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ADJECTIVE (extra homework)

A. Put the adjective in bold from the first sentence into the second sentence in
its correct form (comparative or superlative).
Example: I have a fast car, but my friend has a ______ car.
I have a fast car, but my friend has a faster car.
1. This is a nice cat. It’s much __________ than my friend’s cat.
2. Emily is six years old. Tom is nine, so he is __________ than she is.
3. This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the
__________ exercise on the worksheet.
4. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the __________ hobby in the
world.
5. I am reading a good book, but father is reading an even __________one.
6. School is boring, but homework is __________ than school.
7. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is __________ than
skateboarding.
8. This magazine is cheap, but that one is __________.
9. We live in a small house, but my grandparents’ house is even __________ than
ours.
10. John is telling me a funny joke. This joke is the __________ joke ever.

B. Fill in the correct form of the adjectives in brackets:

1. My father is as_______________________ as his father. (strong)
2. She is______________________ than her sister. (pretty)
3. You are not as ______________________as your brother. (tall)
4. My house is _________________________than yours. (big)
5. That is the __________________________ (interesting) film I have seen.
6. Which university offers ______________________ courses? (good)
7. This clown is not as _____________________ as the other one. (funny)
8. He is the________________________ player in the team. (bad)
9. The second half of the play is ______________________ interesting. (little)
10. What is the _____________________ distance you can walk? (far)
11. In spring nature is ________________________ than in winter. (colourful)
12. This flower is _____________________than that one. (beautiful)
13. This is the _____________________ thing you can ever do. (interesting)
14. Non-smokers usually live _____________________than smokers. (long)
15. Which is the _____________________animal in the world? (dangerous)
16. A holiday by the sea is _________________than a holiday in the mountains.
(good)
17. It is strange but often a coke is _____________________than a beer.
(expensive)
18. Who is the _____________________ person on earth? (rich)
 19. The weather this summer is even _____________________than last summer.
(bad)
20. He is the _____________________student in our group. (clever)
21. Jane is ____________________ than Mary. (happy)
22. Lions are the ____________________ animals. (strong)
23. Paris is ____________________ than Rome. (romantic)
24. She has ____________________ friends than Tom. (few)
25. He is the ____________________ of my colleagues. (friendly).

C. Use as …….… as or not as ……….… as in the sentences below:

Example: Ben Nevis is __________ as Mont Blanc (not/high).
Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc.
1. The blue car is ____________________ the red car. (fast)
2. Peter is ____________________ Fred. (not/tall)
3. This house is ____________________ the other one. (not /big)
4. This copy is ____________________ the one you have. (bad)
5. Oliver is ____________________ Peter. (optimistic)
6. Today the weather is ____________________ yesterday. (not/sunny)
7. The tomato soup is ____________________ the mushroom soup. (delicious)
8. Grapefruit juice is ____________________ lemonade. (not/sweet)
9. Nick is ____________________ Kevin. (brave)
10. Silver is ____________________ gold. (not/heavy)