Comparisons- TEST Chapter 9 Name __Melissa Vásquez__________

Date __04.14.2020___________
Part 1 – Fill in the comparative and superlative form of each adjective or adverb. Be sure to include than or the:
(28 questions @ 1 pts each = 28 points)
Base form Comparatives Superlative
1. early __earlier than_ the earliest____

2. mad ___madder than___ the maddest__

3. strongly __more strongly than____ the most strongly__

4. wealthy __more wealthy than_ the most wealthy___

5. talented __more talented than_ the most talented__

6. bitter __more bitter than the most bitter____

7. disorganized _more disorganized than_ the most disorganized

8. boring _more boring than the most boring__

9. light _lighter than__ the lightest_

10. dark _darker than _ the darkest___

11. far _farther/further than_ the farther/further__

12. near nearer than_ the nearest_

13. interesting _more interesting than_ the most interesting__

14. thin _thinner than__ the thinnest___

Part 2.- Complete the following sentences with the comparative or superlative form: (don’t forget to use “than”
and “the”) (30 questions @ 2 points each = 60 points)
1. What is ___the farthest_________ planet from the sun in our solar system?(far)

2. If you have any ______further_______ questions, please don’t hesitate to ask the director.(far)
3. I go to the library _______more frequent than__________ you do.( frequently)

4. Which is __more far_____ from Miami: Alaska or Hawaii? (far)

5. My father is 10 years __________older than__________ my mother. (old)

6. Which is ____more expensive________: a Ford, a BMW, or a Mercedes? (expensive)

7. The day I left my country was __________the saddest________ of my life. (sad)

8. A grade of “B’ on a test is ________better than________________ a grade of “D”. (good)

9. The ______most famous__________ building in Toronto is the CN Tower. (famous).

10. All five singers are bad, but the last one was ___________the worst_____. (bad)

11. Of all my friends, Bonnie speaks French ________more fluent_______.(fluently)

12. This is _____the softest_________ chair I have ever sat in. (soft)

13. My brother is ____________the sloppiest________ person I know. (sloppy)

14. Of all the apartments I have seen, this is ___the most convenient____ located. (conveniently)

15. Sorry we’re late. Your house is much _____farther_____________ than we thought. (far)

16. Mr. Smith has a _________more professional _________ attitude than Mr. Jones. (professional)

17. This is _______the saltiest_____ hotdog I have ever eaten. (salty)

18. He took me _____more seriously____ than I had expected. (seriously)

19. Toronto (in Ontario, Canada) is _______the safest_________ big city in North America. (safe)

20. Toronto is _______easier____ to get around in than Miami because it has a good public transportation
system. (easy)

21. Of all the planets, Mars is the planet that is ____closer than_____ to the earth.(close)

22. Which has a _busier___ airport: Los Angeles or Chicago? (busy)

23. Interest in soccer is _lower___ in the US than in other countries. (low)

24. Miami as a city is growing ___more quickly than______ Fort Lauderdale. (quickly)

25. Michael Jordon is one of ____the richest_______ men in the world. (rich)

26. Wyoming is the state with ____the fewest__ people of all the 50 states of the US.(few)
 27. This is ____the best______ chocolate cake I gave ever had. (good)

28. My father is ____more talkative than_____ my mother. (talkative)

29. Oh no! I did __more badly______ on this test than I did on the last one.(badly)

Part 3- Use a double comparative to show a cause/effect relationship.

(2 questions @ 2.5 points each = 6 points)
1. I am getting fat, and my clothes are getting tight. (I get fat, my clothes get tight)
Answer here:
the fatter I get, the clothes get tighter
2. A friend drove me home from a party. I was terrified because he drove too fast.
(He drove fast/ I became terrified.)
Answer here:
The faster he drove, the more terrified I became.
Part 4-Using a double comparative to show “increasingly”
(2 questions @ 3 points each = 6 points)
1. In the fall season, each day we have a less sun light each day.
What would you say about the days in fall? (short)
Answer here:
the sun light is shorter and shorter
2. It’s raining. At first it was just raining a little, now it’s raining more, and it looks like it’s going to get worse.
What would you say about the rain? (hard)
Answer here:
It is raining harder and harder