The document provides examples of completing comparisons of adjectives in the comparative and superlative form. It includes filling in blanks with the comparative or superlative form of adjectives in brackets. It also reorders sentences in the correct comparative structure and completes a table with the comparative and superlative forms of various adjectives. The document focuses on demonstrating the proper grammatical forms for comparing adjectives.
The document provides examples of completing comparisons of adjectives in the comparative and superlative form. It includes filling in blanks with the comparative or superlative form of adjectives in brackets. It also reorders sentences in the correct comparative structure and completes a table with the comparative and superlative forms of various adjectives. The document focuses on demonstrating the proper grammatical forms for comparing adjectives.
The document provides examples of completing comparisons of adjectives in the comparative and superlative form. It includes filling in blanks with the comparative or superlative form of adjectives in brackets. It also reorders sentences in the correct comparative structure and completes a table with the comparative and superlative forms of various adjectives. The document focuses on demonstrating the proper grammatical forms for comparing adjectives.
1. Write the adjectives in brackets in the Comparative form.
a) John Lennon was (OLD) __OLDER___ Paul McCartney.
b) Some people think the Met is (GOOD) _______BETTER___ the Louvre. c) Eric was (AFRAID) ___MORE AFRAID__ in Harlem _____ in the Subway. d) Cats are (NICE) ___NICER___ dogs. e) Cartoons are (GOOD) ____BETTER____ music programmes. f) The Empire State is (BIG) ____BIGGER___ the Chrysler Building. g) Barcelona is (SMALL) __SMALLER____ Madrid, but (BIG) _____BIGGER____ Valencia.
2. Write the adjectives in brackets in the Superaltive form.
a) Samantha is the (PRETTY) _PRETTIEST__ girl that Paul has ever met. b) I think that King Kong was the (BAD) _WORSE__ film ever! c) Mounth Everest is the (HIGH) _____HIGHEST_______ mountain in the world. d) Our English teacher is the (GOOD) ____BEST_______ teacher ever! e) My room is the (CLEAN) ___CLEANEST________ room in my house. f) Ron is the (CLEVER) ___CLEVEREST_____ person I’ve ever met. g) The Millenium Star is one of the (EXPENSIVE) _MOST EXPENSIVE___ diamonds in the world.
3. Write the sentences in the correct order.
a) are / than / faster / Cars / bikes.
CARS ARE FASER THAN BIKES. b) interesting / is / than /more / History / Maths. HISTORY IN MORE INTERESTING THAN MATHS c) than / is / exciting / New York / Albany NEW YORK IS MORE EXCITING THAN ALBANY
d) than / funnier / Comics / magazines / are
COMICS ARE FUNNIER THAN MAGAZINES e) Japan / expensive / the / country. / is /most JAPAN IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRY
4. Complete the table. Pay attention and don’t forget than or the.
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Good BETTER BEST NICE Nicer than THE NICE ANNOYING THE MORE ANNOYING The most annoying CHEAP Cheaper than Expensive Bad WORSE THE BIG Bigger THE BIGGEST TALL TALLER The tallest PRETTY Prettier THE PRETTIEST Fast FASTER THE FASTEST HAPPY Happier THE HAPPIEST SMALL SMALLER The smallest Sadier