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Active Voice vs. Passive Voice
In active voice sentences, the subject does the action.
The people voted for a town curfew.
In passive voice sentences, the subject receives the action.
A town curfew was voted for by the people.
Directions: Convert each sentence form active to passive or from passive to active.
1. The artist created a series of modern masterpieces.
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2. The winning tomato at the county fair was grown by Jimmy Smith.
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3. The best performance of the night was performed by the Macy City High School Band.
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4. Bobby’s parents gave him a new car for his graduation present.
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5. Students celebrated the completion of their final exams with a big party.
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6. The notes played by the musicians were flawless.
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7. The doctor diagnosed the first case of flu this season.
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8. The introduction to the book was written by the author’s father.
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Comparisons using adjectives
Adjectives and their comparison forms. Look at the table below and learn the different forms of the
adjectives.
Positive Comparative Superlative
angry angrier angriest
big bigger biggest
brave braver bravest
cheap cheaper cheapest
clever cleverer cleverest
cool cooler coolest
crazy crazier craziest
deeo deeoer deeoest
dirty dirtier dirtiest
easy easier easiest
fat fatter fattest
Funny funnier funniest
full fuller fullest
great greater greatest
hard harder hardest
high higher highest
hot hotter hottest
heavy heavier heaviest
large larger largest
long longer longest
light lighter lightest
low lower lowest
naughty naughtier naughtiest
noisy noisier noisiest
new newer newest
near nearer nearest
old older oldest
poor poorer poorest
pretty prettier prettiest
proud prouder proudest
quick quicker quickest
quiet quieter quietest
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red redder reddest
rich richer richest
sad sadder saddest
slow slower slowest
soft softer softest
short shorter shortest
small smaller smallest
strong stronger strongest
sweet sweeter sweetest
slow slower slowest
tall taller tallest
thin thinner thinnest
tiny tinnier tinniest
ugly uglier ugliest
warm warmer warmest
wet wetter wettest
white whiter whitest
wide wider widest
young younger youngest
For irregular adjectives we just add ‘more’ and most in front of them when comparing.
Positive Comparative Superlative
attractive more attractive most attractive
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
boring more boring most boring
careful more careful most careful
difficult more difficult most difficult
expensive more expensive most expensive
forgetful more forgetful most forgetful
handsome more handsome most handsome
helpful more helpful most helpful
important more important most important
terrible more terrible most terrible
sensible more sensible most sensible
Useful more useful most useful
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Grammar
Adjectives and their comparison forms
Fill in each blank with the correct form of the adjective in the brackets. Add ‘more’ or
‘most’ when necessary.
1 Jack needs a (long) pair of trousers. This pair is too short for him.
2 The blue hat is (beautiful) than the red one. I want to buy the blue
hat.
3 The striped T-shirt is as (small) as the plain one. I cannot wear any of
them.
4 This dress is the (expensive) one in the shop. I do not have enough
money to buy it.
5 The white shoes are the (dirty) ones on the shelf. Do not wear them.
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6 You need a (big) pair of shorts. This pair is too tight.
7 This dress is the (loose) one in the wardrobe.
8 The emerald ring is as (tight) as the diamond ring. I cannot wear any
of them.
9 The man with the beard was the _________________________ (dangerous) in the room.
Vocabulary Corner
wardrobe: a cupboard for one to hang his clothes
and life got better.
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REVISION – Fill in the gaps in the table.
Positive Comparative Superlative
angry angriest
big bigger
brave bravest
cheap cheapest
clever cleverer
cool
crazy crazier
deep deepest
dirty
easy easier easiest
fat fattest
Funny funnier
full
great greater
hard
high
hot hotter hottest
heavy heaviest
large larger
long
light lighter lightest
low
naughty naughtier
noisy noisier
new newest
near nearest
old older
poor poorer
pretty prettier
proud
quick
quiet
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red
rich richest
sad saddest
slow slowest
soft softer
short shorter
small smaller
strong stronger
sweet sweeter
slow slowest
tall tallest
thin thinner
tiny tinnier
ugly ugliest
warm warmest
wet wetter
white whiter
wide widest
young youngest
