Degrees of Adjectives

1. Read the sentences and correct the mistakes.

a) Shanghai is the bigger city in Asia.

Shanghai is the biggest city in Asia.
b) James is worse that Jessica at basketball.
James is worse than Jessica at basketball.
c) The Queen of England was older than Barack Obama.
The Queen of England was older than Barack Obama
d) The climate in Siberia is extremer than the climate in France.
The climate in Siberia is more extreme than the climate in France
e) Summer in Spain is very hotter than in Scotland.
Summer in Spain is much hotter than in Scotland.
f) Jimi Hendrix was the better guitar player in the world.
Jimi Hendrix was the best guitar player in the world
g) Greece is coldest than Norway.
Greece is colder than Norway

2. Fill in the gaps using the comparative or superlative forms of the given adjectives.

a) Avatar is probably (bad) film I’ve ever seen.

Avatar is probably the worst film I´ve ever seen
b) What is (hot) month in Portugal?
What is the hottest month in Portugal?
c) Do you think the Harry Potter’s books are (good) the movies?
Do you think the Harry Potter books are better than the movies?
d) Who is (powerful) person in your country?
Who is the most powerful person in your country?
e) Is Angelina Jolie (old) Sandra Bullock?
Is Angeline Jolie older than Sandra Bullock?
f) I think Ted1 was (funny) than Ted 2.
I think Ted1 was funnier than Ted2.

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3. Fill in the gaps using the comparative or superlative forms of the given adjectives.

Hi Susan,
I’m having a wonderful time in Los Angeles. The weather is (hot) and (dry) in England and Americans
are (friendly). The food is (good) in England. English food is awful. Yesterday, I ate (good) hamburger
ever.
The hotel is beautiful. I think it is (nice) the hotel we stayed in New York. They say that Los Angeles is
(expensive) cities in the world, but actually, I’m not spending as much money as I thought.

Hi Susan
I´m having a wonderful time in Los Angeles. The weather is hotter and dried in England and Americans
are friendlier. The food is worse in England. English food is awful. Yesterday, I ate the best hamburger
ever.
The hotel is beautiful. I think it is nicer than the hotel we stayed in New York. They say that Los
Angeles is one the mast expensive cities in the world, but actually, I´m not spending as much money
as I thought.

4. Choose the correct option in each sentence.

a) I think she is still sick. She looks even ____worse_________________ than last week.

badder more worse worse

b) His results are ____better________________ than his colleague’s.

better gooder best

c) Which of the three supermarkets do you think has ____the widest_____________ range of products?

the widest the wider the wide

d) He has ___bigger___________ potential than anyone I know.

the biggest bigger biger

e) It’s becoming ____harder__________________ to attract new customers. We need a new strategy.

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harder more hard more harder