Adjectives – Degrees of comparison

1. Compare these animals, using the short adjectives in brackets.

1. a snake – a lizard (long) ___A snake is longer than a lizard._________
2. a sheep – a tiger ( fast)_________________________________________________________
3. a rat – a cat (dirty) ___________________________________________________________
4. a tortoise – a frog (slow)_______________________________________________________
5. a monkey – a rabbit ( funny)___________________________________________________
6. a goat – a turkey ( big) __________________________________________________________________
7. a hamster – a parrot ( noisy) ___________________________________________________
8. a dog – a goose ( smart)______________________________________________________

2. Fill in with the superlative form of the short adjectives in brackets:

1. Who has ____the fastest ____ car? (fast)
2. Are they _________________________ kids in your school? ( smart)
3. Robert is _______________________ runner in my class. ( slow)
4. Is this _________________________ swimsuit in the shop? ( cheap)
5. Sally is _______________________ in my family. ( young)
6. Who’s _______________________ in your family? (old)
7. Which is ________________________ room in your house? (big)
8. That’s _________________________ country in the world. (poor)

3. Complete the sentences with: in, of, the, than:

1. Who’s taller __than_ your desk mate _________ your class?
2. That winter coat is __________ cheapest __________ all.
3. Onions and cucumbers are healthier __________ sweets.
4. This is the highest mountain __________ the world.
5. Which is __________ poorest country in Europe?
6. The whale is the biggest __________ all the animals.
7. Raul is __________ smartest __________ his class.
8. Riding a bike is easier ___________ riding a horse.

4. Use the comparative or the superlative of the irregular adjectives in brackets:

1. Helena is a ___the best___ student than John. (good)
2. This is the _______________ day of my life. (bad)
3. A lion eats _______________ than a cat. (much)
4. You must eat _______________ sugar if you want to lose weight. (little)
5. I feel _______________ than yesterday. (bad)
6. Who’s the _______________ athlete in your country? (good)
7. He has got _______________ items in her collection than all of us. (many)
8. Henry speaks English _______________ than me. (good)
9. The weather today looks _______________ than last week.(bad)
10. Sue is smart, but she works ________________ than the rest of the class. (little)
11. You must learn _______________ if you want to take the exam. (much)

5. Answer the following questions.

1. Which is the most difficult school subject for you? ____________________________________
2. Which is your most boring activity at home? __________________________________________
3. Which is your most favourite activity at school? _______________________________________
4. Who is the most hard-working student in your class? ___________________________________
5. Who is the most talented student in your school? ______________________________________

6. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative of the long adjectives in
brackets.
e.g. Harry has ___the most expensive____ clothes in my class. (expensive)
1. Trainers are __________________________________ shoes. (comfortable)
When I do something wrong, mom is _______________________________ grandma. (furious)
2. This summer’s trip is _________________________________ last year’s trip. (exciting)
3. Comedies are ___________________________________ the news. (exciting)
3. This is ____________________________________ suit you have in your wardrobe. (horrible)
4. Gold rings are __________________________________ silver rings. (precious)
5. Roger is __________________________________ person I know. (boring)
6. Maths is ___________________________________Science. (difficult)

SHORT, LONG AND IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

1. Complete the spaces with: than, of, in, the, most, more.
e.g. Fruit and vegetables are healthier __than__ sweets.
1. This is _________best choice.
2. Is Canada ________ biggest country _________all?
3. Which is the ________ dangerous ________ all the animals?
4. Which is ________ poorest country ________ the world?
5. Rats are ________ disgusting _________bats.
6. She is the __________ famous girl_______ my school.
7. The red dress is __________ most expensive __________ all.
8. Whales are bigger __________ elephants.
9. I feel worse __________ yesterday.
10. Adventure books are __________ exciting __________ comics.
2. Circle the correct answer.
1. This is ….. movie this year.
a. the more exciting b. most exciting c. the most exciting
2. Buses are ….. trams.
a. faster than b. more faster than c. the fastest
3. Linda is ….. Tania.
a. prettyer than b. prettier than prettiest than
4. You must be …… next time.
a. more careful b. carefuler c. careful than
5. This is …. day in my life.
a. the worse b. the baddest c. the worst
6. He earns …… money than the rest of his family.
a. most b. more c. the most
7. Patricia is ……… girl in my group of friends.
a. the friendliest b. the friendlier c. the most friendliest

8. He is pretty plump. He has to eat …….sugar.

a. less b. the least c. lesser