COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES Date: October 9th

1. Complete with the comparative or the superlative.

a. Jeans are ................................................... than trousers. (casual)
b. Dresses are the ....................................................... clothes for girls this season. (fashionable)
c. Trainers are sometimes ...................................................... than leather boots. (cheap)
d. Peter’s jacket is the ......................................... (bad) and the ..................................... (old).
e. This year colours are .......................................................... than last year. (bright)
f. Men suits are the ............................................................... this winter. (expensive)
g. My skirt is ...................................... than Katy’s, but Sue’s skirt is the ..................................... (long)
h. This year Sam’s designs are ............................................ than last year. (good)

2. Answer True or False. Correct the false ones.

4. Mark is the youngest. .....................

5. Julie is the most intelligent. ................

6. Philip is the youngest. ................

7. Julie is older than Philip. ..................

Julie (12) Mark(13) Philip(10) Emma(11)
30k 58k 27k 31k 8. Julie is heavier than Emma. ................
1.45m 1.70m 1.35m 1.49m 9. Emma is younger than Philip. ................
IQ 100 IQ 102 IQ 90 IQ 98
10. Philip is taller than Julie. ................
1. Mark is older than Emma. ................
11. Mark is taller than Philip. ................
2. Philip isn't older than Emma. ................
3. Emma is the tallest. ................ 12. Julie isn't the most intelligent. ................
3. Complete with comparative or superlative adjectives.
13. Philip is the shortest. ................
1. Sara is ______________________ than Aidan. (short)
14. Mark is the lightest. ..................
2. Sean is the _______________________________ .(tall)
3. Aidan is ______________________________ than Sean. (elegant)
15. Emma is heavier than Julie. ...............
4. Sara’s hair is ______________________ than Sean’s. (fair)
5. Sean’s hair is the _______________________________ (beautiful)
6. Aidan is _________________________________ Sara (old) Sara Sean Aidan
7. Sean is the ____________________________(old)
8. Aidan’s hair is ______________________ than Sean’s. (long) (14) (24) (16)
9. Sara is ________________________ student than Aidan. (good)
10. Sean is the ____________________________ student. (bad)

4. Complete with the correct comparative or superlatives form of the adjectives.

1. Life in the country is ................................ than city life (slow). The city's much ............................. than the country
(fast). In fact, life in the city centre is the ............................................................... (stressful)
2. London is one the ............................................................... cities in the world. (expensive)
3. A_ New York is ............................................. than London. (safe)
B_ No, it isn't. New York is much .......................................................... than London. (dangerous)
4. The ......................................... way to travel in Rome is on foot. (good)
5. A_ Paris is ...................................... than Madrid. (big)
B_ No, it isn't! It's much ..............................................(small) than Madrid.
6 . People in Africa are ............................................ than people in Argentina.(poor)
7. Chat rooms aren’t the ............................................. way of meeting people. (good)
8. Meeting people on the internet is the..................................................... thing to do. (dangerous)
9. A_ Madrid is ............................................................... than Rome. (expensive)
B_ No, it isn't. Madrid is much ....................................... than Rome. (cheap)
10. The buildings in New York are ................................................. than the ones in Rome. (modern)
11. The underground in the ................................. way to travel round London. (good)
12. The Underground in London is ............................................ than the Metro in Paris. (good)
13. The Underground in Buenos Aires is much ................................ than any other metro. (bad)
14. William Shakespeare is the ..................................................................... writer in England. (famous)
15. Big Brother is the ................................................. TV programme ever! (bad)
16. Planes are .................................. and .................................. than cars. (safe) (fast)
17. Travelling by plane is the ........................................................... way to travel. (expensive)
18. Schools in America are ................................................... than schools here. (big)

5. MULTIPLE CHOISE: Choose the best answer- ONLY ONE IS CORRECT

1. Mount Everest: 8,848 meters, Mount Kangchenjunga: 8,596 meters and K2: 8,611 meters.
a. Mount Everest is the highest mountain.
b. Mount Kangchenjunga is the highest mountain.
c. K2 is the lowest mountain.
2. Anne is 43 years old, Lynne is 40 years old.
a. Anne is younger than Lynne.
b. Lynne is older than Anne.
c. Anne is older than Lynne.
3 The red dress costs US$25.00, the blue dress costs US$15.00.
a. The red dress costs less than the blue dress.
b. The blue dress costs less than the red dress.
c. The blue dress costs more than the red dress.
4 Russia is 17,075,000 sqm, France is 544,000 sqm.
a. France is larger than Russia.
b. Russia is larger than France.
c. Russia is smaller than France.
5 Box A is bigger than box B, box C is bigger than box A.
a. Box B is the smallest box.
b. Box A is the biggest box.
c. Box C is the smallest box.
6 I live 2 km from my mother. My sister lives 1 km from her.
a. I live nearer my mother than my sister.
b. My sister lives nearer my mother than me.
c. My sister lives further from my mother than me.
7 Jane has US$1,633.20, Bill has US$1,635.30, John has US$1,632.10.
a. Bill has the most money.
b. Jane has the least money.
c. John has the most money.
8 Carrots are good for you, cakes are bad for you.
a. Carrots are worse for you than cakes.
b. Cakes are better for you than carrots.
c. Carrots are better for you than cakes.
9 Johnny was bad, Wendy was very bad, Billy was very, very bad.
a. Johnny was the worst.
b. Wendy was the best.
c. Billy was the worst.
10 My dog is 2, my sister’s dog is 2, my brother’s dog is 9 months old
a. My dog is the oldest.
b. My brother’s dog is the youngest.
c. My dog is as old as my brother’s.