COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Adjective Comparative Superlative

1 2
healthy the healthiest
3
cheap the cheapest
4 5
further
6
lazy lazier
7
good the best
8 9
beautiful
10 11
worse
12
useful the most useful

Complete the article with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.

There’s a new 0 greener (green) way of camping that’s becoming popular. For those of you who enjoy camping,
but want the experience to be a bit 1________________ (easy) and 2 ________________ (comfortable), there’s
Glamping! It’s glamorous camping in an eco-friendly way. Glamping is 3 ________________ (good) than normal
camping because you don’t need to bring your own tent. It’s all set up for you when you arrive. You can also
stay in 4 ________________ (remote) parts of the world, like rainforests or conservation areas. A tepee or yurt
style tent is one of the 5 ________________ (common) types of tent available, and you can have a range of eco-
friendly home comforts, such as solar electricity and wood burning cookers.

Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Wood is ________________ (strong) china.
2. The Amazon is ___________________ (big) rainforest in the world.
3. Cotton is ___________________ (cool) wool.
4. Is your football team ___________________ (good) mine?
5. Titanium is one of ___________________ (strong) metals in the world.
6. This is ___________________ (good) paella I have ever eaten!
7. I think Maths is ___________________ (difficult) subject. I just don’t understand it!
8. Running is ___________________ (healthy) watching TV.

Correct the sentences.

The more dangerous material for marine life is plastic.
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The country that recycles the more waste in the world is Switzerland.
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Spain is hottest in spring than England.
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The better way to keep our oceans clean is not to throw any rubbish into the sea.
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Lying down in bed is comfortabler than sitting on a hard chair.
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Plastic bags from supermarkets are probably the more harmful type of rubbish there is.
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Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Droughts and floods are some of the worst (bad) natural disasters to affect the planet.
2. __________________ (strange) thing I found while doing a beach cleanup was a microwave.
3. Pollution and human activity are __________________ (serious) threat to wildlife and ecosystems.
4. Two of __________________ (useful) things to help the environment are to recycle and plant new trees.
5. Wind farms are __________________ (good) way of producing electricity without harming the environment.
6. Cycling or walking instead of getting the bus is __________________ (healthy) way to go to work.

Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as the sentences above them.
1. Walking is healthier than travelling by car.
Travelling by car isn’t __________________________
2. Plastic is less biodegradable than other materials, such as paper.
Plastic isn’t as ________________________________________.
3. Maxine and Jamie planted the same number of seeds in their gardens.
Maxine planted as many ________________________________.
4. The world’s rainforests are smaller than they were.
The world’s rainforests aren’t ____________________________.
5. Petrol cars aren’t as eco-friendly as electric cars.
Electric cars are more __________________________________.
6. Recycling is a much more effective way of helping the environment than other methods.
Other methods of helping the environment __________________.

Put the words in order to make sentences.

1. dirty / are / your / mine / as / boots / not / as
____________________________________________________________
2. as / intelligent / as / I’m / Katy / not
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3. as / is / one / this basketball / expensive / as / that
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4. nice / Mrs Jones is / as / Mr Smith / as
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5. as / is / comfortable / T-shirt / as / yours / my / !
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Fill in the blanks with Comparative or Superlative Adjectives.
1) This car was --------------------- car in the gallery. ( expensive )
2) It was ------------------ day of the year. ( cold )
3) This book is --------------------- book in the library. ( thick )
4) My father is ------------------ my mother. ( busy )
5) My grandfather ------------------ is member of our family. ( old )
6) Sheila wore ------------------ dress at the party. ( beautiful )
7) My dog is -------------------- my best friend’s dog. ( noisy )
8) Samantha is --------------------- everybody at work. ( tolerant )
9) A lion is -------------------- animal in the forest. ( dangerous )
10) Martin has ------------------ marks in the class. ( good )
11) A rabbit ------------------ is a turtle. ( fast )
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets:
a. Carol is as ___________________(good) as you at sport.
b. We like wearing the _____________(late) fashion.
c. These trousers are ____________________ (comfortable) than those jeans.
d. She is ______________________ (happy) now than he was last year.
e. You are the ________________________ (pretty) girl in class.
f. My grandma is as_______________________ (old) as my grandpa.
g. The red dress is the ______________________ (attractive) in the shop.
h. I always tell the _______________________ (fun) jokes.
i. Your hair is ____________________ (curly) than my hair.
j. My hair is ______________________ (short) than yours.