Comparatives and Superlatives Practice: Activity Type

TEACHER’S NOTES
ESL / EFL RESOURCES Comparatives and Superlatives Practice
Activity Type Overview

Reading, writing, This comparatives and superlatives lesson is ideal for teaching or
listening and speaking reviewing comparative and superlative adjectives and sentence
activity structure. The lesson contains a grammar review and exercise
based on comparative and superlative adjective forms as well
as an exercise about using comparatives and superlatives in
Language Focus questions. The students then go on to do a comparison activity.
Comparatives and Afterwards, students create a dialogue using the language from
superlatives the lesson, which they then present to the class.
Answer key
Aim
Exercise A and B - Answer key
To practice comparative good better best
and superlative adjective bad worse worst
forms and structures. fun more fun most fun
pretty prettier prettiest
easy easier easiest
Preparation big bigger biggest
Make one copy of the light lighter lightest
lesson for each student. heavy heavier heaviest
fast faster fastest
reliable more reliable most reliable
Level slow slower slowest
new newer newest
Elementary (A1-A2)
dry drier driest
happy happier happiest
old older oldest
Time
nice nicer nicest
60 minutes compact more compact most compact
tasty tastier tastiest
bitter more bitter most bitter
advanced more advanced most advanced
suitable more suitable most suitable
warm warmer warmest
Exercise C - Answer key
1. A: What is the most interesting place you've ever been to?
2. A: What is the tallest building you've ever been in?
3. A: Which is larger, the Sahara desert or the Gobi desert?
B: The Sahara desert is larger.
4. A: Who is more famous, Lady Gaga or Madonna?
5. A: Which country has a larger population, China or India?
B: China has a larger population.
6. A: Which fruit has a stronger smell, bananas or durians?
B: Durians have a stronger smell.
7. A: What is the biggest problem in the world today?
8. A: Which is higher, Mount Everest or K2?
B: Mount Everest is higher.
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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
Comparatives and Superlatives
Adjectives are used to describe nouns. If two nouns are being compared to one another, we use
comparative adjectives. When comparing three or more nouns, we use superlative adjectives.
Adjective form Comparative form Superlative form
Only one syllable, ending

in E. Add -st: widest, finest, cut-
Add -r: wider, finer, cuter
est
Examples: wide, fine, cute
Only one syllable, with one

vowel and one consonant at Double the consonant, and Double the consonant, and
the end. add -er: hotter, bigger, fat- add -est: hottest, biggest,
ter fattest
Examples: hot, big, fat
Only one syllable, with more

than one vowel
or more than one consonant Add -er: lighter, neater, Add -est: lightest, neatest,
at the end. faster fastest
Examples: light, neat, fast
Two syllables, ending in Y.

Change y to i, then add
Change y to i, then add -er:
-est: happiest, silliest, lone-
Examples: happy, silly, happier, sillier, lonelier
liest
lonely
Two syllables or more, not

Use more before the Use most before the
ending in Y.
adjective: more modern, adjective: most modern,
more interesting, more most interesting, most
Examples: modern,
beautiful beautiful
interesting, beautiful
A. These adjectives don't follow the rules above. What are their comparative and
superlative forms?
good
bad
fun

B. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
cheap cheaper cheapest
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
pretty
easy
big
light
heavy
fast
reliable
slow
new
dry
happy
old
nice
compact
tasty
bitter
advanced
suitable
warm

C. Complete the questions and answers with comparatives and superlatives.
1. A: What is the place you've ever been to? (interesting)
B: I've ever been to is .
2. A: What is building you've ever been in? (tall)
B: I've ever been in is .
3. A: Which is , the Sahara desert or the Gobi desert? (large)
B: The is .
4. A: Who is , Lady Gaga or Madonna? (famous)
B: is .
5. A: Which country has a population, China or India? (large)
B: has .
6. A: Which fruit has a smell, bananas or a durians? (strong)
B: have .
7. A: What is problem in the world today? (big)
B: The is .
8. A: Which is , Mount Everest or K2? (high)
B: is .

