1.- Look at the pictures and complete using the right comparative (older/more modern, etc.).

2.- Complete with the comparative (older/more modern etc.).

old
older
large
careful
crowded

difficult
happy
serious
bad

strong
far
important
pretty

3.- Write the opposite of the following comparatives.

1 younger older
4 better ______________

2 colder __________
5 nearer ______________

3 cheaper ____________
6 easier ______________

4.- Complete the sentences using comparatives.

1 Sue's car isn't very big.
She wants a bigger car.
2 This house isn't very modern.
I prefer more modern
houses.
3 You're not very tall.
Your brother is _____________________
4 Bill doesn't work very hard.
I work _____________________
5 My chair isn't very comfortable. Yours is _____________________
6 Jill's idea wasn't very good.
My idea was _____________________
7 These flowers aren't very nice. The blue ones are _____________________
8 My case isn't very heavy.
Your case is _____________________
9 I'm not very interested in art.
I'm _____________________ in history.
10 It isn't very warm today.
It was _____________________ yesterday.
11 These tomatoes don't taste very good. The other ones tasted _____________
12 Britain isn't very big.
France is _____________________
13 London isn't very beautiful.
Paris is _____________________
14 This knife isn't very sharp.
Have you got a _____________________ one?
15 People today aren't very polite. In the past they were _____________________

VOCABULARY

Match the words in A to their opposites in B.

A

1. fast

a. ugly

2. heavy

b. tiny

3. pretty

c. stupid

4. strong

d. slow

5. huge

e. light

6. young

f. weak

7. intelligent

g. old

Complete the chart with the comparative form of the adjectives.

Adjective

Comparative Form

1. young

than

2. ugly

younger than

3. bad

than

4. beautiful

than

5. good

than

6. sad

than

7. exciting

than

Complete the sentences with the adjectives in brackets. Use the comparative form.
older than (old) Arnold.
1. Jeannie is

2. Beauty is (pretty) the Beast.

3. The girls are (young) the boys.
4. Brian is (intelligent) Kevin.
5. Alices cat is (fat) Pegs cat.
6. My fish are (dangerous) your fish.

Write sentences about the picture. Use the comparative form of the adjectives below.
thin strong happy big frightening

Mike

Rob

Alfie

Butch

Ann
Beth
Eddy

grey boat is bigger than the white boat.

1. The
.............................................................................................................

2. .............................................................................................................
3. .............................................................................................................
4. .............................................................................................................
5. .............................................................................................................

Completa las frases usando un comparativo.

Ej. My flat isnt very big.- I want a bigger flat.
1. My motorbike isnt very fast. Id like ______________.
2. My husband isnt very rich. I need ______________.
3. Your computer is getting old now. You need ______________.
4. His camera isnt very good. He needs ______________.
5. It isnt very hot today. It was ______________ yesterday.
6. Im not very interested in football. Im ______________ in tennis.

- Escribe frases que signifiquen lo mismo usando asas.

Ej. A Porsche is faster than a Skoda. A Skoda isnt as fast as a Porsche.
1. Football is more popular than cricket in Spain.
Cricket isnt ______________
2. I work harder than you.
______________
3. My cars newer than yours.
______________
4. His watch is more expensive than hers.
______________
5. Your flats nicer than ours.
______________
6. Paris is colder than Casablanca.
______________
- Completa las frases con un superlativo.
Ej. Hes a very good footballer. Hes the best footballer in Europe at the moment.
1. Shes a pretty girl. Shes ______________girl in my class.
2. There are many exciting cities in North America, but I think New York
is ______________.
3. August is a hot month in Spain. Its usually ______________ month of the year.
4. I was so happy when I got married. My wedding day was ______________day of my
life.
5. Its such an expensive restaurant. I think its the ______________ restaurant in
Madrid.
6. Its a very interesting book. Its one of the ______________ books Ive ever read.