Surname: ________________ Date: _____________

Name: ________________

COMPARATIVES OR SUPERLATIVES

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1. My house is (big)   than yours.

2. This flower is (beautiful)   than that one.

3. This is the (interesting)   book I have ever read.

4. Non-smokers usually live (long)   than smokers.

5. Which is the (dangerous)   animal in the world?

6. A holiday by the sea is (good)   than a holiday in the mountains.

7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive)   than a beer.

8. Who is the (rich)   woman on earth?

9. The weather this summer is even (bad)   than last summer.

10. He was the (clever)   thief of all.

11. This exercise is _____________(easy) than the previous exercise
12. This TV show is _____________( interesting)
13. Yesterday was ______________( hot) day of the year
14. It is ____________(difficult) test of all
15. This pen writes _________(good) than my previous one
16. This book is _____________(Exciting) than that film
17. This pupil is ____________(intelligent) in the class
18. This is ________(old) castle in Britain
19. Friends are _________(important) than money
20. This watch is ____________(expensive) than the necklace
21. This actor is ____________(famous) actor in Spain
22. English is ____________(easy) than Italian
23. Hostels are ____________(cheap)than hotels
24. My sister is_____________(old) than me
25. This cake is _____________(delicious) than ice cream
26. This Tshirt is _____________(bad) than that T-shirt
27. My car is ____________(modern ) than yours
28. I want ____________-(new) phone in the shop
29. My dog is __________(young) than hers
30.
Surname: ________________ Date: _____________
Name: ________________

Who is the oldest?

Who is the youngest?

Who is the heaviest?

Who is the lightest?

Who is the tallest?

Who is the shortest?

Who’s got the biggest eyes?

Who’s got the smallest eyes?

Who’s got the longest hair?

Who’s got the shortest hair?

31. Sally is ___________(old) than Ellen

32. Tom is ___________(old)

33. Sally is ____________(fat) than Ellen

34. Tom is ____________(fat)

35. Sally is _________(happy ) than Tom

Surname: ________________ Date: _____________
Name: ________________

36. Ellen is the ___________(happy)

37. Tom is _________(good) than Sally

38. Ellen is the ___________(good)

39. Ellen is __________(intelligent ) than Tom

40,. Sally is the _______________(intelligent)

41. This garden is ___________( beautiful) than that one

42. Argentina is ___________( big) than Colombia, but Brazil is ____________(big) country in South
America

43. Today is _________(good) day of the year

44. Mercury is _________planet in the solar system (hot)

45. I am __________than my sister, but dad is __________person in our family (tall)

46. Snakes and lizards are ___________(slow) than foxes

47. I think my English is getting _________(good) but my Spanish is getting ________(bad)

48. My mum’s car isn’t very fast. She wants a __________one. (fast)

49. Madrid is ____________(large) city in Spain

50. Sharks are _________(dangerous) animals in the sea

51. Joe is _________than Ed (short)

52. Al is ________________(short)

53. Ed is ________________(thin)

54. Joe is ________________than Al (thin)

55. Al has _______________clothes (colourful)

56. Al is _____________than Joe (heavy)

57. Ed is ____________(light)

58. Joe is _____________than Ed (happy)

59. Ed is _____________________(mysterious)

60. Joe is _____________than Ed (energetic)

A. Look at the information about the three hotels below and write sentences using the notes given.
Surname: ________________ Date: _____________
Name: ________________

Hotel Brown Hotel Obama Hotel

Ahmedinecad

Price of room per Price of room per night:

night: £ 130 £ 90
Price of room per night:
Rooms: Rooms: £ 72
120 35
Rooms:
Stars: Stars: 60
4 3
Stars:
Built in: Built in: 3
1998 1980
Built in:
Open: Open: 1975
all year round May to Nov.
Open:
Distance from sea: Distance from sea: April to Oct.
1 kilometre 500 metres
Distance from sea:
100 metres

