ADDITIONAL EXERCISES – Degree of Comparison

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers!

1. Which mountain is the highest in the world? (high)

2. John is as clever as his brother. (clever)

3. English is more useful than Latin. (useful)

4. What is the most common word in English? (common)

5. The Nile is the longest river in the world. (long)

6. This is my older brother. Mary is their older daughter (old, old)

7. That skyscraper is one of the tallest buildings in the city. (tall)

8. The first exercise was easy but this one is more difficult. (difficult)

9. Our journey took longer than we expected. (long)

10. Charles is the noisiest student in the school. (noisy)

11. Madrid’s population is larger than Santander’s (large)

12. Nothing makes me angrier than waiting on the phone. (angry)

13. Five years ago, I was fatter than I am now, and I had longer hair. (fat, log)

14. This car uses more petrol. It’s less economical. (much, little)

15. Spanish is less difficult to learn than Chinese. (little)

16. It’s the most expensive hotel in Santander (expensive)

17. How much farther are we going? (far)

18. I haven’t got many CDs. You’ve got more than I have. (many)
19. Everyone has heard of Real Madrid. They are probably the most famous team in the world.
(famous)

20. The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. (fast)

21. Barcelona’s stadium is new. It’s the most modern stadium in Europe. (modern)

22. This is the fanciest (fancy) dress I own.

23. In my opinion, a deer moves the most graceful (graceful) of all the animals.

24. The politician spoke louder (loud) than was necessary.

25. When we travel, my suitcase is always heavier (heavy) than my husband’s.

26. January is the coldest (cold) month of the year.

27. Mrs. Pedrido speaks more fluent (fluent) than her husband, but her daughter speaks the
most fluent (fluent) of the whole family.

28. December 21 is the shortest (short) day of the year. It is shorter (short) than any other.

29. Andrew is the fastest (fast) runner on the team.

30. This apartment is the most convenient (convenient) of all the apartments I have seen.

31. Annie usually gets up earlier (early) than her sister.

32. Max finished the homework faster (fast) than anyone else in the class.

33. A turtle moves slower (slow) than a rabbit.

34. Bonnie works the hardest (hard) of all the employees in the office.

35. This book is more interesting (interesting) than the one I read last week.

36. Daniel drives more carefully (careful) than his father.

37. Judy goes to the library more often (often) than I do.

38. That gold necklace is the most expensive (expensive) one in the whole store.
39. This is the worst (bad) movie I have ever seen.

40. Shaun sings even more beautifully (beautiful) than her mother, who is a famous opera star.
Infact, she has the most beautiful (beautiful) voice I’ve ever heard.