D. Which one do you prefer? Explain your answers using comparative sentences.
Which house would you choose and why?
A. B.
$300,000 $75,000
__________________________________________________________________________
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Which car is better and why?
A. B.
$50,000 $15,000
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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Which watch would you like to have and why?
A. B.
$400 $75
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

E. In pairs, use the prompts to write a conversation using comparatives and

superlatives.
Two friends are at the shopping mall. One friend is looking to buy a new phone.
A: sees two phones and asks for their friend’s opinion on the colour
B: says which colour they prefer and why
A: sees three more phones and asks which one is the best
B: says which one is the best and why
A: prefers another one because it looks good
B: agrees, but says that it is more expensive
A: ________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
B: ________________________________________________________________________
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A: ________________________________________________________________________
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B: ________________________________________________________________________
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A: ________________________________________________________________________
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B: ________________________________________________________________________
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A: ________________________________________________________________________
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B: ________________________________________________________________________
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F. Now, present your dialogue to the class.

Grammar Practice Worksheets ✎
Comparatives & Superlatives
Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives

Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.
example: big / bigger / biggest or important / more important / most important
Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative
1. tall 22. far
2. cheap 23. bad
3. expensive 24. fat
4. good 25. interesting
5. lazy 26. narrow
6. pretty 27. safe
7. beautiful 28. dangerous
8. difficult 29. messy
9. boring 30. handsome
10. shy 31. attractive
11. happy 32. delicious
12. short 33. useful
13. famous 34. easy
14. comfortable 35. lucky
15. ugly 36. quiet
16. warm 37. noisy
17. long 38. modern
18. intelligent 39. patient
19. wide 40. convenient
20. thick 41. accurate
21. smart
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The Comparative Form of Adjectives
Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the words listed below.
bad important crowded good high heavy convenient difficult

cheap expensive quiet easy thin healthy dangerous cold
1. In Canada, January is _________________________ than March.
2. I think that good health is ___________________________ than money.
3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much _________________________ than yours.
4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is ___________________________ than a bike.
5. You look _______________________ than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?
6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was ____________________________ than usual.
7. Mountains are __________________________ than hills.
8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was _______________________ than he had expected.
9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is _____________________________ than it was a few days ago.
10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are _____________________ than the small town where I live.
11. I don’t understand this lesson. It is ______________________________ than the last one we did.
12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a _____________________________ place.
13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a _____________________________ location.
14. Orange juice is __________________________ than Coke.
15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% _____________________ than they were
yesterday.
16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel ______________________ tomorrow.
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Comparatives Using as….as

Make your own comparisons using the words provided and the structure as…as.
Ex. My apartment/ large/ yours My apartment is as large as yours.

My car /expensive/ your car My car isn’t as expensive as your car.
1. biology/ interesting/ history ________________________________________________________________
2. train/ fast/ airplane _______________________________________________________________________
3. algebra/ difficult/ geometry _________________________________________________________________
4. Batman / popular/ Superman _______________________________________________________________
5. lemon/ sweet/ orange ______________________________________________________________________
6. morning/ warm/ afternoon __________________________________________________________________
7. robin / big/ eagle _________________________________________________________________________
8. my neighbor/ friendly/ yours ________________________________________________________________
9. tiger/ dangerous/ lion _____________________________________________________________________
10. bicycle/ expensive/ motorcycle _____________________________________________________________
11. house/ tall/ skyscraper ____________________________________________________________________
12. France/ beautiful/ Switzerland ______________________________________________________________
13. my old shoes/ comfortable/ new shoes _______________________________________________________
14. grammar/ difficult / spelling _______________________________________________________________
15. Beethoven/ famous / Mozart _______________________________________________________________
16. frozen yogurt/ fattening/ ice cream __________________________________________________________
17. Coke/ healthy/ fruit juice__________________________________________________________________
18. my apartment/ convenient/ yours ____________________________________________________________
19. big cities/ safe/ small towns ________________________________________________________________
20. New York hotels/ expensive/ Tokyo hotels ____________________________________________________
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The Superlative Form of Adjectives
Complete the following sentences with the correct superlative form of the words listed below.
funny high delicious easy cold boring lucky smart

