THE COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES

1. Complete the table with the comparative and superlative form of each adjective:
adjective
1. lazy
2. boring
3. bad
4. old
5. interesting
6. much
7. big
8. nice

comparative
lazier
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superlative
the laziest
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2. Make comparative sentences with the words given.

e.g.
A Ferari / fast / Fiat
A Ferari is faster than a Fiat.
1. Thailand / hot / Norway.
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2. Running / cheap / skiing.
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3. The film / bad / the book.
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4. The Amazon / long / Thames.
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5. Dancing / exciting / watching TV.
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6. Cities / noisy / the country.
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7. Speaking / important / grammar.
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3. Rewrite the sentences. Use (not) as as:

1.
Planes are faster than cars.
Cars arent as fast as planes.
2.James is more hard working than Donna.
Dona ____________________________________ James.
3.Jack is taller than Nadia.
Nadia ____________________________________ Jack.
4.English is easier than Russian.
Russian _____________________________________ English.
5.They say Formula 1 racing is very dangerous.
Is Formula 1 racing ____________________________________ they say?
6.New York is bigger than Rome.
Rome ________________________________________ New York.

4. Complete each sentence with either the comparative or the superlative form of the adjective

September is colder (cold) than August.

Your dog is ________________________________ (intelligent) than Sandras.
David is ____________________________________ (nice) student of all.
Eating at home ________________________________ (healthy) than eating in a snack bar.
Which is _______________________________________ (small) country in the world?
Alexs sister is much _______________________________ (thin) than mine.
Doris reads ______________________ (many) books than Peter but Frank reads
____________________(many).
8. Which is _____________________________________(dangerous), drinking alcohol or smoking ciga
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

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5. Correct the mistakes:

Sarah is the most pretty girl in the class.
Sarah is the prettiest girl in the class.

2. Greece is hottest than England.

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3. A caf is cheaper of a restaurant.
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4. This is the more interesting painting.
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5. Are you sure this medicine is gooder than the other one?
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6. Is Bangkok more dirty or cleaner than New Delhi?
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6. Choose the correct answer

e.g.:
Sugar has more calories .. chocolate.
a) that b) of c) than
1. Wales is the .. country in Britain.
A) small B) smaller
C) smallest

4. French cooking is . Best in the world.

A) more
B) most C) the

2. The . Famous tourist attraction in London is

Buckingham Palace.
A) most B) more C) best

5. Living in the centre is . better than living in the

suburbs.
A) more B) much C) most

3. The Metropolis Hotel is comfortable than The Regent. 6. My brother is the person in the family.
A) more B) most
C) much
A) young B) younger C) youngest

7. Choose three famous people or three people that you know and compare them using some of the
following words:
smart
pretty

thin
strange

long
big

friendly
colorful

old
look

fair

smile

fat

dark
mouth

small
nose

hair