NAME: GROUP:3rd E.S.O.

Complete these sentences with the right comparative or superlative.

1. It was ______(good) driving I have ever seen. (better than/ the best/ as good as)
2. All the boys are bad, but Larry is the ______.(bad/ worse/ worst)
3. Peter sang _____(loud) than all the others. (the loudliest/ louder/loudlier
4. She's a good student. She works ______(careful) than the others. (more carefully/ more
careful/ the most careful)
5. Would you play _______(quiet) please? I'm trying to sleep. (quieter/ more quietly/ the most
quietly)
6. Karen is ______ than her sister. (young/ younger/ youngest)
7. The mouse is the ______ animal in the zoo. (small/ smaller/smallest).
8. The dog is ______ than the hamster. (large/larger/largest)
9. Everyone in our family sings beautifully, but my mother is the ______ singer.
(good/better/best)
10. The bus is ______ than the train. (bad/ worse/ worst)
Make comparisons

1. Your parents / your grandparents/ young

2. A river / a stream / wide

3. A sea / a lake /large

4. Kittens / puppies / soft

5. Hawaii / Alaska / warm

6. Mount Everest / K2 / high

1. Write sentences using the superlative

1. Russia / U.S.A. / Spain / big

2. France /Portugal / Luxemburg /small

3. A Porsche / A Seat / A Mercedes / expensive

4. Football / Cycling / Surfing / difficult

5. Language / English / Maths / boring

6. Pizza / Salad / Hamburger / healthy

2. Exercise on Comparison of Adjectives (comparative or superlative).
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) ____________________ than a beer.
8. Who is the (rich) ______________________woman on earth?
9. The weather this summer is even (bad) _______________________than last summer.
10. He was the (clever) _______________________thief of all.

3. Complete with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. William Shakespeare is (famous) ________________writer in England.

2. The elephant is (big) ________________ the lion.
3. Sergio is (old) ________________ Malcolm.
4. Our house is (old) ________________in the neighbourhood.
5. That book is (interesting) ________________ the newspaper.
6. This cake is (delicious) ________________ that one.
7. This is (bad) ________________programme in television history.
8. That picture is (clear) _______________ this one.

4. POSITIVE / COMPARATIVE / SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF THE ADJECTIVES IN BRACKETS.

1. This coffee is very weak. I prefer it a bit ________________.(HARD)

2. The Wabash River flows ________________ (SLOW) in spring than in fall.

3. Bill has bought a ________________ (FAST) car.

4. The giraffe is ________________ (TALL)than the man.

5. Paul is the ________________ (CLEVER) boy in our class.

6. Who is your ________________ (FAVOURITE) singer?

7. Sam is ________________ (BORING ) than Tom.

8. You look ________________(THIN). Have you lost weight?

9. The children look ________________ (TIRED) today.

10. It’s ________________(HOT) today than yesterday.