dirty rich valuable bad large cheap long scary
1. Yesterday was _____________________ day of the year. I almost froze to death walking home from school!
2. That was ________________________________ movie I’ve ever seen. I almost walked out in the middle.
3. Please give me your recipe. That is _________________________________ cake I’ve ever eaten.
4. Jerry is _______________________________ student in our class. He gets the top grades in every course.
5. Bob told _______________________________________ story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing.
6. Whales are ____________________________________________ animals in the world.
7. The Nile is _________________________________________ river in the world.
8. Marie is ________________________________ person I know. She has won the lottery four times!
9. He is ________________________________ speaker I have ever heard. Half the audience fell asleep during
his speech.
10. Mount Everest is __________________________________ mountain in the world.
11. That is _________________________________ painting in the art gallery. It’s worth a million dollars.
12. Bill Gates is one of ________________________________________ men in the world.
13. I finished the exercise in five minutes. It was _______________________________ homework the teacher
has ever given us.
14. Arthur hates to clean. He has __________________________________ apartment I’ve ever seen.
15. My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be ___________________________________ restaurant in town.
16. I was afraid to turn off the lights last night. That was _____________________________________ show
I’ve ever watched.
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The Superlative Form of Adjectives
A) Write questions using the words provided and the superlative form of the adjective.
Ex. what/ big mistake/ ever made What is the biggest mistake you have ever made?
1. what /beautiful place to visit/ your country

________________________________________________________________________________________
2. who/ kind person/ you know
________________________________________________________________________________________
3. what/ good movie/ ever seen
________________________________________________________________________________________
4. what/ happy day/ in your life
________________________________________________________________________________________
5. what/ crazy thing/ ever done
________________________________________________________________________________________
6. what/ expensive thing/ ever bought
________________________________________________________________________________________
7. what/ good restaurant/ your city
________________________________________________________________________________________
8. what/ exciting place/ ever been
________________________________________________________________________________________
9. who/ interesting person/ ever met
________________________________________________________________________________________
B) Ask a classmate the questions you have written or write your own answers on
a separate piece of paper.
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Comparatives and Superlatives of Adverbs
A. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adverbs below.
Adverb Comparative Superlative

Ex. fast faster the fastest
1. hard ___________________ ___________________

2. carefully ___________________ ___________________
3. early ___________________ ___________________
4. quickly ___________________ ___________________
5. slowly ___________________ ___________________
6. beautifully ___________________ ___________________
7. well ___________________ ___________________
8. clearly ___________________ ___________________
9. late ___________________ ___________________
10. far ___________________ ___________________
11. badly ___________________ ___________________
12. fluently ___________________ ___________________
B. Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or superlative) of the adverb
provided.
1. I drive ____________________________________ (carefully) than my husband.

2. Angela works ______________________________ (hard) than I do, but our secretary works
________________________________ (hard) of all of us.
3. Anita sings _______________________________ (beautifully) of all the people in the choir.
4. Our teacher explains the lessons ____________________________ (clearly) than your teacher.
5. Robert arrived at the meeting ______________________________ (early) than Francis.
6. Ken arrived _________________________________ (early) of them all.
7. Teenagers usually drive ______________________________ (fast) than their parents.
8. My daughter cooks ______________________________(well) than I do, but my husband cooks
________________________________ (well) of all of us.
9. Rene speaks ______________________________ (fluently) of all the ESL students in the class.
10. The teacher arrived ____________________________(late) than the students.
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Comparatives and Superlatives – Adjectives and Adverbs
Make comparisons of the following. Use your own ideas. Write three sentences for each set, one using the
comparative structure with than, one using the comparative structure with as…as, and one using the
superlative. (Use at least one adverb in the exercise.)
Ex. watermelon/ grapefruit/ orange.

