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adjectives: comparative and superlative

1. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives:

Adjective Comparative Superlative

long longer than the longest
fast faster than Fastest
pretty Prettier than the prettiest
beautiful more beautiful than Most beautiful
ugly uglier than The ugliest
thin Thinner than the thinnest
fashionable more fashionable than Most fashionable

2. Write the comparative:

a. old older f. good Better than
b. strong Stronger than g. large Larger than
c. happy Happier than h. serious More serious than
d. modern More modern than i. pretty Prettier than
e. important More important than j. bad Worse than
3. Complete the sentences with a superlative:
a. This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town.
b. It was a very happy day. It was The happiest day of my life.
c. It’s a very good film. It’s The best film I’ve seen.
d. It was a very bad mistake. It was The worst in my life.
e. It was a very cold day. It was The coldest of the year.
f. She’s a popular singer. She’s The best singer in the country.
g. He’s a very boring person. He’s The most boring I know.
h. This house is very big. It is The biggest I’ve lived in.
i. My cousin is very tall. He is The tallest I have.
j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is The prettiest I know.
4. Choose the correct answer:
a. Tom’s car is as big as / the biggest his friend’s.
b. Who is shorter than / the shortest person in your family? The shortest
c. Who is more independent than / the most independent person you know? most independent
d. These sofas are more comfortable than / the most comfortable ours. are more comfortable
e. My brother is taller than / the tallest in the class. the tallest

f. Is Jason’s dog older than / the oldest yours? older than

g. Who is the best / better than singer in the world? the best
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h. We are younger than / the youngest the rest of the class. younger than
i. My hair is the straightest / straighter than your hair. straighter than

j. He is more popular / the most popular singer in the world. the most popular

5. Write the sentences in the correct order:

a. taller / than / Gary / Rick / is.
Gary is taller than Rick.
b. trousers / John / got / has / new / light.
John has got new light trousers
c. Mary / clothes / likes / bigger
Mary likes bigger clothes
d. an / expensive / Rick / wearing / coat / is
Rick is wearing an expensive coat
e. the / Carol / has / scarf / got / shortest
Carol has got the shortest scarf
f. the / student / he / tallest / is
He is the tallest student
g. actress / Mary / the / was / popular / most
Mary was the most popular actress

h. He / the / was / footballer / best

He was the best footballer
i. plays / than / better / you / Mary
Mary plays better than you
j. father / is / your / than / stronger / mine
Your father is stronger than mine
6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets:
a. Carol is as good (good) as you at sport.
b. We like wearing the Latest (late) fashion.
More comfortable
c. These trousers are ____________________ (comfortable) than those jeans.
Happier
d. She is ______________________ (happy) now than he was last year.
Prettiest
e. You are the ________________________ (pretty) girl in class.
More old
f. My grandma is _______________________ (old) than my grandpa.
Most attractive
g. The red dress is the ______________________ (attractive) in the shop.
Funniest
h. I always tell the _______________________ (fun) jokes.
Curlier
i. Your hair is ____________________ (curly) than my hair.
Shorter
j. My hair is ______________________ (short) than yours.

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