THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE OF ADJECTIVES

Write the comparatives and the superlatives of these adjectives. Match with the opposite.

COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE OPPOSITE

1. rich ________________________ ________________________ _________________

2. dirty ________________________ ________________________ _________________

3. cheap ________________________ ________________________ _________________

4. funny ________________________ ________________________ _________________

5. near ________________________ ________________________ _________________

6. thin ________________________ ________________________ _________________

7. interesting ________________________ ________________________ _________________

8. bad ________________________ ________________________ _________________

9. wide ________________________ ________________________ _________________

10. wet ________________________ ________________________ _________________

11.friendly ________________________ ________________________ _________________

12.heavy ________________________ ________________________ _________________

13.difficult ________________________ ________________________ _________________

14.far ________________________ ________________________ _________________

15.big ________________________ ________________________ _________________

16.fast ________________________ ________________________ _________________

17.pretty ________________________ ________________________ _________________

18.boring ________________________ ________________________ _________________

19.noisy ________________________ ________________________ _________________

20.slim ________________________ ________________________ _________________

21.dangerous ________________________ ________________________ _________________

22.good ________________________ ________________________ _________________

23.low ________________________ ________________________ _________________

24.light ________________________ ________________________ _________________

25.hot ________________________ ________________________ _________________

26.tall ________________________ ________________________ _________________

THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE OF ADJECTIVES

WORD BANK (you can use each word more than once)

small short good/well clean slow quiet fat near

expensive bad unfriendly tight boring safe easy far

exciting high poor dark light ugly cold dry

Write the comparatives and the superlatives of these adjectives. Match with the opposite.

COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE OPPOSITE

1. rich richer richest poor

2. dirty dirtier dirtiest clean

3. cheap cheaper cheapest expensive

4. funny funnier funniest boring

5. near nearer nearest far

6. thin thinner thinnest fat

7. interesting more interesting most interesting boring

8. bad worse worst good

9. wide wider widest tight

10. wet wetter wettest dry

11.friendly friendlier friendliest unfriendly

12.heavy heavier heaviest light

13.difficult more difficult most difficult easy

14.far further furthest near

15.big bigger biggest small

16.fast faster fastest slow

17.pretty prettier prettiest ugly

18.boring more boring most boring exciting

19.noisy noisier noisiest quiet

20.slim slimmer slimmest fat

21.dangerous more dangerous most dangerous safe

22.good better best bad

23.low lower lowest high

24.light lighter lightest dark

25.hot hotter hottest cold

26.tall taller tallest short

OPPOSITE ADJECTIVES (comparative or superlative)

1- Robert is the oldest in the family. No, he isn’t. He’s _____________________________________.

WORD BANK (you can use each word more than once)

small short good/well clean slow quiet fat near

expensive bad unfriendly tight boring safe easy far

exciting high poor dark light ugly cold dry

2- Bob is more polite than his brother. No, he isn’t. He’s ___________________________________.

3- I’m the tallest in this class! No, you aren’t. You’re _______________________________________.

4- My homework was worse than yours. No, it wasn’t. It was _______________________________.

5- The word ‘dictionary’ is longer than ‘expensive’. No, it isn’t. It’s

__________________________.

6- The biggest bone in the body is in the ear. No, it isn’t. It’s _______________________________.

7- Japanese is easier than English. No, it isn’t. It’s ________________________________________.

8- My homework was the worst in the class. No, it wasn’t. It was ___________________________.

9- John is taller than Paul. No, he isn’t. He’s ______________________________________________.

10- My exam was worse than yours. No, it wasn’t. It was ___________________________________.

Give the correct form of the words in brackets. Supply than where necessary:

1- It is ___________________________ (exciting) film I have ever seen.

2- Mr Jones is a ___________________________ (good) teacher ______________________ Mr Brown.

3- This book is ___________________________ (interesting) __________________________ that one.

4- She is ___________________________ (lazy) pupil in the class.

5- The weather today is ___________________________ (bad) it was yesterday.

6- A man’s brain is ___________________________ (big) a woman’s.

7- Which is ___________________________ (long) railway tunnel in the world?

8- What’s ___________________________ (bad) thing you’ve ever done?

9- Is Biology ___________________________ (interesting) _____________________ Physics?

10- It’s ___________________________ (good) ice cream in the world.

11- I think French is ___________________________ (difficult) to understand ____________ Italian.

12- ___________________________ size en this T-shirt is ‘XXL’.

13- Children who are ________________________ (young) _________________ 14 can’t see this

film.

14- Is June 23rd ___________________________ (short) day of the year?

15- Do you think football is ___________________________ (dangerous) _____________ basketball?

16- There are two sports centres in our area. The Richmond Centre is

________________________

(big), but it’s also ___________________________ (far) from our school.