A grapefruit is bigger than an orange.
A grapefruit isn’t as big as a watermelon.
A watermelon is the biggest fruit of the three.
1. turtle/ rabbit/ fox __________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
2. feather/ book/ television _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. running shoes/ bedroom slippers/ high heeled shoes _______________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. bicycle/ motorcycle/ car _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. teacher/ doctor/ lawyer ______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
6. egg/ pancake/ donut _________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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Comparatives and Superlatives – Adjectives and Adverbs
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adverb, comparative or
superlative of the words provided.
1. This is ___________________________ (fancy) dress I own.
2. In my opinion, a deer moves ____________________ (graceful) of all the animals.
3. The politician spoke ________________ (loud) than was necessary.
4. When we travel, my suitcase is always _______________ (heavy) than my husband’s.
5. January is _____________________ (cold) month of the year.
6. Mrs. Pedrido speaks _______________________(fluent) than her husband, but her daughter speaks
_______________________ (fluent) of the whole family.
7. December 21 is the ________________(short) day of the year. It is ______________ (short) than any other.
8. Andrew is __________________ (fast) runner on the team.
9. This apartment is __________________(convenient) of all the apartments I have seen.
10. Annie usually gets up ________________(early) than her sister.
11. Max finished the homework _________________ (fast) than anyone else in the class.
12. A turtle moves _____________________(slow) than a rabbit.
13. Bonnie works ___________________(hard) of all the employees in the office.
14. This book is _____________________ (interesting) than the one I read last week.
15. Daniel drives ____________________________ (careful) than his father.
16. Judy goes to the library ____________________ (often) than I do.
17. That gold necklace is ____________________(expensive) one in the whole store.
18. This is _____________________ (bad) movie I have ever seen.
19. Shaun sings even __________________(beautiful) than her mother, who is a famous opera star. In fact, she
has ___________________ (beautiful) voice I’ve ever heard.
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Answers
Page 1.
1 See page 13
Page 2.
1. colder 2. more important 3. heavier 4. more expensive 5. thinner 6. more crowded 7. higher 8. easier 9. worse 10. more
dangerous 11. more difficult 12. quieter 13. more convenient 14. healthier 15. cheaper 16. better
Page 3.
1. Biology is/isn’t as interesting as history 2. A train isn’t as fast as a plane 3. Algebra is/isn’t as difficult as geometry. 4. Batman is/isn’t as
popular as Superman. 5. A lemon isn’t as sweet as an orange. 6. The morning isn’t as warm as the afternoon. 7. A robin isn’t as big as an
eagle. 8. My neighbor is/isn’t as friendly as yours. 9. A tiger is as dangerous as a lion. 10. A bicycle isn’t as expensive as a motorcycle.
11. A house isn’t as tall as a skyscraper. 12. France is/isn’t as beautiful as Switzerland. 13. My old shoes are/aren’t as comfortable as my
new shoes. 14. Grammar is/isn’t as difficult as spelling. 15. Beethoven is as famous as Mozart. 16. Frozen yogurt is/isn’t as fattening as
ice-cream. 17. Coke isn’t as health as fruit juice. 18. My apartment is/isn’t as convenient as yours. 19. Big cities are/aren’t as safe as
small towns. New York hotels are/aren’t as expensive as Tokyo hotels.
Page 4.
1. the coldest 2. the worst 3. the most delicious 4. the smartest 5. the funniest 6. the largest 7. the longest 8. the luckiest 9.
the most boring 10. the highest 11. the most valuable 12. the richest 13. the easiest 14. the dirtiest 15. the cheapest 16. the
scariest
Page 5.
1. What is the most beautiful place to visit in your country? 2. Who is the kindest person you know? 3. What is the best movie you’ve ever
seen? 4. What was the happiest day of your life? 5. What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done? 6. What is the most expensive thing you’ve
ever bought? 7. What is the best restaurant in your city? 8. What is the most exciting place you’ve ever been? 9. Who is the most interesting
person you’ve ever met?
Page 6.
A. 1. harder / the hardest 2. more carefully / the most carefully 3. earlier / the earliest 4. more quickly / most quickly 5. more slowly /
most slowly 6. more beautifully / most beautifully 7. better / best 8. more clearly / most clearly 9. later / latest 10. further / furthest
11. worse / worst 12. more fluently / most fluently
B. 1. more carefully 2. harder / the hardest 3. the most beautifully 4. more clearly 5. earlier 6. the earliest 7. faster 8. better / the
best 9. the most 10. later
Page 8.
1. the fanciest 2. the most gracefully 3. louder 4. heavier 5. the coldest 6. more fluently / the most fluently 7. shortest / shorter 8.
the fastest 9. the most convenient 10. earlier 11. faster 12. slower 13. the hardest 14. the most interesting 15. more carefully
16. more often 17. the most expensive 18. the worst 19. more beautifully / the most beautiful
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Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives
Answers
Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative
1. tall taller the tallest 22. far farther the farthest
2. cheap cheaper the cheapest 23. bad worse the worst
3. expensive more expensive the most expensive 24. fat fatter the fattest
4. good better the best 25. interesting more interesting the most interesting
5. lazy lazier the laziest 26. narrow narrower the narrowest
6. pretty prettier the prettiest 27. safe safer the safest
7. beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful 28. dangerous more dangerous the most dangerous
8. difficult more difficult the most difficult 29. messy messier the messiest
9. boring more boring the most boring 30. handsome more handsome the most handsome
10. shy shyer the shyest 31. attractive more attractive the most attractive
11. happy happier the happiest 32. delicious more delicious the most delicious
12. short shorter the shortest 33. useful more useful the most useful
13. famous more famous the most famous 34. easy easier the easiest
14. comfortable more comfortable the most comfortable 35. lucky luckier the luckiest
15. ugly uglier the ugliest 36. quiet quieter the quietest
16. warm warmer the warmest 37. noisy noisier the noisiest
17. long longer the longest 38. modern more modern the most modern
18. intelligent more intelligent the most intelligent 39. patient more patient the most patient
19. wide wider the widest 40. convenient more convenient the most convenient
20. thick thicker the thickest 41. accurate more accurate the most accurate
21. smart smarter the smartest
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adjectives: comparative and superlative

1. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives:
Adjective Comparative Superlative

long longer than the longest
fast faster than
pretty the prettiest
beautiful more beautiful than
ugly uglier than
thin the thinnest
fashionable more fashionable than
2. Write the comparative:

a. old older f. good
b. strong g. large
c. happy h. serious
d. modern i. pretty
e. important j. bad
3. Complete the sentences with a superlative:
a. This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town.
b. It was a very happy day. It was of my life.
c. It’s a very good film. It’s I’ve seen.
d. It was a very bad mistake. It was in my life.
e. It was a very cold day. It was of the year.
f. She’s a popular singer. She’s in the country.
g. He’s a very boring person. He’s I know.
h. This house is very big. It is I’ve lived in.
i. My cousin is very tall. He is I have.
j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is I know.
4. Choose the correct answer:
a. Tom’s car is as big as / the biggest his friend’s.
b. Who is shorter than / the shortest person in your family?
c. Who is more independent than / the most independent person you know?
d. These sofas are more comfortable than / the most comfortable ours.
e. My brother is taller than / the tallest in the class.
f. Is Jason’s dog older than / the oldest yours?
g. Who is the best / better than singer in the world?
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h. We are younger than / the youngest the rest of the class.

i. My hair is the straightest / straighter than your hair.
j. He is more popular / the most popular singer in the world.
5. Write the sentences in the correct order:
a. taller / than / Gary / Rick / is.
Gary is taller than Rick.
b. trousers / John / got / has / new / light.
c. Mary / clothes / likes / bigger
d. an / expensive / Rick / wearing / coat / is
e. the / Carol / has / scarf / got / shortest
f. the / student / he / tallest / is
g. actress / Mary / the / was / popular / most
h. He / the / was / footballer / best
i. plays / than / better / you / Mary
j. father / is / your / than / stronger / mine
6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets:
a. Carol is as good (good) as you at sport.
b. We like wearing the (late) fashion.
c. These trousers are ____________________ (comfortable) than those jeans.
d. She is ______________________ (happy) now than he was last year.
e. You are the ________________________ (pretty) girl in class.
f. My grandma is _______________________ (old) than my grandpa.
g. The red dress is the ______________________ (attractive) in the shop.
h. I always tell the _______________________ (fun) jokes.
i. Your hair is ____________________ (curly) than my hair.
j. My hair is ______________________ (short) than yours.
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Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative

form of the adjectives in brackets.
1.- My sister is _____________ my brother. (intelligent)

2.- The blue whale is ____________ animal. (big)
3.- Iceland is ___________ Spain (cold)
4.- This is ___________ book I’ve ever read. (good)
5.- My neighbour is _________ person I know (lucky)
6.- Friday is the __________ day of the week. (busy)
7.- These trainers are much ____________ those. (cheap)
8.- Frank works __________ most people. (hard)
9.- I’m __________ at English than you. (good)
10.- Today has been _________ day of the year. (hot)
11.- This is __________ CD I’ve ever listened. (bad)
12.- English is __________ Japanese. (easy)
13.- Which mountain is ___________ in the world. (high)
14.- John is _________ his brother. (clever)
15.- English is _________ Latin. (useful)
16.- What is ___________ word in English? (common)
17.- The Nile is ___________ river in the world. (long)
18.- This is my __________ brother. Mary is their
_________ daughter (old, old)
19.- That skyscraper is one of __________ buildings in the
city. (tall)
20.- The first exercise was easy but this one is ________.
(difficult)
21.- Our journey took __________ we expected. (long)
22.- Charles is __________ student in the school. (noisy)
23.- Madrid’s population is _________ Santander’s (large)
24.- Nothing makes me _________ waiting on the phone. (angry)
25.- Five years ago I was _________ I am now, and I had ________
hair. (fat, log)
26.- This car uses ___________ petrol. It’s __________ economical.
(much, little)
27.- Spanish is ___________ difficult to learn than Chinese. (little)
28.- It’s _____________ hotel in Santander (expensive)
29.- How much __________ are we going? (far)
30.- I haven’t got many CDs. You’ve got __________ I have. (many)
31.- Everyone has heard of Real Madrid. They are probably
__________ team in the world. (famous)
32.- The cheetah is ___________ animal in the world.
(fast)
33.- Barcelona’s stadium is new. It’s ___________
stadium in Europe. (modern)
KEY
1.- MORE INTELLIGENT THAN

