COMPARATIVE / SUPERLATIVE

A. Write the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives.

Adj Comparative Superlative
1. safe __________ _________
2. intelligent __________ _________
3. hot __________ _________
4. clean __________ _________
5. beautiful __________ _________
6. noisy __________ _________
7. expensive __________ _________
8. cheap __________ _________
9. healthy __________ _________
10. bad __________ _________

B. Choose the correct one.

1. My homemate is fater / fatter than me.
2. Her hair is longer / more long than her sister’s hair.
3. Tarkan’s new album is more good / better than Yaşar’s.
4. My bed is comfortabler / more comfortable than the hotel bed.
5. Your socks are dirtier / dirtyer than mine.
6. The Hilton Hotel is expensive / more expensive than Sultaşa Hotel.
7. My school bus is earlier / more early than yours.
8. İstanbul is largeer / larger than Bursa.

C. Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the adjective.

1. Cars are ____________________ motorbikes. (safe)
2. Chinese is ____________________ English. (difficult)
3. Buses are_____________________ planes. (slow)
4. January is _____________________ April. (cold)
5. New York is ______________________ Nevşehir. (exciting)
6. My suitcases are _______________________ yours. (heavy)
7. My new roommate is ______________________ the old one. (friendly)
8. American films are ______________________ French films.(popular)

D. Rewrite the sentences with comparatives.

e.g. Niagara Falls is 50 m high. Angel Falls is 800 m high.
Angel Falls is higher than Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls is lower than Angel Falls.
1. The Nile is 6690 km. The Missisippi is 6020 km.
_____________________________________________________.
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2. Rosie is 14 years old. Liam is 19 years old.
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3. I bought my car two years ago. My sister bought her car 6 years ago.
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4. The dress is 50 $. The jacket is 20 $.
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5. Yesterday was 38 C. Today is 35 C.
_____________________________________________________.
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E. Complete the sentences using the superlative forms of adjectives.

1. Merve is_______________________ basketballer in the team .(good)
2. Is İstanbul______________________city in Turkey? (crowded)
3. My sister’s baby is_______________________member of our family. (new)
4. They stayed in__________________________hotel in Paris. (nice)
5. _____________________apple in the world weighed 1.67 kilos. (big)
6. This skyscraper is_____________________building in the city. (modern)
7. Samuel is_______________________of us all. (funny)
8. The Louvre is________________________museum in France. (famous)
9. We went to Mersin in_______________________month of the year. It was very hot. (bad)
10. Mehmet is_______________________member of our class. (noisy)

F. Write superlative sentences from the prompts, giving your opinion.

e.g. dangerous / animal

I think the most dangerous animal is the lion.
1. handsome / actor
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2. funny / person in my family
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3. boring / TV programme
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4. beautiful / place in my country
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5. good / footballer in the world
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G. Answer the questions.

1. Which is the most difficult subject? Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry?
___________________________________________________________.
2. Is Bill Gates the richest man in the world?
___________________________________________________________.
3. Who do you think is the most famous in Turkey? Orhan Pamuk, Fazıl Say or Tarkan?
___________________________________________________________.
4. Are tigers the fastest animals in the world?
___________________________________________________________.

H. Rewrite the sentences with superlatives.

e.g. I am size S in this shirt. My brother is size M. My cousin is size L.

My cousin is the largest of us all.
1. I am 1.68. Defne is 1.72. Nida is 1.80.
___________________________________________________of the team.
2. A kilo of tomatoes is 5 TL. A kilo of bananas is 15 TL. A kilo of meat is 80 TL.
______________________________________________________of them all.
3. The population of İstanbul is 16 million. The population of Ankara is 6 million. The
population of Mersin is 1.5 million.
_______________________________________________________in Turkey.
4. Hakan got 45 in the maths exam. Fatih got 60. Ege got 87.
________________________________________________________in Maths.

I. Complete the sentences with a comparative or superlative form of the adjective.

1. Bangkok is_________________________________(crowded) Phuket.
2. Public transport is_________________________________(good) it was ten years ago.
3. Which of these is________________________________(far) to the Equator? Mexico City,
Rio de Janeiro or Madrid?
4. What’s the world’s__________________________(safe) city to live in?
5. My hair is_________________________(short) it was last year.
6. Are men __________________________(intelligent) women?
7. ______________________________(young) member of my family is my little sister.
8. Which do you think is____________________________(interesting) place to visit in the
world?