1. Hotel Ahmedinecad / cheap / of the three hotels

_____________________________________________

2. Hotel Obama / expensive / Hotel Brown

_____________________________________________

3. Hotel Brown / new / of the three hotels

Surname: ________________ Date: _____________
Name: ________________

_____________________________________________

4. Hotel Obama / old / Hotel Ahmedinecad (as...as)

_____________________________________________

5. Hotel Obama / few rooms / Hotel Ahmedinecad

_____________________________________________

6. Hotel Brown / many rooms / of the three hotels

_____________________________________________

7. Hotel Brown / luxurious / of the three hotels

_____________________________________________

8. Hotel Brown / far from the beach / of the three hotels

_____________________________________________

9. Every year Hotel Ahmedinecad / open / early / Hotel Obama

_____________________________________________
Surname: ________________ Date:
_____________
Name: ________________

B. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the words in brackets.

10. Jenny is a ___________ student than I am because she studies ___________ than I do. (good /
hard)
11. The ___________ hospital is 30 kilometres away. (near)
12. David did _________ than I did in the test. (bad)
13. Kelly says Mission Impossible is the _____________ film she has ever seen. (exciting)
14. The silver ring costs __________ than the gold one. (little)
15. Kate is ____________ in going to the theatre than in going to the cinema. (interested)
16. Angela drives ____________than her brother. (carefully)
17. Which is the ______________ TV series in the country? (popular)
18. Is your suitcase _____________ than mine?(heavy)
19. This is the ______________beach we have ever been to.(crowded)

C. Rewrite the sentences using the words given.

20. Our new sofa is more comfortable than our old one. (as ..... as)
___________________________________________________

21. I think skiing is more exciting than scuba-diving (as ..... as)
___________________________________________________

22. Both Anna and Sally work hard (as ..... as)
___________________________________________________
Surname: ________________ Date:
_____________
Name: ________________

23. Jack isn’t as friendly as Mark is. (than)

___________________________________________________

24. This book is less interesting than the one I was reading last week (not as ..... as)
___________________________________________________

25. Jenny likes spaghetti more than she likes rice (as ..... as)
___________________________________________________

Comparative or superlative

I needed to buy a new sleeping bag for a winter camping trip. So, I went to a camping store and compared
three different brands of sleeping bags: Ultra Comfort, Snowy Down, and Northern Tººrek. I wanted to look
at each sleeping bag very carefully. For winter camping, the Snowy Down had the (high) _________rating of
all. But in some ways, the other two sleeping bags were (good) ___________than the Snowy Down. Of the
three sleeping bags, the Snowy Down was the (warm) ________, but it was also the (expensive). The
Northern Trek cost less than the Sanowy Down, but it was just as expensive as the Ultra Comfort. The Ultra
Comfort was (warm) than the Northern Trek. Finally, the Ultra C omfort was (light) _______than the
other sleeping bags, so it was (easy) __________to carry. I decided not to get the Northern Trek for camping
outside. It wasn’t as warm as the other sleeping bags. But we were having a mild winter, so I didn’t need the
(warm) sleeping bag. So I looked more closely at the (light )___________ of the three sleeping bags, The
Ultra Comfort. That’s the one I chose. I think it’s the (good) ___________for my trip.

E. COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS.
USE COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES.

Today is a special day in the savannah. Mufasa, the king of all animals is (brave)
____________lion and has a son called Simba. Simba was born last night and is
(beautiful) _________little lion. All the animals came to the Pride Rock to meet the
future king. Everyone in the kingdom is happy, except for one lion called Scar. Scar is
Mufasa’s (young) __________brother and he wanted to be king. Scar is angry and
jealous of young Simba.
Surname: ________________ Date:
_____________
Name: ________________
Simba is (happy) _______lion in the savannah. He plays all the time with his friend
Nala. One day, they go to the elephant’s cemetery and there, they meet the horrible
hyenas, Simba and Nala are (intelligent) _________than the hyenas, but the hyenas
are (fast) ________and (strong) ___________than Simba and Nala. Zazu flies fast to
look for Mufasa’s help. Mufasa runs to save his son and his friend. Scar is sad,
because the hyenas didn’t kill the little lion and he can’t be a king. Scar is (sad)
_________animal in Pride Lands.

