Comparison of the adjectives

1. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

bigger

1. My house is (big)

than yours.

2. This flower is (beautiful)

than that one.

3. This is the (interesting)

book I have ever read.

4. Non-smokers usually live (long)

than smokers.

5. Which is the (dangerous)

animal in the world?

6. A holiday by the sea is (good)

than a holiday in the mountains.

7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive)

8. Who is the (rich)

than a beer.

woman on earth?

9. The weather this summer is even (bad)

10. He was the (clever)

than last summer.

thief of all.

11. Apples are

than chips. (healthy)

12. Elephants are

(big) than bears.

13. Gold is

than silver. (expensive)

14. Bikes are

than cars. (slow)

15. I am

at English than my brother .(good)

16. My friend is
17. Sandy is

than me. (tall)

than Tamara. (thin)

18. My father is

than Tom's father. (strong)

19. "Harry Potter "books are

20. The tiger is

than "The Book of the Jungle". (interesting)

than a fox .(heavy)

21. The weather is

than yesterday . (hot)

22. The girls are

than the boys. (happy)

23. Berta is

than Debby.(beautiful)

24. French is

than English. (difficult)

25. Tina is 5 years old. Sandra is 10 years old. Sandra is

26. Russia is
27. I am

than Tina.(old)

than France. (large)

at math than my best friend (bad)

28. Love is
29. His car is
30. The first movie is

than money.(important)
than mine. (cheap)
than the second. I don't recommend it. (boring)

2.Complete the chart:

( 1 thing 2 things more things)
Example:
cheap -

short - shorter - the shortest

careful- more careful-

good -

famous-

funny-

- the funniest

difficult-

nice - nicer
bad -

- the worst

smart -

popularlazy-

- the most popular

- lazier

hot-

hungry- hungrier -

intelligent-

fat -

-the fattest

exciting-

big -

easy-

-the most intelligent

more exciting

3.Choose:
1. Which girl is ________? Dana or
Karen?
young

more long
longer
long
4. February is ______ than April.

the youngest

short

younger

the shortest

more young
2. Tomer is _________ boy in the class.
the strongest
stronger
strong
the most strong
3. The China Wall is _____ wall in the
world.
the longest

shorter
most short
5. I am ______ at music than my old
sister.
good
better
goodest
the best

6. Ice hockey is __________ sport in

Canada.

12.Indian cooking has some of

________dishes in the world.

popular

hot

the most popular

the hottest

more popular

hotter

populariest
7. Amalia is ___________ girl in the
class.

hottest
13.That is ____________ song this band
has.

the cleverest

the most beautiful

clever

more beautiful

cleverer

bautifulest

more clever
8. Swimming is ______________ than
running.

beautiful
14. Cities are ____________ than
villages

exciting

busier

more exciting

busy

excited

the busiest

the most exciting

9. Traveling by plane is________ than
traveling by ship.
fastest
fast
faster
more fastest
10. Jerusalem is _________ city in
Israel.

most busy
15. Bill Gates is one of ___________
people in the world.
the rich
richer
rich
the richest
16. Rita is __________ than the other
students in class.

the biggest

hardworking

big

the most hardworking

bigger

more hardworking

biggest
11. The weather this week is _________
than last week.

hardworkinger
17. Garfield is ___________ than
Nemo.

bader

the funniest

bad

more funny

the worst

funnier

worse

funny

18. German is __________ than

English.
the most difficult
difficulter
difficult
more difficult
19. Your new car is _______ than my old
car.
the cheapest

cheaper
more cheaper
most cheapest
20 .New York is ________ city in USA.
crowded
the most crowded
more crowded
crowder

Stephan, please read the charts I gave you before you start to solve the exercises.
Try to translate the sentences and see if they make sense.
Dont erase your mistakes, cut them!
Please, try to find the unknown words in the dictionary
Read the text about the Halloween out loud once more. I want you to get used to long
sentences. Try to breathe when you find a coma or a full stop.
Stefanut, te rog sa citesti fisele ce ti le-am dat, inainte sa te apuci sa rezolvi exercitiile.
Incearca sa traduci propozitiile sa vezi daca au sens.
Nu sterge greselile, taie-le!
Te rog, incearca sa gasesti cuvintele necunoscute in dictionary.
Citeste textul despre Halloween cu voce tare inca o data.Vreau sa te obisnuiesti cu
frazele.Incearca sa respiri atunci cand intalnesti o virgule sau un punct.
La ex 1, trebuie sa pui in patratele adjectivul correct. Daca nu au loc in patratele poti sa il
pui in continuarea propozitiei.
La ex 2 te iei dupa exemplul dat la inceput.Ti-am pus inclinat 1thing-2 things-more
things asta inseamna ca atunci cand este vorba de un singur lucru folosesti prima forma
(short) cand este vorba de 2, adica o comparatie folosesti a2a forma (shorter) iar atunci
cand este vorba despre mai multe lucruri si incerci sa scoti in evidenta un singur lucru din
mai multe folosesti forma3 (shortest)
La ex3, la fel ca in exemplu, trebuie sa alegi una din variante.Vreau sa fii foarte atent, si
daca nu esti sigur te mai uiti pe fisa.