2.- THE BIGGEST
3.- COLDER THAN
4.- THE BEST
5.- THE LUCKIEST
6.- THE BUSIEST
7.- CHEAPER THAN
8.- HARDER THAN
9.- BETTER
10.- THE HOTTEST
11.- THE WORST
12.- EASIER THAN
13.- THE HIGHEST
14.- CLEVERER THAN
15.- MORE USEFUL
16.- THE MOST COMMON / THE COMMONEST
17.- THE LONGEST
18.- ELDER / THE ELDEST
19.- THE TALLEST
20.- MORE DIFFICULT
21.- LONGER
22.- THE NOISIEST
23.- LARGER THAN
24.- ANGRIER THAN
25.- FATTER THAN / LONGER
26.- THE MOST / THE LEAST
27.- LESS
28.- THE MOST EXPENSIVE
29.- FURTHER
30.- MORE THAN
31.- THE MOST FAMOUS
32.- THE FASTEST
33.- THE MOST MODERN
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Reported Speech
1. Your teacher has given you these orders. Rewrite them in reported speech.
1. You must do your homework every day!

2. Could you please bring your textbooks to school every day?
3. You mustn´t eat in class!
4. Please, don´t be late for school.
5. Can you give this letter to your parents, please?
6. You must be quiet in class!.
7. Don´t run in the corridors!
8. Study for the exam next week!
2. Rewrite these questions in reported speech.
1. “Have you been to England before?” she asked me.

2. “Are you going to visit the cathedral?” she wanted to know.
3. “How old are you?” he asked me.
4. “How long are you going to stay in this village?” the barman asked us.
5. “When did you arrive?” the receptionist asked him.
3. Rewrite these statements in reported speech starting as shown.
1. “We liked Paris very much”. The American couple said …

2. “Can you do me a favour tonight?”. Jim asked me ….
3. “I can´t go to your birthday party next Saturday”. Sylvia told us…
4. “It will probably snow later today”. The weather forecast said that …
5. “My husband hasn´t booked the hotel yet”. Mrs Taylor said that…
4. Write in reported speech.
1.She said “I´ve found my keys!”

2.They asked me “Did you see Tom at the cinema last night?”
3. He asked me “Do you know where the post office is?”
4. “Her parents are getting married next Friday” she assured us.
5. The news said “There has been a big earthquake in Japan”.
6. “Stop making so much noise!” the mother said to the children.
7. “Pam visited us yesterday” Pete said.
8. I told them “I was late for work this morning”.
9. The criminal confessed “Yes, I lied to the police”.
10. Their friends told them “We are going to be a bit late next Monday”.
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1. Your teacher has given you these orders. Rewrite them in reported speech.
1. He/she told me to do my homework every day.

2. ……………….. to bring my textbooks to school every day.
3. ……………….. not to eat in class.
4. ……………….. not to be late for school.
5. ……………….. to give that letter to my parents.
6. ……………….. to be quiet in class.
7. ……………….. not to run in the corridors.
8. ……………….. to study for the exam the following week.
2. Rewrite these questions in reported speech.
1. She asked me if I had been to England before. .

2. She wanted to know if I was / we were going to visit the cathedral..
3. He asked me how old I was.
4. The barman asked us how long we were going to stay in that village.
5. The receptionist asked him when he had arrived.
3. Rewrite these statements in reported speech starting as shown.
1. The American couple said that they had liked Paris very much.
2. Jim asked me if I could do him a favour that night.
3. Sylvia told us that she couldn´t go/come to our birthday party the following Saturday.
4. The weather forecast said that it would probably rain later that day.
5. Mrs Taylor said that her husband hadn´t booked the hotel yet.
4. Write in reported speech.
1. She said that she had found her keys.

