CUADERNO DE TRABAJO

Ingles Colegio Privado

2 INGLÉS
Juan Mejía
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Example: Which dress is more expensive?
Special adjectives can be compared with –er, or more.

Warning - For every rule, there is at least one exception and there are also irregular adjectives that
you need to memorize.

o positive

cever

common
comparative

cleverer / more clever

commoner / more common

0 likely

pleasant

polite
likelier / more likely

pleasanter / more pleasant

politer / more polite

quiet quieter / more quiet

o stupid

Sure
stupider / more stupid

surer / more sure

Subtle subter / more subtle

Simple simpler / more simple

Irregular forms

positive comparative

good Better

bad Worse

much More

many More

little Less

A. Complete the questions. Use the comparative of the adjectives in brackets.

Then answer the questions.

1. Which planet is farther / further from the earth Mars or Jupiter?

___________________________________ (far)
2. Which city is ________________________Chiclayo or Lima?
___________________________________ (big)
3. Which animal is _____________________a lion or a tiger?
___________________________________ (heavy)
4. Which is __________________white rice or brown rice?
___________________________________ (nutritious)
5. Which fruit is ______a baked potato or a cup of cooked rice?
___________________________________ (fattening)
6. Which type of transportation is _________ the bus or the train?
___________________________________ (dangerous)

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B. d CONVERSATION:

Listen and practice and underline all the comparative adjectives

Alan: Sue, Los Angeles is a terrible place to live! I’m glad I live in New York.

o
Sue: Come on! L.A is much nicer than New York. It’s warmer, it’s Cheaper, and it’s cleaner.

Alan: Cleaner? Are you kidding? Anyway, I love New York. It’s much

more exciting than L.A. And the people are friendlier, too.

0
Sue: Well, you can have New York.

Alan: And you can have L.A!

C. Complete the following conversations. Then practice them.

o
A. Is Vancouver cooler (cool) in winter than Toronto?

B. No, Toronto is much _____________________ (cold). It’s great for skiing.

A. Which city is _____________________________(interesting), London or Paris?

B. I think London is________________________(exciting) Paris.

A. Is Singapore____________________________(large) Hong Kong?

B. No, it isn’t. Hong Kong is ___________________ (big) and

______________________(crowded). But they are both fascinating places.

A. Which is ____________________ (cheap), Tokyo or Taipei?

B. Taipei is much _________________________ (cheap) Tokyo.

D. Fill in the spaces with the correct comparative adjectives

1. The red jacket is_____________________________(cheap) than the blue jacket.

2. The shoes are________________________________(nice) than the boots.

3. The pink socks are_____________________ (expensive) than the white socks.

4. The brown sweater is______________________ (good) than the blue sweater.

5. The chocolate looks _______________________ (bad) than the candy.

6. The radio is _____________________________ (new) than the DVD player.

7. The Cds are_____________________________ (old) than the DVDs.

8. These apples are ____________________________ (bright) than those apples.

9. This dress is _______________________________ (beautiful) than that dress.

10. Those green tomatoes are _________________ (sweet) than the red tomatoes

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E. Complete using comparative adjectives

1. Our house is _________________________ than theirs.

I'm_______________________________ than my brother.

3.

4. o
Tortoises live ______________________________ than cats.

Electrical goods are usually ____________________ in America than in Britain.

5. Electrical goods are usually ____________________ in Britain than in America.

6.

7.
0
Bob Dylan is a ___________________________ singer than George Michael.

I think studying mathematics is _____________________ than learning English.

8. Switzerland is much_______________________________ than Germany.

9.

10.
o
My brother is 30 and I am 25 - I am ___________________________ than him.

Oxford is quite near to London, but Liverpool is __________________________.

1. SUPERLATIVE ADJETIVE FORM

the funniest

You are the sweetest person the world

the most wonderful

the best

You have the nicest smile I’ve ever

the loveliest seen

Examples:

Michael is the oldest boy at the party.

That is the flimsiest excuse I’ve ever heard.

Katie wore the prettiest dress she owned.

Snow white was the fairest maiden of them all.

These are the thinnest pancakes I’ve ever made.

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