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use the comparative or the superlative e.

1.

(short, tall)

a. Kent is ___________Dora

b. Dora is ____________
Kent
Dino c. Dino is ________________

Dora

(cold, warm)

1. Thursday will be _________Friday

2. Wednesday will be __________

2. 3. Friday will be _______________

(interesting, boring)

1. “Alta Fidelidad” is ___________

”La Importancia de llamarse Ernesto”

Surname: ________________ Date:
_____________
Name: ________________
2. “El diario secreto de Adrian Mole”

Is _______________

3. “la Importancia de llamarse Ernesto” is __________________

Complete the conversation. Use the comparative or the superlative.

A: where do you go to the cinema?

B: I usually go to CineLand. It’s _______(near) cinema to my house.

A: Is it (cheap) ____________MovieWorld?

B: No, but it’s (nice). __________the seats are ( comfortable) _____________.

A: do you sometimes go to City Cinema?

B: No, never! That’s (bad) ____________in town” do you go there?

A: No, I go to MovieWorld. It has (good) ___________films, I think. They aren’t always (popular)
____________, but they’re interesting.

Write the sentences in the correct order

1. taller / than / Gary / Rick / is

2. trousers / John/ got / has / new / light

3. Mary / clothes / likes / bigger

4. an / expensive / Rick / wearing / coat / is

5. the / Carol / has / scarf / got / shortest

6. the / student / he / tallest / is

7. actress / Mary / the / was / popular / most+

8. he / the / was / footballer / best

9. plays / than / better / you / Mary

10. father / is / your / than / stronger /mine

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets

1. Carol is as (good) ________________as you at sport

2. We like wearing the (late) _______________fashion

Surname: ________________ Date:
_____________
Name: ________________
3. These trousers are (comfortable) ______________than those jeans

4. She is ________________(happy) now than was last year

5. You are the (pretty) ______________girl in class

6. My grandma is (old) _________than my grandpa.

7. the red dress is the (attractive) ____________in the shop

8. I always tell the (fun) ___________________jokes

9. Your hair is (curly) ___________than my hair

10. My hair is (short) _______________than yours

C) Write sentences about these animal. Use the comparative form.

Butterflies / beautiful / worms

_______Butterflies are more beautiful than worms________________________

1. Cats / clever / birds

________________________________________________________________

2. Lions / strong / monkeys

________________________________________________________________

3. Bats / interesting / insects

________________________________________________________________

4. Ponies / nice / crocodiles

________________________________________________________________

D) Complete with the Superlative form.

1. Mary is ____the youngest___________ (young) of all the students in the classroom.

2. My cat is ________________________ (good) pet in our house!
3. Whales are ________________________ (big) animals in the sea.
4. I don’t like lizards. They’re ________________________ (ugly) animals on planet!
5. This is ________________________ (exciting) film i have ever seen.
6. My neighbour’s cat is _______________________ (bad) cat in our neighbourhood!
7. Crocodiles are ___________________________ (scary) animals in the world.

E) Choose the correct answer.

Surname: ________________ Date:
_____________
Name: ________________
1. Which animal is the ______ one?
a) tallest b) taller

2. Elephants are ______ than leopards.

a) largest b) larger

3. Do you think zoos are ______ interesting than amusement parks?

a) more b) the most

4. Insects are ______ things in the world!

a) more horrible b) the most horrible

5. I like monkeys. They are _____ animals in the zoo.

a) the funniest b) funnier than

F) Complete the sentences with the Superlative or the Comparative form.

