Comparative adjectives.

Exercises.

A. 

Write the Comparative forms of the adjectives:

tall	taller
1. fast	_faster______
2. heavy	__heaver______
3. dangerous	More dangerous______
4. small	smaller_____
5. large	larger____
6. light	lighter___
7. rare	worse_______
8. common	More common__
9. bad	worse_____
10. good	better_____

B.  Correct the sentences.

1.  Cats are popularer than snakes as pets. X

Cats are less popular than snakes pets_______________________________

2.  Pigs are more intelligent as other animals. X

Pigs are more intellhigent than other animals________________________

3.  Turtles are slow than crocodiles. X

Turtles are less slow tan crocodiles________________________

          

4.  Elephants are heavyer than pigs. X

Elephants are _heaver tan pigs__________________

5.  Bears are more rare than snakes. X

Bears are more tan snakes_____________________ 

Comparative adjectives.

1.      I am __taller____ (tall) my sister.

2.      My mum thinks that cats are _____better______ (good) pets than dogs. 

3.      Cycling is one of __more dangerous_____ (dangerous) sports.

4.      I want to have ______biger_____ (big) car.

5.      A blue whale is ______heaver_____ (heavy) twenty-five elephants.

6.      You look _____thong____ (thin) last month. Have you lost weight?

7.      Bicycles are __slower___ (slow) cars.

8.      She is ___________ (nice) person I know.

9.      What is _____better___ (good) film you´ve seen?

10.  Computers are __more expensive_____ (cheap) mobile phones.

11.  Is your brother _taller_____ (tall) you?

12.  I think Spanish is __more difficulty____ (easy) Japanese.

13.  Our dog is __More nice___ (nice) your dog.

14.  Glass bottles are ____better___ (good) plastic bottles.

15.  I think Rafael Nadal is ___best____(good) tennis player 

       in Spain.

16.  Sharks are _____more dangerous___more dangerous___ (dangerous) other fish.

          

17.  This situation is ____more seriuos__ (serious) the last one.

18.  He is __smarter____ (smart) his brother.

19.  My brother wanted __more expensive____ (expensive) trainers in 

       the shop. 

20.  Today is __better_____ (good) day of the year.

Comparative adjectives.

1.      A Mercedes is ____more expensive____ (expensive) a Fiat.

2.      Maradona is _better___ (good) football player ever.

3.      A swordfish is _faster__ (fast) a jellyfish.

4.      Julio is __more friend__ (friendly) Carlos.

5.      Irene is ___clear__ (clever) Silvia.

6.      Comedies are __more funny____ (funny) police dramas.

7.      Pablo is __bigger__ (big) Juanma.

8.      Max is ______ (old) John.

9.      Adriano is _faster___ (fast) Ronaldo.

10.  My hair is ________ (long) yours.

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Superlative adjectives

1. Complete with a superlative adjective and all the necessary words.

  

1.    London is ......................the largest................ (large) city in England.

2.    Cheetahs are ...............the faster................. (fast) animals in the world.

3.    Whales are ..................the biggest................... (big) animals.

4.    San Francisco is ..........the most beautiful............................... (beautiful) city in the United States.

5.    Summer is ............the best...........................(good) season of the year.

2.    Write the superlative form.

1. good      ........the best..		6. pretty            ......the prettiest....
2. far      ....the furthest......		7. small                  the smallest......
3. expensive ....the most expensive......		8. nice                 ....the nicest......
4. old       .....the oldest.....		9. comfortable .......the most comfortable...
5. young ....the youngest......		10. bad               .....the worst.....

3.    Look at the table and write true sentences with the adjectives in the box.

	James	Anne	Carol
Age	34	35	28
Height	1.80 m	1.75 m	1.72 m
Weight	82 kg	85 kg	65 kg
Savings	5,350 euro	5,500 euro	6,000 euro

Old

young

light

heavy

tall

short

rich

poor

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      ......un happiest..........                                               5. best  worst ................         

2.  most comfortable ...most uncomfortable.............                     6. nearest   farthest   ................

3.  easiest        ......most difficult..........                                            6. most expensive. cheapest ................

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Answers

Exercise 1:

1.    London is the largest city in England.   London is large city in england

2.    Cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world.   Cheethas are fast animals

3.    Whales are the biggest animals.  Whales are big animals

4.    San Francisco is the most beautiful city in the United States. San Francisco is beautiful city in the united states

5.    Summer is the best season of the year. Summer is good season of the year

Exercise 2:

1. the best    good		6. the prettiest    pretty
2. the furthest / farthest far		7. the smallest    small
3. the most expensive  expensive		8. the nicest        nice
4. the oldest  old		9. the most comfortable  comfortable
5. the youngest   young        Exercise 3: 1.    Anne is the oldest.     age 2.    Carol is the youngest.    age 3.    James is the tallest.   heigth 4.    Carol is the shortest.  heigth 5.    Anne is the heaviest.  weigth 6.    Carol is the lightest. weigth 7.    Carol is the richest.  savings 8.    James is the poorest. savings Exercise 4:		10. the worst     bad
1. unhappiest   happiest			4. worst    beat
2. most uncomfortable    most comfortable			5. farthest / furthest nearest
3. most difficult    easiest			6. cheapest most expensive

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