WRITING HANDOUT: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

Sentence transformation.
Directions: Here are some sentences about family members. For each question, complete the
second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use NO MORE THAN THREE
WORDS
Example:
0. Smoking is not allowed in my family.
No one in my family is allowed to smoke.

1. No one in my family is as handsome as my father.

My father is ............ the most handsome................. man in my family.
2. My mum cooks better than anyone else in my family.
My mum ........... is the best............... cook in my family.
3. My sister is 5 years older than me.
I am ............ five years younger................. than my sister.
4. My brother is taller than my sister.
My brother ............... is not as................... short as my sister.
5. My father is the best driver in my family.
No one in my family .............. drives as well................. as my father.
6. I am not as intelligent as my sister.
My sister ............... is more intelligent..................... than me.
7. My sister is better at English than me
I am not ................ as good at..................... English as my sister.
8. My brother has more friends than my sister.
My sister ................ has fewer friends...................... than my brother
9. My father earns the most money in my family.
No one in my family can ............. earn as much.................... money as my father.
10. No one in my family gets up as early as my mum.
My mum gets up .............. the earliest.............. in my family.