EXERCICES

Read the text below:

Josh is a university student and he is twenty nine years old. Actually, he's older than his sister and his

brother. Josh likes to play baseball on weekends and he always plays well - some people say that nobody

plays as well as Josh, which means he's the best player in town.Josh is dating a nice girl and they want to

get married as soon as possible. Josh is younger than his girlfriend but it's not a problem. Josh's gilfriend

is one of the most important people in his life and they really like each other.

Josh started a business and he's saving money to buy a house. He knows it's not easy but he really

believes he'll succeed because he's doing his best.

1. Answer the questions in English according to the text.

a. How old is Josh?_____________________________________________________________________

b. Is he older than his

parents?_____________________________________________________________________

c. Does Josh play

well?_____________________________________________________________________

d. Is Josh as old as his

girlfriend?_____________________________________________________________________

02-Write the sentences in the comparative of equality:

a) Mary – beautiful – Jane ____________________________________________
b) John– rich – Paul _________________________________________________
c) Today- not – hot – yesterday _________________________________________
d) Bob – not – old – Jim _______________________________________________
03-Write sentences in the comparative form.
a) I – old – you _____________________________________________________
b) Mary – beautiful- Jane ______________________________________________
c) Japanese – difficult – English _________________________________________
d) John – good – Lucy ___________________________________________________
e) Ted – intelligent – Jeff _______________________________________________
04- Mark True or False - Verdadeiro ou falso
A. Obama is older than Lula. (...)
B. Bill Gates is richer than Silvio Santos. (...)
C. Juliana Paes is more famous than Britney Spears. (...)
D. Michael Jackson was more popular than Mike Tyson. (...)
05-Marque a alternativa que completa corretamente a frase “Health is ___________ than wealth”.

a) good. b) better. c) well . d) best.

06-Complete a frase “The teacher is ____________ the doctor” com o comparativo de

superioridade do adjetivo interesting.

a) the interestingest. b) the most interesting. c) more interesting than. d) interestinger than.

07- Complete as frases com o grau comparativo

a)Africa is ____________________________________( big) Europe.
b)Life in Sweden is ____________________________________ (+ expensive) in France.
c) The south of France is ____________________________________ ( sunny) the south of
England.
d) Meat is ____________________________________ ( good) for your teeth than sweets.
e)This car is ____________________________________that car( fast)
f) Your dress is ____________________________________mine ( long)
g)My town is ____________________________________John's town ( nice)
h)My sister is ____________________________________my brother ( young)
i)This boy is ____________________________________an elephant ( heavy)
j) Summer is ____________________________________winter ( hot) .
k) Bob is ____________________________________ ( tall) Jack
l) Jill's ____________________________________ (- intelligent) Bill
m) My homework was ____________________________________ ( bad) yours

08-Complete the blanks with the comparative form of the adjectives. For example, cheaper(cheap)
and more beautiful(beautiful).

1) This comedian is so funny! He's even _______________ than the one we sawsaturday. (funny)
2) English is much _______________ to learn than Chinese. (easy)
3) This brand of sneakers (AmE) / trainers (BrE) is _______________ than the brand I usually
buy. (good)
4) Watching a film in DVD is _______________ than going to the movie theater (AmE) / cinema
(BrE). (cheap)
5) My father is _______________ than yours. (old)
6) Carol is _______________ than Diana. (pretty)
7) The book I'm reading is much ______________________ than all the books I've read
in the past. (interesting)
8) Dogs are usually _______________ than birds. (heavy)
9) Smith is _______________ than his siter. (young)
10) Ben is __________________________ than James. (attractive)

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