COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

WRITE THE COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF THE ADJECTIVES.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

thin (1) ________________ (2) ________________
famous (3) ________________ (4) ________________
kind (5) ________________ (6) ________________
nervous (7) ________________ (8) ________________
pretty (9) ________________ (10) _______________
bad (11) ________________ (12) _______________
early (13) ________________ (14) _______________
red (15) ________________ (16) _______________
large (17) ________________ (18) _______________
quiet (19) ________________ (20) _______________

COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH THE COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE FORM

OF THE ADJECTIVE IN BRACKETS.
1. The weather in Piura is __________________ than the weather in Trujillo. (hot)

2. Is your office ________________ from UPAO than Ana’s? (far)

3. Who is ____________________________ person in your family? (happy)

4. Konya is ___________________________ city in Turkey. (large)

5. This problem is __________________________ the last one. (easy)

6. Tom is ______________________________ student in our class. (tall)

7. My father is _________________________ in my family. (fat)

8. My room is __________________________ room in our house. (small)

9. What is _____________________________ film on TV today? (funny)

MAKE COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE GIVEN NOUNS USING THE COMPARATIVE

FORM OF THE ADJECTIVE IN BRACKETS.
Example: Cindy /Kyle / (tall) Cindy is taller than Kyle.

1. Jeff /Steve / (young)

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2. That chair /this one / (comfortable)
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3. Your shirt /mine / (pretty)
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4. This phone /yours / (small)
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5. The train /the bus / (cheap)
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6. You /him / (nice)
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7. The train /my car / (fast)
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8. This food /the food I make myself / (good)
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9. This book /a school book / (boring)
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10. Math class /English class / (bad)
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READ ABOUT JOEL’S FAMILY. CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORDS.

My name’s Joel and I’m 1) younger/ the youngest person in my family. I’ve got two

sisters and they’re both 2) older/the oldest than me. Erica’s an accountant and she’s 3)

richer/ the richest than both Frances and me. She is also 4) more intelligent/the

most intelligent person in the family. Frances has got 5) more interesting / the most

interesting job of us all I think – She’s a dancer.

COMPLETE THE SHORT ANSWERS.

1. Does your boyfriend usually go to the cinema with you? _____________
2. Is there a cinema near your home? _____________
3. Do you like classical music? _____________
4. Are there any children in your family?
_____________
5. Can you play a musical instrument? _____________
6. Is your father older than your mother?
 _____________
7. Do you do your homework in the evening? _____________
8. Are your parents taller than you? _____________

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING (NOT) AS….AS

DAVID TOM GEORGE
Age 25 30 35
Weight 70 k 72 k 75 k
Height 1.68 1.72 1.80
Salary $800/month $1000/month $1500/month
House 3 rooms 4 rooms 5 rooms

1. (young) David is _______________________

2. (old) George and Tom are __________________________ David.
3. (heavy) George is the ___________________________ in the group.
4. (light) Tom is ___________________________ George.
5. (tall) Tom is ___________________________ David.
6. (old) George is ______________________________Tom.
7. (good) George’s salary is _______________ Tom’s
8. (small) David’s house is ____________________ Tom’s.
9. (big) George’s house is __________________
10. (short) Tom is ______________________ David.