1. We went to ___________________________ (cheap) hotel in the city.

2. The United States are very large but Canada is ___________________________ (large).
3. I prefer this chair to the other one. It is ___________________________ (comfortable).
4. I had a terrible day. It was ___________________________ (bad) day of my life.
5. What´s ___________________________ (long) river in the world?
6. Tom was sad yesterday but he is ___________________________ (happy) today.
Surname: ________________
Date: _____________
Name: ________________
G) Write about your favourite animal. (40-60 words) /
5

My favourite animal

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

VOCABULARY
/17

H) Write the missing letters

1. This animal is a big cat and it can run fast. _l_ __ __ __ __ __ __

2. A small, usually yellow or orange fish. _g_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

3. This is a large bird and it flies high in the sky. _e_ __ __ __ __

4. You can see this beautiful white bird in parks. _s_ __ __ __

5. This clever animal lives in the sea. _d_ __ __ __ __ __ __

I) Circle the correct words.

Joe What are you reading?

Tina It’s an article about (1) parrots / puppies. They’re amazing birds!
Joe What does the article say?
Tina Well, they are (2) unusual / tired birds. They can talk!
Joe Really? Where do they live?
 Surname: ________________
Date: _____________
Name: ________________
Tina Look here. There is a (3) path / map in the book.
Joe Ah, yes. They live in warm places. And what do they eat?
Tina Many things! They eat small things like fruit and (4) worms / whales.
Joe Are they good pets?
Tina Yes, but they must stay inside the house. That is very (5) important / dangerous!

J) Write

________________ ________________ ________________ _______________

________________

The Fellini Brothers Circus is in town! Every year, the circus arrives and stays for a week.
Then they go to the next town.
____________________ ____________________
There are not many animals in the circus. People told the circus that they didn't like seeing
Theanimals
Circus performing. There is an elephant called Jacob and two old lions, Hattie and Meg.
Most of the performers are human! There is Leopold “The Strongest Man in the World”.
Histhrough
Read father also
the worked in the
text about circus, but
a circus, thenLeopold
answer is the
stronger than him, he has bigger arms
questions.
and bigger legs too! Leopold performs his act every night for the town's people who come
to watch.
Another performer is Clara. She says she has the longest hair in the world. It's about 4
metres long! She also has a daughter who works in the circus. Her name is Sue-Ellen. Her
hair is a lot shorter, but she wants to grow it as long as her mother's. Sue-Ellen helps look
after the animals and she's also learning how to juggle.
The highlight of the circus are the three clowns, Pit, Pot and Pat. They all wear long red
shoes, but Pat's shoes are the longest and sometimes, he falls over because they're so long!
They perform for about twenty minutes and they are always the most popular act with the
audience, especially the children. Many people think Pit, Pot and Pat are three brothers, but
Pat is older than the other two - he's their father! He's the oldest clown in the country, but
he has a lot of energy.
Surname: ________________
Date: _____________
Name: ________________
Questions

1. The circus comes to the town twice a year.

True
False

2. There are not many animals in the circus.

True
False

3. Leopold’s father is stronger than Leopold?

True
False

4. Clara has longer hair than Sue-Ellen?

True
False

5. Pot’s shoes are the longest shoes?

True
False

6. Who is the oldest – Pit, Pot or Pat?

Pit
Pat
Pot
Surname: ________________
Date: _____________
Name: ________________

Many people think Leonardo da Vinci was _____________(intelligent) man in

the world. He studied with the famous painter and sculptor Verocchio but soon
Leonardo’s painting became ________________(good) than Verrocchio. The
Mona Lisa is ______________(famous) of his paintings and one of _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ ___ (small ) of his works of art.

Not only as an artist but considering all his ideas and inventions. Other artists
were _ __ _ _ _ _ ___ (sociable ) than Leonardo da Vinci, but his inventions
were _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ (popular ). Today many inventors base their
inventions on his ideas. One of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _____(interesting) aspects of his
career is his love for anatomy.