GRAMMAR AND USE OF ENGLISH

2 Complete the sentences with as, more or than.

3.2 Comparative and superlative adjectives
1 E-books are often a bit cheaper








paper books.
• We use the comparative form of adjectives and the word
2 Watching documentaries is @@@@@
engaging than
than to compare two people or things:
watching sitcoms.
Daniel Craig is taller than Zac Efron.
3 The soundtrack to this movie is just as moving
• To compare two people or things, we can also use the
the script.
structure: (not) as + adjective + as:
4 This romantic comedy is much funnier
Rupert Grint is not as famous as Daniel Radcliffe.
I expected.
• We use the superlative form of adjectives to show that
5 Reality TV shows aren’t as imaginative today
a person or thing has the higest degree of a certain quality
they used to be.
(compared to at least two other people or things):
6 The plots of thrillers are usually far @@@@@@
complex
Sean Connery is the tallest of the three James Bond actors.
than the plots in horrors.
Adjectives Comparative Superlative 7 A wide-screen TV is better @@@@@@
one with a small screen.
young younger the youngest 8 Classical music isn’t



popular as hip hop with
one-syllable teenagers.
nice nicer the nicest
hot hotter the hottest 9 Do you think poems are @@@@@@
difficult to write than
one- and stories?
pretty prettier the prettiest
two-syllable 10 This film is worse












the first one in the series.
dry drier the driest
ending in -y
3 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same
two-syllable attractive more attractive the most attractive meaning as the first.
or longer difficult more difficult the most difficult
1 The Hunger Games series was more popular than the
good better the best
irregular Maze Runner films.
bad worse the worst
far further the furthest The Maze Runner films weren’t @@@@@@@@@@@@
as
The Hunger Games series.
To compare two people or things, we can also use the 2 In my opinion, no actor is funnier than Will Ferrell.
following structures: In my opinion, Will Ferrell is @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ of all.

• (just) as + adjective + as, when two things or people are 3 Reading an e-book isn’t as enjoyable as reading
the same:
a paper book.
The plot of Angela’s latest novel is as complex as her
Reading a paper book is @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
reading an
previous one.
e-book.
• not as + adjective + as, when two things or people are
4 Gaming computers used to be more expensive.
different:
For me, talent shows aren’t as interesting as game shows. Gaming computers aren’t as @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ used to
be.
Comparative adjectives may also be used with a bit or much/
5 She doesn’t think any writer is as good as J.K. Rowling.
far:
She thinks J.K. Rowling is @@@@@@@@@
writer in the world.
• a bit: Reading an e-book is a bit easier.
• much/far: 6 Ariana Grande isn’t as old as Katy Perry.
This television is much more expensive because it has Katy

Perry is older than
Ariana Grande.
a better screen. 4 Complete the text with the adjectives in brackets in
the comparative or superlative form.

1 Choose the correct option. The first Maze Runner film, based on a series of books by
James Dashner, came out in 2014. It wasn’t
1
This is the longer / longest film I’ve ever seen. 1
(popular) as other teen series like
2
He’s not as clever than / as his sister.
The Hunger Games, but the producers decided to make
3
The Po is more short / shorter than the Nile.
more. There have been three films up to now, and for me
4
The taller / tallest building in the world is in Dubai. 2

the most interesting
(interesting) of them is the second
5
Is this car more cheap / cheaper than that one?
one, The Scorch Trials. The plot is3
crazier
6
Which is the worse / worst play you’ve ever seen?
(crazy) than I expected. There are so many different
7
Can I use your smartphone camera? It’s better / best
things happening that I sometimes thought it was a bit
than mine. 4

more comlicated
(complicated) than it needed to be.
8 A restaurant is usually more expensive / most expensive
But the action scenes and the sets are so amazing that in
than a pub.
the end I decided I enjoyed watching this movie. The last
9 My school friends are more friendly / friendlier than my
film, The Death Cure, is definitely
cousins. 5
(long) of the three, probably
10 Jane is the prettier / prettiest girl in the class.
because it included so many details from the book. Still,
there are good things in all three films, so give them a try!

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