AS … AS / NOT AS … AS

1- Jill’s more intelligent than Bill.

Bill’s not __________________________________________________________________.

2- The sun’s hotter than the moon.

The moon isn’t _____________________________________________________________.

3- Are you and your husband the same age?

Are you ___________________________________________________________________?

4- You can read more quickly than I can.

I can’t ____________________________________________________________________.

1- My book is more interesting than yours.

Your book is not ___________________________________________________________.

2- The Nile is longer than the Amazon.

The Amazon isn’t ___________________________________________________________.

3- Are Tom and Peter the same age?

Is Tom ____________________________________________________________________?

4- You can swim more quickly than he can.

He can’t ____________________________________________________________________.

1) Complete the sentences with a comparative or a superlative.

1- What’s the difference between men and women drivers? Men are … _________________ (fast)

2- Young men between 17 and 20 are … _________________ (fast)

3- Modern man’s brain is … _________________ than Neanderthal man’s. (small)

2) Write the missing forms.

1- old _________________ the oldest

2- _________________ cleaner _________________

3- wet _________________ _________________

4- _________________ nicer _________________

5- _________________ healthier the healthiest

6- easy _________________ _________________

7- _________________ more careful _________________

8- modern _________________ _________________

9- intelligent _________________ _________________

10-_________________ more dangerous _________________

11- _________________ _________________ the most interesting

3) Complete the answers using: better, worse, the best, the worst.

1- Are men better drivers than women? No, they’re _________________

2- Are men between 18 and 25 the best drivers? No, they’re _________________

3- Are women between 30 and 40 the worst drivers? No, they’re _________________

4- Do men think they’re worse drivers than women? No, they think they’re _________________

4) Complete the sentences using a comparative or a superlative.

1- Do women really drive _________________ than men? (well)

2- Who gets up _________________ in your family? (early)

3- Women drivers wait _________________ than men at traffic lights. (patient)

4- In general men sleep _________________ than women. (long)

5) Make complete sentences. Use as…as / not as…as… / the same as

1- The hovercraft / nearly as fast / ‘Le Shuttle?

2- A train ticket / cost as much / a plane ticket

3- Travelling by ferry / not the same / travelling by hovercraft

6) Complete the sentences with a ‘double’ comparative form. (bigger and bigger / more and more …)

1- Holidays on the continent are becoming…_________________________________ (popular)

2- Nowadays … _________________________________ English people travel abroad.

3- The English Channel is getting … _______________________________________ (busy)

ANSWERS 1) Complete the sentences with a comparative or a superlative.1- What’s the difference between men and women drivers? Men are … _________________ (fast)2- Young men between 17 and 20 are … _________________ (fast)3- Modern man’s brain is … _________________ than Neanderthal man’s. (small)2) Write the missing forms.1- old _________________ the oldest2- _________________ cleaner _________________3- wet _________________ _________________4- _________________ nicer _________________5- _________________ healthier the healthiest6- easy _________________ _________________7- _________________ more careful _________________8- modern _________________ _________________9- intelligent _________________ _________________10-_________________ more dangerous _________________11- _________________ _________________ the most interesting3) Complete the answers using: better, worse, the best, the worst.1- Are men better drivers than women? No, they’re _________________2- Are men between 18 and 25 the best drivers? No, they’re _________________3- Are women between 30 and 40 the worst drivers? No, they’re _________________4- Do men think they’re worse drivers than women? No, they think they’re _________________4) Complete the sentences using a comparative or a superlative.1- Do women really drive _________________ than men? (well)2- Who gets up _________________ in your family? (early)3- Women drivers wait _________________ than men at traffic lights. (patient)4- In general men sleep _________________ than women. (long)5) Make complete sentences. Use as…as / not as…as… / the same as1- The hovercraft / nearly as fast / ‘Le Shuttle?2- A train ticket / cost as much / a plane ticket3- Travelling by ferry / not the same / travelling by hovercraft6) Complete the sentences with a ‘double’ comparative form. (bigger and bigger / more and more …)1- Holidays on the continent are becoming…_________________________________ (popular)2- Nowadays … _________________________________ English people travel abroad.3- The English Channel is getting … _______________________________________ (busy)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1) Complete the sentences with a comparative or a superlative.1- faster2- the fastest3- smaller2) Write the missing forms.1- older2- clean – the cleanest3- careful – the most careful4- more modern – the most modern3) Complete the answers using: better, worse, the best, the worst.1- worse2- the worst3- the best

4- better4) Complete the sentences using a comparative or a superlative.1- better2- (the) earliest3- more patiently4- longer5) Make complete sentences. Use as…as / not as…as… / the same as1- The hovercraft is nearly as fast as ‘Le Shuttle’.2- A train ticket doesn’t cost as much as a plane ticket.3- Travelling by ferry isn’t the same as travelling by hovercraft.

