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Level: Teen/Adult Elementary-Pre Intermediate
Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives Part 1
1a Read the e-mail.

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Hi Kim!
I'm in Chicago now. We flew in from New York this morning. Chicago is smaller and
quieter than New York City, but it's bigger than I expected, and it's a lot busier too! I
think it's more beautiful than New York because you can see more, and the lake is
more impressive than the rivers in New York. It's the biggest lake I've ever seen. It's
like being by the ocean! Unfortunately, the weather here is a lot worse than in New
York. It's really windy, and freezing cold. The most famous food in Chicago is pizza, so
we went to a well-known restaurant for lunch. It was the best pizza I've ever eaten
much better than the one I make. I can't say the same for the hotel, though. It's the
worst we've been in so far. Anyway, this is definitely the coolest trip I've ever been on,
but it would be more interesting if you were here! We're flying back to London next
week, so we'll see you then. Lots of love, Kat
1b Read the e-mail again. Find the comparative forms of the adjectives and complete
the tables below. Complete the rule.
Adjective

Comparative

small
quiet
big

Complete the RULE

adjective + er + than
(for short adjectives=words with one
syllable)

busy
adjective + ____ + than
beautiful
impressive
bad
good

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(for longer adjectives = words with more

than one syllable)
Irregular comparison
_____ and bad do not follow the rule.

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1b Find the superlative forms of the following adjectives.

Adjective

Superlative

big

RULE
the + adjective +_____

cool
fun
famous

the + __________ adjective

bad
good

_____ and ____do not follow the rule.

1c True or False?
1 We use the comparative to show the differences between one person, thing or place
and another.
2 We compare by adding more to all adjectives.
3 We use the superlative to say that things are similar to each other.
4 We use the superlative to compare someone or something with a whole group.

2 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective
in parentheses plus any other necessary words.
1 Some people say that Maradona was the greatest football player in the world. (great)
2 This cake is ___________ the one you made last week. (good)
3 That was __________ movie I've ever seen! It was boring and silly. (bad)
4 Her first book was ____________ the second one. (interesting)
5 Who is ___________ singer in your country? (popular)
6 That was __________ mistake I have ever made. (silly)
7 My score on the math quiz was __________ Susan's. (bad)

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8 My hair looks _____ since I changed the conditioner I use. (healthy)

3 Look at the pictures. Choose an adjective from the box to complete the sentences.
old

difficult

romantic

good

tall

1 Empire State Building / Torre Mayor

__________________________________________
2 Torre Mayor / in Latin America
___________________________________________

3 Cindi / David
____________________________________________
4 Cindi / in her family
__________________________________________

5 Paris / London
__________________________________________
6 Paris / in the world
__________________________________________

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7 Dean / painter/ his daughter Mia.

__________________________________________
8 Dean / in the family
___________________________________________

9 Ice hockey / football

10 Icehockey and boxing / in the world

4 Write sentences which are true for you. Use the cues.
1 physics / hard / algebra Physics is harder than algebra. or Algebra is harder than
physics.
2 vegetables / French fries / good
3 X / good singer / in the world
4 X / exciting film / I've ever seen
5 running / lifting weights / tiring
6 watching TV/ using a computer/ entertaining
7 reality shows/soap operas/ boring
8 basements/ dark houses / scary
9 X color / good color /to wear to a cocktail party
10 going shopping/ visiting friends/good

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5 World Records. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Match the
sentences with the photos.

1 Windsor Castle is _____________ and ________ house in the world. It has 1,000
rooms and it is almost 1,000 years old. (old-big) Photo: A
2 A signed Fender Standard Series Stratocaster has become ___________ guitar in the
world. It was sold for 2.8 million dollars in Doha, Qatar. (expensive) Photo: _____
3 One of the worlds ______________ sports is cave diving. Divers succeed if they can
return alive! (dangerous) Photo: _____
4 Keep Austin Weird Fest & 5K is one of __________ festivals in the world. It celebrates
the weirdness in every person. (weird) Photo: _____
6 Compare yourself with your partner, friend or relative.
adjective

You

Name: _______________

old
tall
funny
artistic
optimistic
fast
patient

7 About your town

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1 The most popular/attractive landmark(s) in my town is/are

________________________________________________________________.
2 The best time of the year to visit my town is ___________________________.
3 (July/January) is the hottest/coldest month of the year. __________________.
4 The most popular celebration is _____________________________________.
5 The most popular sport is __________________________________________.

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ANSWER KEY
Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives Part 1 Level: Tenn/Adult Elementary/PreIntermediate
1b
Adjective

Comparative

small

smaller

quiet

quieter

big

bigger

busy

busier

beautiful

more beautiful

impressive

more impressive

bad

worse

good

better

Complete the RULE

adjective + er + than
(for short adjectives=words with one
syllable)

adjective + more + than

(for longer adjectives = words with more
than one syllable)
Irregular comparison
good and bad do not follow the rule.

1b Find the superlative forms of the following adjectives.

Adjective

Superlative

big

the biggest

cool

the coolest

fun

the funniest

famous

the most famous

bad

the worst

good

the best

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RULE
the + adjective +est

the + most + adjective

good and bad do not follow the rule.

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1c
1 True
2 False
3 False
4 True
2
2 better than
3 the worst
4 more interesting than
5 the most popular
6 the silliest
7 worse than
8 healthier
3
1 The Empire State is taller than the Torre Mayor.
2 Torre Mayor is the tallest in Latin America.
3 Cindy is older than David.
4 Cindy is the oldest in her family.
5 Paris is more romantic than London.
6 Paris is the most romantic city in the world.
7 Dean is a better painter than his daughter Mia.
8 Dean is the best painter in the family.
9 Ice- hockey is more difficult than football.
10 Ice- hockey is the most difficult sport in the world.
4
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5
1 the oldest/the biggest
2 the most expensive
3 most dangerous
4 the weirdest
6
per student
7
per student

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