CORPORACIÒN UNIVERSITARIA MINUTO DE DIOS

ENGLISH GUIDE

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

NAME: ___________________________________________ ID: _______

1. Look at the following words and fill in the chart.

Heaviest / deepest / shorter / lighter

a. Fill in the chart below.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

1. heavy heavier The heaviest
2.
3.
4.

b. Complete these sentences using words from 1a.

a. That was ______________________suitcase I have ever carried.
b. I can lift that box because it’s _____________________ than this one.
c. The boat sank in _________________ part of the lake.
d. The days are ____________ in summer than in winter.
e. When I was hypnotized, I fell into a _____________ sleep.

2. Complete these sentences using the correct form of comparison.

a. The ________________________ (exciting) vacations will be the ones we have
in the future.
b. I’m reading a magazine about the ______ (late) developments in technology.
c. With advances in genetics, will people be ____________________________
(intelligent) in the future?
d. I think computers will be _____ (fast) ____ they are now.
e. That’s the __________________ (incredible) thing I’ve ever heard-
f. My cell phone isn’t _________________ (small) _____ yours.
g. Life will be so much ___________________ (exciting) in the future!
h. They launched _____________ (large) telescope ever seen into space last
week.
i. It’s going to be ______________ (good) party we’ve ever had.

3. Write the comparative and superlative forms of these words.

 a. Big f. easy
b. Dirty g. old
c. Soon h. fat
d. Good i. careful
e. Large j. honest

4. Unscramble the sentences.

a. is / a / than / a / quieter / . / fish / parrot
_______________________________________________________________
b. are / than / . / cleaner / cats / dogs
_______________________________________________________________
c. mouse / smaller / . / cat / a / than / is / a
_______________________________________________________________
d. better / . / dogs / monkeys / pets / than / are
_______________________________________________________________

5. Compare the animals.

a. A cheetah ______________________ a lion. (fast)
b. A zebra ________________________ a giraffe. (tall)
c. A whale ________________________ an elephant. (heavy)
d. A gorilla ________________________ a monkey. (strong)
e. A boa __________________________ a coral snake. (long)

6. Compare their basketball skills.

JAKE CARLA LENNY

POINTS 30 27 20
REBOUNDS 12 9 7
ASSISTS 7 5 2

a. Jake / Carla Jake is better than Carla

b. Lenny / Jake ____________________
c. Lenny / Carla ____________________
d. Jake / Lenny ____________________
e. Carla / Lenny ____________________
f. Carla / Jake ____________________

YAMILE MUÑOZ. ENGLISH TEACHER