Ex.

1 Order of Adjectives Exercise 1

1. We wanted a grey metal (grey / a / metal) table.

2. They bought a new red car (red / a / new) car.

3. She went home and sat on her comfortable, old, wooden bed (comfortable / her / wooden / old)
bed.

4. He bought a fabulous British woollen (woollen / a / British / fabulous) suit.

5. They have black Dutch (Dutch / black) bicycles.

6. He wants some really delicious French (some / French / delicious / really) cheese.

7. A pretty young (young / a / pretty) girl walked into the room.

8. He has a lot of interesting old (a lot of / old / interesting) books.

9. She bought a new red plastic (plastic / red / a / new) plastic lunchbox.

10. He is looking for a stylish black leather (leather / stylish / a /black) bag.

11. She dropped the beautiful old (old / beautiful / the) plate and it smashed.

12. I want an amazing green silk (silk / green / an / amazing) dress.

13. She drank hot black Italian (Italian / black / hot) coffee.

14. He saw an old French writing (French / writing / old / an) desk.

15. They stayed in a cute little (little / a / cute) cottage.

16. I visited a spooky ancient German (ancient / a / spooky / German) castle.

17. He has a beautiful old silver (silver / old / beautiful / a) ring.

18. We ate some round green English (green / English / round / some) apples.

19. I need a comfortable computer (computer / comfortable / a) desk.

20. They went on holiday to a beautiful small wooden (small / wooden / a / beautiful) cabin.
Ex.2 Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below. 1. Tall

2. far 3. cheap 4. bad 5. expensive 6. fat 7. good 8. interesting 9. lazy 10. narrow 11. pretty 12. safe 13.
beautiful 14. dangerous 15. difficult 16. messy 17. boring 18. handsome 19. shy 20. attractive 21. happy
22. delicious 23. short 24. useful 25. famous 26. easy 27. comfortable 28. lucky 29. ugly 30. quiet 31.
warm 32. noisy 33. long 34. modern 35. intelligent 36. patient 37. wide 38. convenient 39. thick 40.
accurate 41. Smart 42.little 43. much 44. More

Tall Taller The tallest

Far Farther The farthest
Cheap Cheaper The cheapest
Bad Worse The worst
Expensive More expensive The most expensive
Fat Fatter The fattest
Good Better The best
Interesting More interesting The most interesting
Lazy Lazier The laziest
Narrow Narrower The narrowest
Pretty Prettier The prettiest
Safe Safer The safest
Beautiful More beautiful The most beautiful
Dangerous More dangerous The most dangerous
Difficult More difficult The most difficult
Messy Messier The messiest
Boring More boring The most boring
Handsome More handsome The most handsome
Shy Shier Shiest
Attractive More attractive The most attractive
Happy Happier Happiest
Delicious More delicious The most delicious
Short Shorter The shortest
Useful More useful The most useful
Famous More famous The most famous
Easy Easier Easiest
Comfortable More comfortable The most comfortable
Lucky Luckier The luckiest
Ugly Uglier The ugliest
Quiet Quieter The quietest
Warm Warmer The warmest
Noisy Noisier The noisiest
Long Longer The longest
Modern More modern The most modern
Intelligent More intelligent The most intelligent
Patient More patient The most patient
Wide Wider The widest
Convenient More convenient The most convenient
Thick Thicker The thickest
Accurate More accurate The most accurate
Smart Smarter The smartest
Little Less The least
Much More The most
Ex.3 . Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the words listed below.
bad important crowded good high heavy convenient difficult cheap expensive quiet easy thin healthy
dangerous cold

In Canada, January is colder than March. 2. I think that good health is more important than money. 3. I
can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much heavier than yours. 4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car.
A car is more expensive than a bike. 5. You look thinner than the last time I saw you. Have you lost
weight? 6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was more crowded than usual. 7. Mountains are
higher than hills. 8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was easier than he had expected. 9.
You should go to the doctor. Your cold is worse than it was a few days ago. 10. There is a lot of crime in
the big cities. They are more dangerous than the small town where I live. 11. I don’t understand this
lesson. It is more difficult than the last one we did. 12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going
to find a quieter place. 13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a more
convenient location. 14. Orange juice is healthier than Coke. 15. The store is having a great sale today.
Most televisions are 25% cheaper than they were yesterday. 16. The doctor told me that I can go back
to work if I feel better tomorrow.

Ex.4. Make your own comparisons using the words provided and the structure as…as.
(la fel ca, tot atat de)
Ex. My apartment/ large/ yours. My apartment is as large as yours. My car /expensive/ your car My car
isn’t as expensive as your car.
1.biology/ interesting/ history
Biology isn’t as interesting as history.
2. train/ fast/ airplane
Train isn’t as fast as airplane.
3. algebra/ difficult/ geometry
Algebra isn’t as difficult as geometry.
4. Batman / popular/ Superman
Batman is as popular as Superman.
5. lemon/ sweet/ orange
Lemon isn’t as sweet as orange.
6. morning/ warm/ afternoon
Morning isn’t as warm as afternoon.
7. robin / big/ eagle
Robin isn’t as big as eagle.
8. my neighbor/ friendly/ yours
My neighbor isn’t as friendly as yours.
9. tiger/ dangerous/ lion
Tiger is as dangerous as lion.
10. bicycle/ expensive/ motorcycle
Bicycle isn’t as expensive as motorcycle.

11. house/ tall/ skyscraper

Horse isn’t as tall as skyscraper.
12. France/ beautiful/ Switzerland
France isn’t as beautiful as Switzerland.
13. my old shoes/ comfortable/ new shoes
My old shoes is as comfortable as new shoes.
14. grammar/ difficult / spelling
Grammar isn’t as difficult as spelling.
15. Beethoven/ famous / Mozart
Beethoven isn’t as famous as Mozart.
16. frozen yogurt/ fattening/ ice cream
Frozen yogurt is as fattening as ice cream.
17. Coke/ healthy/ fruit juice
Coke isn’t as healthy as fruit juice.
18. my apartment/ convenient/ yours
My apartment is as convenient as yours.
19. big cities/ safe/ small towns
Big cities is as safe as small towns.
20. New York hotels/ expensive/ Tokyo hotels
New York hotels is as expensive as Tolyo hotels.

Ex.5. The Superlative Form of Adjectives

Complete the following sentences with the correct superlative form of the words listed below:
funny high delicious easy cold boring lucky smart dirty rich valuable bad large cheap long scary
1.Yesterday was the coldest day of the year. I almost froze to death walking home from school! 2. That
was the worst movie I’ve ever seen. I almost walked out in the middle. 3. Please give me your recipe.
That is the most delicious cake I’ve ever eaten. 4. Jerry is the smartes student in our class. He gets the
top grades in every course. 5. Bob told the funniest story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing. 6. Whales
are the largest animals in the world. 7. The Nile is the longest river in the world. 8. Marie is the luckiest
person I know. She has won the lottery four times! 9. He is the most boring speaker I have ever heard.
Half the audience fell asleep during his speech. 10. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
11. That is the most valuable painting in the art gallery. It’s worth a million dollars. 12. Bill Gates is one
of the richest men in the world. 13. I finished the exercise in five minutes. It was the easiest homework
the teacher has ever given us. 14. Arthur hates to clean. He has the dirtiest apartment I’ve ever seen.
15. My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be the cheapest restaurant in town. 16. I was afraid to turn off
the lights last night. That was the scariest show I’ve ever watched.