Comparatives and Superlatives

A-Complete the sentences with the adjectives in their correct form.

1. You look much.........................(good) than yesterday
2. The ..............................(bad) thing you can do near a fierce dog is to be afraid.
3. She's the ....................(careful) girl in the class. She has never broken anything.
4. Indian cooking has some of the ...................................(hot) dishes in the world.
5. Who is...................................................... (beautiful) , Madonna or Sophia Loren ?
6. He is the..............................(extravagant) teacher I know. He wears his hat even in
class.
7. Living in Paris is ................................................(expensive) than living in Valencia.
8. Anne is the................(clever) person I know. She learns everything immediately.
9. The teacher thinks we have to be ...........................(tidy) than last year. We can't go
on like this.
10. I feel ..................................(bad) than yesterday. I need a rest.

B-Complete with comparative or superlative.

1. A car is............................................than (expensive) a bicycle.
2. Tokyo is............................................ (large) city in the world.
3. An elephant is ............................................ than (heavy)a horse.
4. Spain is ............................................ than (big) England.
5. My car is............................................ than (bad)your car.
6. Helen was ............................................ (beautiful) woman in Greece.
7.An aeroplane is ............................................ (fast) than a plane.
8. This exam is ............................................ (difficult) of all
9. Old people are ............................................than (intelligent) young people.
10. Winter is ........................................... than (cold) autumn.
11. The..............................(hot) dessert of all is the Shara and it's in Africa.
12. Germany is ...........................................(far) from home than France.
13. My health is...........................................(good) now than 5 years ago.
14. I've got ..........................(little) money than you but I don't mind.
15. Chinese is ...........................................(difficult) language in the world.
16. Valencia played ....................................(bad) yesterday than last week.
17. Cats are not ........................................... (intelligent) as dogs.
18. I think you must tell me .................. (good) way to do it, or it will take me ages to
finish.
19. My sister Anne had a .......................... (tidy) room than me, but was always having
arguments with everybody.
20. Who is..................................................... (talkative) person in class?
C.Put the adjectives in brackets into the form which best suits the meaning
of the sentence.      
1. That is__________________ (incredible) story I have ever heard!

2. It is not always_________________(bright) students who do well in tests.

3. Fibre shirts are harder-wearing, but cotton shirts are much_______________

(comfortable),

4. Which is __________(deep), Lake Garda or Lake Iseo ?

5. She is much__________ (self-confident) than she used to be.

6.__________ (tall) man in Manresa is a basketball player.

7. I like both of them, but I think Michael is __________(easy) to talk to.

8. Most people are__________ (well off) than their parents were.

9.She has a lot to be thankful for__________________(sad) thing of all is that

she does not realize it.

10.I want to rent a car -__________ (powerful) one you have.

11. You look a lot__________ (well) than you did last time I saw you.

12. There is nothing__________ (irritating) than locking yourself out of your own
house.

13. Both roads lead to the city centre, but the left-hand one is probably a
bit__________ (short) and __________(direct). .

14. As I get__________ (old), I notice that the policemen seem to be getting

__________(young)!

15. Nothing could be__________ (fine) than to be in Carolina. (song title)

16. 'Is Cambridge __________(old) university in Britain?' 'No, Oxford is about 50

years__________ (old).'

17. If you were__________ (tidy) and __________(well-organized) than you are,

you would not keep losing things.

18. The boys in our school are much__________ (good- looking) and a lot
__________(good) at football than the boys in other schools in the town.

19. Aeroplanes are generally__________ (fast) than helicopters.

20. Since I bought my car, I have__________ (little) money than I did before.

21. Pompeu Fabra University is not__________ (old) the Barcelona University.

22. The weather today is much__________ (warm) than it was yesterday.

23. I can't babysit for your baby brother. I haven't got__________ (much) patience
as I used to.
24. Mar's dad bought her a puppy yesterday. It was __________., (good) present
she has ever received.

25. In England, the name Tom is__________ (common) than the name Wilbur.

26. The damage was far __________(bad) than we had expected.

27. Trevor is just __________, (active) Alan in student politics. ,

28. The new pupil is __________(clever) at English than many of the other pupils in
his class.

29. I think that is__________ (beautiful) painting I've ever seen.

30. It looks like there are__________ (few) people at the party than we expected.

31. Flights to England are__________ (frequent) than flights to China from this
airport.

32. My sister cooked the__________ (bad) meal I have ever eaten.

33. Xavier is not__________ (short) his sister.

34. This gallery is not__________ (interesting) the one we saw in Florence.

35. My shoes are in__________ (good) condition than yours.

36. It is .__________ (noisy) in the city centre than it is in the suburbs.

37. London is ___________(large) city in England

38. The Alps are__________ (high) mountains in Europe.

39. According to the map, this is __________ (direct) route to Barcelona.

40. That was__________ (bad) film I have ever seen.

41. I did not enjoy that book. It was__________ (exciting) out of all the books I've
read.

42. David is__________ (funny) person I know.

43. The old city of Florence is__________ (interesting) city in Italy.

44. This is__________ (delicious) spaghetti I have ever eaten.

45. Your friend is__________ (unpleasant) person I've ever met. I hope I never see
him again.

46. What is__________ (good) way to get to Roger's house?