2.They asked me if I had seen Tom at the cinema the night before / the previous night.
3. He asked me if I knew where the post office was.
4. She assured us that her parents were getting married the following Friday.
5. The news said that there had been a big earthquake in Japan.
6. The mother said to the children to stop making so much noise.
7. Pete said that Pam had visited them the day before / the previous day.
8. I told them that I had been late for work that morning.
9. The criminal confessed that he had lied to the police.
10. Their friends told them that they were going to be a bit late the following Monday.
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Comparatives and superlatives
Watch the grammar video here:

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-videos/kittys-science-test
1. What’s the order?

Watch the video and put the words in order.
whale Hero bigger shorter shark lazier
lighter elephant gorilla the biggest heavier cleverer
2. Match them up!

Read the sentences and match them to the picture.
a. An elephant is bigger than a shark.
b. Max is shorter than a gorilla.
c. The blue whale is the heaviest animal in the world.
d. Hero is the smallest animal in the video.
a
3. Fill it in!
Write the missing words in the sentences. Use comparatives (-er than) and
superlatives (the –est) like in exercise 2.
a. A whale is __ heavier than___ a shark. heavy
b. The Amazon river is ___________________ the Mississippi. long
c. A chimpanzee is ___________________ a sheep. clever
d. A butterfly is ___________________ a hippo. light
e. The Nile is ___________________ river. It’s 6,690km long! long
f. Mount Everest is ___________________ mountain. It’s 8,848m high! high
g. The koala is ___________________ animal. It sleeps 22 hours a day! lazy
h. The elephant is __________________ land animal. It’s 4m tall and weighs 6,000kg! big
4. Play a game!
Play a game with a partner. Ask a friend, a classmate, or someone in your family.
1. Think of an animal. Describe it using comparatives and superlatives. For example: “It’s faster than
a zebra, taller than an elephant, and it’s got the longest neck in Africa.”
2. Your partner must guess the animal. For example: “Is it the giraffe?” They can guess 3 times.
3. If your partner is correct the first time, they get 3 points. If they are correct the second time, they
get 2 points. If they are correct the third time, they get 1 point. Put the points in the boxes below.
4. Swap! Now your partner describes an animal and you guess!
You Your partner

Comparatives and superlatives – ANSWERS
1. Read and find.

Find the comparative and superlative adjectives and write them in the boxes.
This is my family. I am taller than my brother and sister but my

dad is the tallest. My mum is a vet and my dad is a teacher. I
think being a vet is more interesting than being a teacher
because you work with animals. I want to be an astronaut – I
think this is the most interesting job! Being a vet is easier
than being a teacher though, because teachers have to correct
lots of homework. My job is the easiest – I’m a student!
taller the tallest more interesting
the most interesting easier the easiest
We can use comparatives and superlatives to compare things

and to say which thing is top in a group.
one syllable: tall – taller – the tallest
two syllables with ‘y’: easy – easier – the easiest
two or more syllables: interesting – more interesting – the most interesting
Be careful! good – better – the best / bad – worse – the worst
2. Where does it go?

Write the adjectives in the correct group. Can you write the comparative and
superlative form too?
short intelligent heavy fast
big lazy dangerous happy
one syllable two syllables with ‘y’ two or more syllables
short, shorter, the shortest heavy, heavier, the heaviest intelligent, more intelligent, the
most intelligent
lazy, lazier, the laziest
fast, faster, the fastest
dangerous, more dangerous,
happy, happier, the happiest
big, bigger, the biggest the most dangerous
3. What’s the order?
Write sentences about the animals using comparatives and superlatives.
a. fast: mouse / cheetah / cat

_The cat is faster than the mouse but the cheetah is the fastest.____
b. intelligent: dolphin / dog / chimpanzee
_The dolphin is more intelligent than the dog but the chimpanzee is the most intelligent.____
c. short: giraffe / horse / penguin
_The horse is shorter than the giraffe but the penguin is the shortest.___________________
d. heavy: hippo / elephant / blue whale

_The elephant is heavier than the hippo but the blue whale is the heaviest.______________
e. dangerous: shark / mosquito / rabbit
_The shark is more dangerous than the rabbit but the mosquito is the most dangerous.____
f. lazy: koala / cat / dog
_The cat is lazier than the dog but the koala is the laziest.___________________________
4. Write and draw!

Children write about their family like in exercise 1 using comparatives and
superlatives, and draw a picture.

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