city

____________ footballing city in England.

f ____________ than London or Manchester? Yes

g The Anglican cathedral is 189 metres long. This means it’s

____________ cathedral in the world.

h Do you remember, Richard, we went to ____________ cathedral in the

world?

large x 2 successful x 2 famous big close long

2 What verb phrase is missing in these two sentences? It means something that
happened in the past but doesn’t happen now.

a The river was very important, the docks were built there and it

____________ be very big in trade.

b Stephen Gerrard ____________ play for the Reds, Liverpool.

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answers                                                                                 1.141

1 a Liverpool is not the biggest city in the UK but it’s certainly one of the
famous.
b Liverpool is the closest big city to the Isle of Man.
c Liverpool was much larger a number of years ago.
d I think The Beatles are the most famous people who came from
Liverpool
e Between them, Everton and Liverpool make Liverpool city the most
successful footballing city in England.
f More successful than London or Manchester? Yes
g The Anglican cathedral is 189 metres long. This means it’s the longest
cathedral in the world.
h Do you remember Richard we went to the largest cathedral in the
world?

2 a The river was very important, the docks were built there and it
used to be very big in trade.
b Stephen Gerrard used to play for the Reds, Liverpool.

used to /ju:stə/

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