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5. Juggling is ___________________________
(difficult) as it looks. -
1 Write the comparative adjectives. 6. Bicycles are ______________________
(fast) motorcycles. -
1. funny - funnier
7. Surfing is _____________________
2. sad - ______________
(exciting) skateboarding. +
3. confused - ______________
4. entertaining - ______________

Write the superlative adjectives.

5. high - ______________
6. angry - ______________
7. successful - ______________
8. good - ______________ 4 Match the sentence halves.

1. It’s much colder in London

2 Complete the sentences. Use d
comparative or superlative adjectives. 2. Her hair is a __
3. New York City is a __
1. John’s the tallest in the class. (tall)
4. Taylor Swift is far more
2. They’re _______________________me.
__
(old)
5. Japan is a
3. Driving is ______________________flying.
__
(dangerous)
6. My marks are a bit __
4. This is ______________ day of my life.
(bad)
a. talented than I am.
5. English is ________________Chinese.
b. bit longer than mine.
(easy)
c. higher than his.
6. The Pacific Ocean is ______________in
d. than it is in Jamaica.
the world. (deep)
e. lot bigger than Munich.
7. His car was _____________________ ours.
f. bit further than China from Spain.
(expensive)

5 Write the adverb and its comparative

3 Complete the sentences with (not)
as…as.
1. I am as happy as (happy) you are. +
2. Dance is _____________________________
(challenging) acting. +
3. Drama films are _______________________
(expensive) sci-fi films. -
4. Jon is _____________(smart) as his
sister. +
form for each adjective.
1. careful  carefully  more carefully
2. happy  ____________  _____________
3. good  ____________  ____________
4. slow  ____________  ____________
5. kind  ____________  ____________
6. selfish  ____________  ____________
7. calm  ____________  ____________
8. bad  ____________  ____________

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6 Complete the text with the words ____________ than the time everybody
below. came to class without any materials.
5
So I raised my hand ____________ and
angrily | far | as | nervously 6
asked why she was screaming so
immediately | calmly | angrier |
loudly ____________. Then, suddenly she
7
stopped and ____________ told us that
Our teacher walked 1
angrily into the
she wasn’t angry at all! She was
room and 2____________ started to yell at
practising for a play she was in. Well, I
the class. Nobody knew why she was 8
can tell you that she can act
angry but we had never seen her as
____________ better than me!
angry 3 ____________ this. She was much 4

Answer Key
1. as happy as
2. as challenging as
1
3. not as expensive as
1. funnier 4. as smart as
2. sadder 5. not as difficult as
3. more confused 6. not as fast as
4. more entertaining 7. as exciting as
5. the highest
6. the angriest
4
7. the most successful
8. the best 1. d
2. b
3. e
2
4. a
1. the tallest 5. f
2. older than 6. c
3. more dangerous than
4. the worst
5
5. easier than
6. the deepest 1. carefully; more carefully
7. more expensive than 2. happily; more happily
3. well; better
4. slowly; more slowly
3
5. kindly; more kindly

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6. selfishly; more selfishly 2. immediately
7. calmly; more calmly 3. as
8. badly; worse/more badly 4. angrier
5. nervously
6. loudly
6
7. calmly
1. angrily 8. far

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