NAME : TANTI RAHMAYANI

CLASS : 1B CHEMICAL ANALYSIS

NIM : 33220033

CHAPTER 6 HOW OLD AM I?

Forming comparative and superlative

Write the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives.

Happy Happier Happiest Thin Thinner Thinnest

beautiful More Most busy Busier Busiest Most
beautiful beautiful patient More patient patient
new Newer Newest young Younger worse Youngest
lovely Lovelier Loveliest bad More Worst
hot good Hotter Hottest Best comfortable comfortable Most
handsome Better Most Ruder Fitter comfortable
More handsome rude fit Larger Rudest Fittest
mean handsome Meanest large Largest
generous Meaner Most
More generous
generous

Reading

Read the following text and answer the questions.

How old am I?
I have two sisters, Abigail and Jill, and two brothers, Graham and
Robert. Abigail is twenty. Jill is six years younger than Abigail, but she is
two years older than Robert. Robert is four years younger than me, and he is
eight years younger than Graham.

Answer these questions

1) How old am
I?
16 years old.
2) Who is the youngest in the
family? Robert.
3) How old is Robert?
12 years old.
4) Is Jill older than me?
 No. she is younger than me.
5) Am I the oldest in the family?
No. I’m not
6) Who are the twins?
Abigael & Graham

Making opposite adjectives

Complete the sentences with an opposite adjective in its comparative or superlative form.

1) Rober is the oldest in the

family. No, he isn’t. He’s the
youngest.
2) Bob is more polite than his brother.
No, he isn’t. He’s ruder.
3) I’m the tallest in this class!
No, you aren’t. You’re the most lace.
4) My homework was worse than yours.
No, it wasn’t. It was better.
5) The weather today is colder than
yesterday. No, it isn’t. It’s hotter than
yesterday.
6) She bought the cheapest watch in the shop.
No, she didn’t. She bought the most expencive.
7) Jack’s meaner than
Alan. No, he isn’t. He’s
more .
8) Janet arrived later than John.
No, she didn’t. She arrived earlier than John.
9) This is the easiest exercise in this
book. No, it isn’t. It’s the most
difficult.

 PRACTICE

1. as or than

Complete the sentences with as or than.

1. Are you as tall as your your brother?

2. She’s not as clever as hes sister her sister.
3. Was Joane’s party better than Maria’s?
4. I’m studying the same subject as Emma.
5. Liz works much harder than John.
6. I haven’t got as many cousins as you.

2. as ... as / not as ... as

Rewrite the sentences with as ... as or not as ... as.
1) Bob’s taller than Jack.
Jack’s not as tall as Bob.
2) Bob got more presents than Jack.
Jack didn’t get as many present as Bob.
 3) Jill’s more intelligent than
Bill. Bill not as intelligent as
jill.
4) The sun’s hotter than the moon.
The moon not as hotter as the
sun.
5) Are you and your husband the same age?
Are you in the same age as your
husband?
6) You can read more quickly than I
can. I can’t read more quickly as you
can.
7) Harry won more money than Bill.
Bill didn’t win as many money as Harry.
8) ‘Is Zwitzerland bigger than Luxemburg?’ ‘Yes, it
is.’ ‘Is Luxembourg not as big as Zwitzerland?
9) Eva’s work is better than mine.
My work isn’t as good as Eva.
10) Dogs are friendlier than cats.
Cats are not as friendlier as
dog.

3. Making sentences about you.

Write six sentences about you and your family (two comparatives, two superlatives, and two
with as ... as).

Examples:
o I’m more hard-working than my sister
o My grandfather is the oldest.
o I’m not as patient as my mother.

1. My brother is  as stubborn as  my cousin.

2. My mom is as beautiful as me.
3. I don’t ride a motorbike as fast as my father.
4. My money is not as much as yours.
5. My father mmy daughter is the same height as me.