EXERCIȚII ADJECTIV

I. Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.

1. old → →
2. bad → →
3. difficult → →
4. large → →
5. good → →
6. big → →
7. easy → →
8. much → →
9. little → →
10. interesting → →

II. Fill in all the gaps with the correct forms of the adjectives.

1. → longer →
2. → → worst
3. modern → →
4. → → nicest
5. → → nearest
6. → → flattest
7. popular → →
8. → happier →
9. many → →
10. exciting → →
III. Fill in the missing words into the gaps. Mind the first two words in each task.

1. strong → stronger; good →

2. coldest → colder; happiest →
3. nice → nicer; bad →
4. angry → angrier; much →
5. more boring → boring; sunnier →
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 6. more interesting → most interesting; worse →
7. hard → hardest; new →
8. most expensive → expensive; cleanest →
9. fast → fastest; old →
10. shortest → short ; most difficult →

IV. Fill in the correct comparative and superlative forms into the gaps.
Big
Deep
Expensive
Cool
Wild
Cruel
Brave
Hungry
Eastern
Angry
Funny
Bitter
Many
Cool
Modern
Wild
Few
Full
Crazy
Faithful

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Likely
Filthy
Incredible
Difficult
Old
Interesting
Thick
Dark
Western
Distant
V. Complete the sentence using the comparative form of the adjective in
brackets.

1. Jake's room is than Larry's room. (small)

2. The blue car is than the black car. (nice)
3. This exercise is than that one. (boring)
4. His pullover is than his jeans. (dark)
5. Susan's hair is than my hair. (long)
6. George is than Robert. (funny)
7. My result in the test was than Harry's. (good)
8. Gold is than silver. (expensive)
9. Christine is than Alice. (smart)
10. Football is than handball. (popular)
11. Nick is than Chris. (tall)
12. This smartphone is than that one. (cheap)
13. Kitesurfing is than hiking. (dangerous)
14. November is than July in Europe. (cold)
15. She always arrives than her teacher. (late)
16. Tomorrow will be than today. (sunny)
17. Peggy is than Vanessa. (careful)

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18. These headphones are than my old ones. (bad)
19. Jack's car is than mine. (fast)
20. He's than his brother. (intelligent)
VI. Complete the sentence by using the bolded adjective in its correct form.

1. This is a nice cat. It's much than my friend's cat.

2. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is .
3. This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the
exercise on the worksheet.
4. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the one in the world.
5. In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even
one last weekend.
6. School is boring, but homework is than school.
7. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is than
skateboarding.
8. This magazine is cheap, but that one is .
9. We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even than
ours.
10. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the joke I've
ever heard.
11. My father is heavy. My uncle is much than him.
12. The test in geography was easy, but the test in biology was .
13. Florida is sunny. Do you know the place in the USA?
14. Stan is a successful sportsman, but his sister is than him.
15. My mother has a soft voice, but my teacher's voice is than hers.
16. Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the baby on earth.
17. I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a one.
18. We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination we'll have even
time.
19. Lucy is clever, but Carol is than her.
20. Have you visited the old castle? It was the one we visited during our
holidays.

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 VII. Complete the sentence using the comparative form of the adjective. Start with
the first noun. Use the comparative form of the adjective. Mind the example.
1. Dan / Harry (young)
.
2. French / English (difficult)
.
3. Moscow / London (big)
.
4. Lisa / Tony (tall)
.
5. the black car / the white car (cheap)
.
6. Robert / Henry (happy)
.
7. dogs / cats (intelligent)
.
8. my room / your room (nice)
.
9. Tokyo / Paris (busy)
.
10. the girls / the boys (quiet)

VIII. Use either as ... as or not as ... as in the sentences below.

1. The blue car is the red car. (fast)

2. Peter is Fred. (not/tall)
3. The violin is the cello. (not/low)
4. This copy is the other one. (bad)
5. Oliver is Peter. (optimistic)
6. Today it's yesterday. (not/windy)
7. The tomato soup was the mushroom soup. (delicious)
8. Grapefruit juice is lemonade. (not/sweet)

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9. Nick is Kevin. (brave)
10. Silver is gold. (not/heavy)

IX. Fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives. Use the endings
-er and -est.

1. young → →
2. short → →
3. cheap → →
4. small → →
5. dark → →
6. long → →
7. warm → →
8. sweet → →
9. big → →
10. nice → →
11. cold → →
12. fast → →
13. hot → →
14. easy → →
15. tall → →
16. low → →
17. pretty → →
18. strange → →
19. quiet → →
20. spicy → →
X. Use the adjectives from the drop down menu in their correct order.
1. A black new/a new black car
2. An interesting old/an old interesting book
3. Delicious French/French delicious food
4. An old silly/silly old cat
5. An American big red/a big red American/a red big American truck

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 6. Beautiful red/red beautiful shoes
7. A Japanese tall/a tall Japanese girl
8. A chocolate delicious round/a delicious round chocolate/a round delicious
chocolate cake
9. Some big great/some great big oranges
10. An electronic new/a new electronic guitar
11. A Chinese delicious/a delicious Chinese meal
12. A huge new swimming/a new huge swimming pool
13. A nice white cotton / a white nice cotton skirt
14. Big red/red big tomatoes
15. A blue great sailing/a great blue sailing boat
16. A black small/a small black dog
17. A kind old/an old kind man
18. Beautiful little/little beautiful flowers
19. A black small leather/a small black leather/ a leather small black jacket
20. A brown round kitchen table/a round brown kitchen table
XI. More adjectives before a noun often follow this order:
opinion - size - age - shape - colour - origin - material - purpose – noun

1. big →
2. old →
3. great →
4. English →
5. wooden →
6. electronic →
7. terrible →
8. red →
9. little →
10. round →
11. young →
12. brown →
13. boring →
14. short →
15. Spanish →

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16. woollen (American English: woolen) →
17. useful →
18. economic →
19. tiny →
20. rectangular →
21. comfortable →
22. historical →
23. lovely →
24. ancient →
25. square →
26. strange →
27. huge →
28. eastern →
29. plastic →
30. skinny →