COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE EX 1 1. COMPLETE THE ADJECTIVES USING THE COMPARATIVE FORM 1. It s too noisy here. Can we go to a (quiet) place? 2. The hotel was (big) than that in which we stayed last year. 3. Your work is (good) than mine. 4. The accident could have been (bad) than it was. 5. I was (nervous) in my exam yesterday than Mark. 6. I d like to have a (fast) car. The one I have now is really old. 7. Last week it was really hot. Today is (cold) than then. 2. WHICH IS CORRECT? 1. We have an [more old/older/] brother who lives in Miami. 2. Her illness is [more serious/most serious] than what the doctors expected. 3. I like warm weather. If the weather is [colder/more cold], I feel ill. 4. This dress is [most beautiful/more beautiful/] than that. 5. He is [richer/more rich] than Arthur. 6. This road is [farther/more far] than the motorway. 7. Was the TV programme [worse/more bad/] than the film? 3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES 1. It s a very nice house. It s house in the street. 2. This is a cheap restaurant. It s I ve ever been. 3. It was a very valuable painting. I m sure it was painting in the gallery. 4. She s a very good tennis player. Her trainer says she is. 5. He s a very dangerous criminal. The police says he is in the country. 6. We should buy him a beautiful present. Last year we gave him gift of all in his birthday. 4. WRITE THE COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES IN THESE SENTENCES 1. She was a very intelligent student. She was girl in her class. 2. It s a very old castle. Experts argued it is in Britain. 3. I m going to sleep on the sofa. The floor is (uncomfortable) than it. 4. This new job is (important) for me than the last I had. 5. Living in the countryside is (healthy) than leaving in town. 6. These instructions were (difficult) ones I have ever read. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE - EXERCISE 2 1. Write the superiority comparative form of the following adjectives: beautiful than wide than
handsome than lazy than ugly than serious than clever than funny than soft than good than hard than heavy than loud than nasty than expensive than dirty than COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE - EXERCISE 3 Complete the sentences using the superiority comparative form of the adjectives in brackets: 1. Cindy's hat is (dark) than mine. 2. Snakes are (dangerous) than rats. 3. My old trousers are (long) than those black ones. 4. Mark is (clever) than his brother. 5. German is (difficult) than English. 6. I am (strong) than my friend. 7. The teacher is (tall) than me. 8. My friend's eyes are (big) than mine. 9. He sings (good) than Betty. 10. Lucy's hair is (curly) than yours.
Adjectives: comparative and superlative 1. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives: Adjective Comparative Superlative long longer than the longest fast faster than pretty the prettiest beautiful more beautiful than ugly uglier than thin the thinnest fashionable more fashionable than 2. Write the comparative: a. old - older f. good - b. strong - g. large - c. happy - h. serious - d. modern - i. pretty - e. important - j. bad - 3. Complete the sentences with a superlative: a. This building is very old. It s the oldest building in the town. b. It was a very happy day. It was of my life. c. It s a very good film. It s I ve seen. d. It was a very bad mistake. It was in my life. e. It was a very cold day. It was of the year. f. She s a popular singer. She s in the country. g. He s a very boring person. He s I know. h. This house is very big. It is I ve lived in. i. My cousin is very tall. He is I have. j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is I know. 4. Choose the correct answer: a. Tom s car is as big as / the biggest his friend s. b. Who is shorter than / the shortest person in your family?
c. Who is more independent than / the most independent person you know? d. These sofas are more comfortable than / the most comfortable ours. e. My brother is taller than / the tallest in the class. f. Is Jason s dog older than / the oldest yours? g. Who is the best / better than singer in the world? h. We are younger than / the youngest the rest of the class. i. My hair is the straightest / straighter than your hair. j. He is more popular / the most popular singer in the world. 5. Write the sentences in the correct order: a. taller / than / Gary / Rick / is. -Gary is taller than Rick. b. trousers / John / got / has / new / light. c. Mary / clothes / likes / bigger d. an / expensive / Rick / wearing / coat / is e. the / Carol / has / scarf / got / shortest f. the / student / he / tallest / is g. actress / Mary / the / was / popular / most
h. He / the / was / footballer / best i. plays / than / better / you / Mary j. father / is / your / than / stronger / mine 6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets: a. Carol is as good (good) as you at sport. b. We like wearing the (late) fashion. c. These trousers are (comfortable) than those jeans. d. She is (happy) now than he was last year. e. You are the (pretty) girl in class. f. My grandma is (old) than my grandpa. g. The red dress is the (attractive) in the shop. h. I always tell the (fun) jokes. i. Your hair is (curly) than my hair. j. My hair is (short) than yours. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES (MULTIPLE CHOICE) Choose the correct answer. 1.- Santander is Sevilla. a.- wetter than b.- more wet than c.- the wettest 2.- Juan is Mary. a.- more happy than b.- happier than c.- happyier than 3.- The sun is the moon.
a.- hoter than b.- more hot than c.- hotter than 4.- I m in this class. a.- the shortest b.- the shorter c.- the shorttest 5.- He went to bed she did. a.- early than b.- earlier than c.- more early than 6.- Luisa s work is mine. a.- gooder than b.- better than c.- the best 7.- Dogs are cats. a.- the friendliest b.- more friendly than c.- friendlier than 8.- My English homework was yours. a.- worst than b.- worse than c.- badder than 9.- I can swim my brother. a.- more fast than b.- the fastest c.- faster than 10.- Please give me box. a.- the smallests b.- the smaller c.- the smallest 11.- This is the most comfortable room the house. a.- at b.- in c.- of 12.- tourist destination in the world is Paris. a.- the more popular b.- the most popular c.- the popular 13.- I think English is Latin. a.- more interesting than b.- the most interesting c.- interestinger than
14.- thing in my wardrobe is my jacket. a.- the more expensive b.- the most expensive c.- more expensive than 15.- Your eyes are my eyes. a.- more blue than b.- bluer than c.- bluer than 16.- Mount Everest is the highest mountain world. a.- of b.- at c.- in 17.- football team in Europe is Real Madrid. a.- the more successful b.- the most successful c.-more successful than 18.- The North is South. a.- the richest b.- richer than c.- richer that 19.- Mr Isla is youngest teacher in the school. a.- than b.- more c.- the 20.- Don t read that book. It s interesting book I ve ever read. a.- more b.- the least c.- less 21.- Peter has more free time than I. He is. a.- busier than b.- as busy as c.- not as busy as 22.-The big chair is the cheapest chair in the shop. It is expensive chair. a.- the most b.- the less c.- the least 23.- Juan and Patricia are not the same height. Juan is Patricia. a.- not as tall b.- not tall c.- not as tall as