COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES?

1- Choose the correct words in parenthesis to complete each sentence. Write the words on the line.

1. This is the ________________ chicken I've ever eaten. (more delicious, most delicious)

2. Football is the ___________________________ sport of all. (more exciting, most exciting)

3. The weather is ________________ today than yesterday. (more beautiful, most beautiful)

4. Penny is _______________________ than her sister. (more excited, most excited)

5. That's the __________________ spelling word we have been assigned this week. (more difficult, most difficult)

6. Basketball is a ______________________ sport than fishing. (more physical, most physical)

7. Winter is the ________________________ season of all. (more wonderful, most wonderful)

8. Bobby is a _________________________ child than Jimmy. (more well-behaved, most well-behaved)

2- Choose the correct adjective in parenthesis to complete each sentence. Write the adjective on the line.

1. Martin is ________________ than Marcia. (old, older, oldest)

2. That is a very ________________ car. (small, smaller, smallest)

3. Mount Everest is the ________________ mountain in the world. (high, higher, highest)

4. This is the ________________ blanket in the house. (warm, warmer, warmest)

5. Maria is ________________ than Jan right now. (happy, happier, happiest)

6. That was the ________________ hot fudge sundae I've ever eaten. (big, bigger, biggest)

7. Katrina ran even ________________ than I did. (fast, faster, fastest)

8. January is the ________________ month of the year. (cold, colder, coldest)

9. That is a very ________________ fishing pole. (long, longer, longest)

10. Mr. Jones is the ________________ teacher in the school. (nice, nicer, nicest)

3- Complete using the correct comparative or superlative.

1) Canada is __________ than China but Russia is the ____________ country. a) big b) bigger c) biggest

2) Monkeys are ____________ but ants are ____________. a) small b) smaller c) smallest

3) Giraffes are the __________ land animal. a) tall b) taller c) tallest

4) Boys usually have ___________ hair than girls. a) short b) shorter c) shortest

5) Lamps are ___________ but the sun is ____________. a) bright b) brighter c) brightest

6) Mars is _________ from Earth but Neptune is ___________. a) far b) farther c) farthest

7) Emma is ___________ but Stephen is ____________. a) happy b) happier c) happiest

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4. Complete with the comparative or the superlative.

a. Jeans are ................................................... than trousers. (casual)

b. Dresses are the ....................................................... clothes for girls this season. (fashionable)
c. Trainers are sometimes ...................................................... than leather boots. (cheap)
d. Peter’s jacket is the ......................................... (bad) and the ..................................... (old).
e. This year colours are .......................................................... than last year. (bright)
f. Men suits are the ............................................................... this winter. (expensive)
g. My skirt is ...................................... than Katy’s, but Sue’s skirt is the ..................................... (long)
h. This year Sam’s designs are ............................................ than last year. (good)

5. Complete with comparative or superlative adjectives

1. Sara is ______________________ than Aidan. (short)

2. Sean is the _______________________________ .(tall)
3. Aidan is ______________________________ than Sean. (elegant)
4. Sara’s hair is ______________________ than Sean’s. (fair)
5. Sean’s hair is the _______________________________ (beautiful)
Sara Sean Aidan
6. Aidan is _________________________________ Sara (old)
(14) (24) (16)
7. Sean is the ____________________________(old)
8. Aidan’s hair is ______________________ than Sean’s. (long)
9. Sara is ________________________ student than Aidan. (good)
10. Sean is the ____________________________ student. (bad)

4. Complete with the correct comparative or superlatives form of the adjectives.

1. Life in the country is ................................. than city life (slow). The city's much ............................. than the country
(fast). In fact, life in the city centre is the ............................................................... (stressful)
2. London is one the ............................................................... cities in the world. (expensive)
3. A_ New York is ............................................. than London. (safe)
B_ No, it isn't. New York is much .......................................................... than London. (dangerous)
4. The ......................................... way to travel in Rome is on foot. (good)
5. A_ Paris is ...................................... than Madrid. (big)
B_ No, it isn't! It's much ..............................................(small) than Madrid.
6 . People in Africa are ............................................ than people in Argentina.(poor)
7. Chat rooms aren’t the ............................................. way of meeting people. (good)
8. Meeting people on the internet is the..................................................... thing to do. (dangerous)
9. A_ Madrid is ............................................................... than Rome. (expensive)
B_ No, it isn't. Madrid is much ....................................... than Rome. (cheap)
10. The buildings in New York are ................................................. than the ones in Rome. (modern)

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11. The underground in the ................................. way to travel round London. (good)
12. The Underground in London is ............................................ than the Metro in Paris. (good)
13. The Underground in Buenos Aires is much ................................ than any other metro. (bad)
14. William Shakespeare is the ..................................................................... writer in England. (famous)
15. Big Brother is the ................................................. TV programme ever! (bad)
16. Planes are .................................. and .................................. than cars. (safe) (fast)
17. Travelling by plane is the ........................................................... way to travel. (expensive)
18. Schools in America are ................................................... than schools here. (big)
1. There are 10 houses on our street. Our house is the ___________________________ one. (big)
2. My brother sings better than I do, but I play guitar _________________________ than he does.(good)
3. This is _________________________ song I have ever heard!(good)
4. Tom is __________________________ than I am.(strong)
5. Out of all the students in our class, I am __________________________. (short)
6. Everyone says that my sister is _____________________________________ than I am.(good looking)
7. She is ___________________________________________ girl in our school. (good looking)
8. This is boring. Let's do something _____________________________. (interesting)
9. This isn't ________________________________ book I have ever read. (interesting)
10. Your apartment is ____________________________________ than mine. (clean)
11. My brother has a _________________________room than me. (tidy)
12. Australia is ________________________than England. (big)
13. I'm __________________________now than yesterday. (good)
14. She's got __________________________________money than you, but she doesn't care. (little)
15. He thinks Chinese is ______________________________ language in the world. (difficult)
16. Valencia played _________________________ than Real Madrid yesterday. (bad)
17. Cats are not _________________________________ dogs. (intelligent)
18. Show me _______________________________ (good) restaurant downtown.
19. ______________________________________desert of all is the Sahara and it's in Africa. (hot)
20. Who is ___________________________________ person in your family? (talkative)

5. Write comparative and superlative sentences. Include comparative of equality and inferiority.
Use the following adjectives: sweet- sour- cheap- expensive- healthy- fattening- good-bad- delicious

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