Comparing people...

Compare the following people: Alice Homer years old 80 kilos 1.55 mt Bob is Homer is Alice is Bob is Homer is Alice is Homer is Homer is Bob is Alice is Alice has got Alice can run Alice draws Bob is Homer is a 9 years old Bob 28 years old 33 kilos 1.20 mt (YOUNG) than Homer. (OLD) than Alice. (SLIM) than Bob. (SHORT) than Homer. (FAT) than Bob. (SHORT) than Homer. (UGLY) than Alice. (SLOW) than Bob. (TIDY) than Homer. (BEAUTIFUL) than Bob. (LONG) hair than Bob. (GOOD) than Alice. (FAST) than Homer. (BAD) than Bob. (INTELLIGENT) than Homer. (INTERESTING) person than Bob. 55 kilos 1.50 mt 39

Homer can play the guitar

Now, compare the following people: Garfield 10years Sponge Bob 6 years old Harry 32 years old 75

kilos 0.57 mt

60 kilos 0.20 mt 1.90 mt

3 kilos

ex: Harry is older than Garfield. (OLD-YOUNG) Write ONE word per gap Garfield Sponge Bob Harry Garfield Garfield Sponge Bob's eyes Harry Garfield Bob Sponge Sponge Bob. (YOUNG-OLD) Harry. (FAT-SLIM) Sponge Bob. (SHORT-TALL) Harry. (SHORT-TALL) Harry. (FUNNY-BORING) Harry's. (SMALL-BIG) Garfield. (STRONG-WEAK) Harry. (BEAUTIFUL-HORRIBLE) at sports Garfield. (GOOD-BAD)

Fill in the correct form of the comparison

Gap-fill exercise

1. My sister is much (tall)

than me.

2. She is the (tall) person in our family. 3. My mother is 45, and my father is two years (old) than her. 4. English is (easy) than German. 5. China is the country with the (large) population. 6. (Many) language. people speak Chinese than any other

7. I think my English is getting (good) . 8. But I am afraid my pronunciation is getting (bad) . 9. Anne is the (intelligent) know - and the (nice) 10. You are (beautiful) . every day. person I

Exercise on Comparison of Adjectives

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative). 1. My house is (big)
bigger

than yours. than that one. book I have ever read. than smokers. animal in the world? than a holiday in the mountains. than a beer.

2. This flower is (beautiful) 3. This is the (interesting) 4. Non-smokers usually live (long) 5. Which is the (dangerous) 6. A holiday by the sea is (good)

7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) 8. Who is the (rich) woman on earth?

Short adjectives: adjective + est Examples: fast - the fastest, strong high Short adjectives ending in vowel + consonant: adjective + double consonant + est Examples: big - the biggest, hot Adjectives ending in -y: (y --> i) + est Examples: funny - the funniest, happy sunny Long adjectives: the most + adjective

fat -

Examples: beautiful - the most beautiful, expensive interesting Irregular adjectives: good --> the best bad --> the worst 9. 10. 11. 12. Complete the sentences using the superlative form of the adjective in brackets:
13. 14. car in the garage. (BAD)

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

LAURA GREEN AGE: 20 HEIGHT: 1.65cm WEIGHT: 54 Kg SALARY: 1000$

HANNA JONES AGE: 21 HEIGHT: 1.67cm WEIGHT: 50 Kg SALARY: 1200$

RACHEL TYLER AGE: 25 HEIGHT: 1.70cm WEIGHT: 55 Kg SALARY:2000$

1. Laura's hair is 2. Hanna is 3. Rachel earns 4. Greta is 5. Laura is 6. Rachel's eyes are 7. Greta looks 8. Greta's clothes are 9. Greta is 10. Hanna's salary is 11. Laura's salary is 12. Laura's salary is 13. Laura is 14. Rachel is

Hanna's, but Rachel's hair is of the girls.

Greta, but Laura is Greta. Laura, but Rachel is Greta, buy Hanna is

of the girls. . . . .

Greta's, but Hanna's eyes are Laura, but Hanna seems to be

Hanna's clothes, but Rachel's clothes are of the girls. .

Hanna, but Laura is

Rachel's, but Laura's salary is Hanna's. . Hanna, but Rachel is Hanna, but she is of the girls. Greta.

15. Hanna is

Laura, but Rachel is

Now, choose the correct answer: a) I think Hanna is .................. Laura. a best student a better student than best student b) I think that Greta ........................Rachel. isn't as attractive as is most attractive as is the most attractive c) In my opinion, Laura is ........................of the girls. the most clever the cleverest more clever than d) As I see it, Greta's job must be ................. the more difficult as difficult as the most difficult e) I think Hanna must be ........................the rest of the girls. funnier than the funniest more funny
Comparative and superlative forms

(made by Carmen Luisa) Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get information, bu Complete the sentences with either a comparative or a superlative. Use the word in parentheses. 1. She's 2. This is the than her husband. (young) case in the shop. (strong) than the old one. (funny)

3. This new TV programme is much

4. You're the 5. The traffic is 6. My office is 7. She's the 8. Ms Davies is a 9. These people are the 10. It's the 11. This is the 12. The train is

person here. (friendly) than it was last year. (noisy) than Helen's. (near) student in the group. (intelligent) teacher than Mr Andrews. (good) in the country. (poor)

programme on television. (boring) hotel in town. (cheap) than the bus. (expensive)