Exercises.
A. Write the Comparative forms of the adjectives:
tall taller
1. fast faster
2. heavy heavier
3. dangerous more dangerous
4. small smaller
5. large larger
6. light lighter
7. rare rarer
8. common more common
9. bad worse
A. Correct the sentences.
1. Cats are popularer than snakes as pets. X
Cats are more popular than snakes as pets.
2. Pigs are more intelligent as other animals. X
Pigs are as intelligent as other animals.
3. Turtles are slow than crocodiles. X
Turtles are slower than crocodiles.
4.Elephants are heavyer than pigs. X
Elephants are heavier than pigs.
2. Bears are more rare than snakes. X
Bears are rarer than snakes.
Comparative adjectives.
1. I am taller than (tall) my sister.
2. My mum thinks that cats are better than (good) pets than dogs.
3. Cycling is one of more dangerous than (dangerous) sports.
4. I want to have bigger than (big) car.
5. A blue whale is _as heavy as (heavy) twenty-five elephants.
6. You look thinner than (thin) last month. Have you lost weight?
7. Bicycles are slower than (slow) cars.
8. She is nicer than (nice) person I know.
9. What is better than (good) film you´ve seen?
10. Computers are as cheap as (cheap) mobile phones.
11. Is your brother taller than (tall) you?
12. I think Spanish is as ease as (easy) Japanese.
13. Our dog is nicer than (nice) your dog.
14. Glass bottles are better than (good) plastic bottles.
15. I think Rafael Nadal is better than (good) tennis player in Spain.
16 sharks are more dangerous than (dangerous) other fish.
17.The situation is more serious than (serious) the last one.
18. He is smarter than (smart) his brother.
19. My brother wanted more expensive than (expensive) trainers in the shop.
20. Today is better than (good) day of the year.
21. Daniela is funnier than (funny) me.
22. My house is larger (larger).
23. Mount Everest is high than (high) mountain in the world.
24. The sea is larger than (large) a lake.
25. My job is easier than (easy) yours.
26. London is bigger than (big) city in England.
27. This car is more comfortable than (comfortable) yours.
28. He is richer than (rich) man in town.
29. I am stronger than (strong) you.
29. A baby blue whale gets bigger than (big) a great white shark.
Comparative adjectives.
1. A Mercedes is as expensive as (expensive) a Fiat.
2. Maradona is better than (good) football player ever.
3. A swordfish is faster than (fast) a jellyfish.
4. Julio is as friendly as (friendly) Carlos.
5. Irene is as clever as (clever) Silvia.
6. Comedies are funnier than (funny) police dramas.
7. Pablo is as big as (big) Juanma.
8. Max is as old as (old) John.
9. Adriano is as fast as (fast) Ronaldo.
10 My hair is longer than (long) yours.
11 A dolphin is more intelligent than (intelligent) a shark.
12 Elaine is as wise as (wise) her sister.
13 Tony is as happy as (happy) Max.
14 Sandra is as busy as (busy) Sam.
15 Skiing is more dangerous than (dangerous) football.
16. This is narrower than (narrow) of all roads in Málaga.
17. Health is more important than (important) money.
18. Those cakes are worse than (bad) I´ve ever tasted.
19. My dog is better than (good) dog in the world.
20. Patricia´s house is as small as (small) Linda´s.
21. A car is faster than (fast) a bike.
22. My laptop is faster than (fast) yours.
23. The ant is smaller than (small) insect.
24. This lamp is brighter than (bright) one in the room.
25. My house is cleaner than (clean) her house.
26. Jack is taller than (tall) boy in his class.
27. Steven Spielberg is better than (good) film director in the world.
28. This dress is older than (old) that one.
29. A sea lion is heavier than (heavy) a lobster.
30. A sports car is faster than a motorbike.
Comparative and superlative adjectives.
1. clean cleaner cleanest
2. easy easier easiest
3. good better best
4. dirty dirtier dirtiest
5. fat fatter fattest
6. beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
7. sad sadder saddest
8. flat flatter flattest
9. active more active most active
10. comfortable more comfortable most comfortable
11. hot hotter hottest
12. happy happier happiest
13. wet wetter wettest
14. narrow narrower narrowest
15. big bigger biggest
16. busy busier busiest
17. noisy noisier noisiest
18. dirty dirtier dirtiest
19. thin thinner thinnest
20. little less lest
21. bad worse worst
22. few fewer fewest
23. much
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Mushier
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Mushiest
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24. many
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more
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most
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25. rich
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richer
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Richest
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Superlative adjectives
1.
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Complete with a superlative adjective and all the necessary words.
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1.
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London is largest
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(large) city in England.
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2.
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Cheetahs are fastest
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(fast) animals in the world.
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3.
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Whales are biggest
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(big) animals.
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4.
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San Francisco is most beautiful
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(beautiful) city in the United States.
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5.
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Summer is best
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(good) season of the year.
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2.
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Write the superlative form.
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1.
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good..........best
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6. pretty..........prettiest
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2.
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far..........far away
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7. small..........smallest
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3.
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expensive ...more expensive
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8. nice..........nicest
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4.
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old..........oldest
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9. comfortable ..........most comfortable
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5.
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young..........youngest
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10. bad..........worst
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3. Look at the table and write true sentences with the adjectives in the box.
James
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Anne
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Carol
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Age
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34
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35
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28
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Height
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1.80 m
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1.75 m
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1.72 m
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Weight
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82 kg
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85 kg
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65 kg
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Savings
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5,350 euro
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5,500 euro
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6,000 euro
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Oldyoung
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light
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heavy
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tall
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Short
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rich
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poor
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1. (age) Anne is the oldest
2. (age) Carol is the youngest
3. (height) James is the tallest
4. (height) Carol is the shortest
5. (weight) Anne is the heaviest
6. (weight) Carol is the lightest
7. (savings) Carol is the richest
8. (savings) James is the poorest
4. Write the opposites.
1. Happiest - unhappiest 4. Best - worst
2. Most comfortable - most uncomfortable 5. Nearest - farthest
3. Easiest- most difficult 6. Most expensive – cheapest