Comparatives and superlatives Complete the chart.

Write questions

1- What / popular country / world for tourists?

What’s the most popular country in the world

for tourists?

2- What / old religion / world?

_______________________________________

3- Where / small bone / body?

_______________________________________

4- What / expensive mineral / world?

_______________________________________

5- Which / big city / Africa?

_______________________________________

6- What / long river / world?

_______________________________________

7- What / large industry / world?

_______________________________________

8- Which / famous building / USA?

_______________________________________

Write superlative sentences. Use the information in the chart.1- slow The bus is the slowest. .

2- fast _________________________

3- expensive _________________________

4- cheap _________________________

5- comfortable _________________________

6- uncomfortable _______________________

A) Complete the sentences using the COMPARATIVE form of the adjective in brackets and than.

1- This question is ____________________________________ (easy) the last one.

2- I'm a good player, but Eric is ____________________________________ (good) me.

3- The group's first record was _________________________________ (successful) their second record.

4- We both played well, but he was ____________________________________ (lucky) me.

5- Your car is ____________________________________ (powerful) mine.

6- This computer is ____________________________________ (useful) that one.

7- I think that golf is ____________________________________ (interesting) tennis.

B) Complete the sentences using the SUPERLATIVE form of the adjective in brackets.

1- We stayed in ____________________________________ (bad) hotel in the whole city.

2- People say that it is ____________________________________ (funny) film of the year.

3- What is ____________________________________ (tall) building in the world?

4- Her teachers say that she is ____________________________________ (good) student in the school.

5- This is ____________________________________ (expensive) camera in the shop.

6- Many people say that Venice is __________________________________ (beautiful) city in the world.

7- Anna is ____________________________________ (young) person in her class.

C) Write sentences with COMPARATIVES or SUPERLATIVES.

1- John / Mary (intelligent) ___________________________________________

2- Maths / English (easy) ___________________________________________

3- My homework / in the class. (good) ___________________________________________

4- Which / building in the world. (tall) ___________________________________________

5- Peter / boy in the class. (funny) ___________________________________________

6- Mercedes / Fiat (expensive) ___________________________________________

7- Barbara / Karen (young) ___________________________________________

8- Córdoba / Buenos Aires (hot) ___________________________________________

EXERCISES1) Choose the correct form for each word.1. What is the superlative of "soft"?A. softest B. softiest C. softtest D. most soft2. What is the superlative of "deep"?A. deeper B. deepper C. deepest D. deeppest3. What is the superlative of "ugly"?A. uglier B. uggliest C. uglyest D. ugliest4. What is the superlative of

"unpleasant"?A. unpleasant B. most unpleasant C. more unpleasant D. unpleasantest

5. What is the comparative of "sad"?A. sader B. sadder C. sadier D. saddier6. What is the superlative of "small"?A. smallier B. smaller C. smalliest D. smallest7. What is the comparative of

"destructive"?A. destructiver B. more destructive C. destructivier D. more destructiver8. What is the comparative of "hot"?A. hoter B. hotter C. hotest D. hottest

2) Look at the picture, and complete the sentences.

1. Joe is ____________________________ than Ed. (short)

2. Al is the____________________________. (short)

3. Ed is the____________________________. (thin)

4. Joe is ____________________________ than Al. (thin)

5. Al has the ____________________________ clothes. (colourful)

6. Al is ____________________________ than Joe. (heavy)

7. Ed is the____________________________. (light)

8. Joe is ____________________________ than Ed. (happy)

9. Ed is the____________________________. (mysterious)

10. Joe is ____________________________ than Ed. (energetic)

3) In this exercise, you have to make a sentence by re-ordering the words and punctuation.

1)  is      than      Vancouver      much      .      smaller      Victoria   ______________________________________________________________________________2)  Toronto      city      in      the      is      Canada      biggest      .   ______________________________________________________________________________

3)  Jasper      Uglytown      is      .      than      more      beautiful   ______________________________________________________________________________

4)  is      province      the      BC      Canada      attractive      most      in      .   ______________________________________________________________________________ACTIVITY:  Now try to complete this exercise using comparatives and superlatives

1- Mount Everest is _______________________ than Cerro Aconcagua.   (high)                        

2- I like music. To me, music is _______________________ interesting than maths.

3- Cheetahs are _______________________ than tigers or lions. (fast)  

4- The Parana is a long river...The Amazon is longer. But the Nile is the ____________________ in the world.                 

5- Mariah Carey is a bit  _______________________ than Madonna. (young)           

6- This Ferrari is the  _______________________ expensive car in the world!   

7- Which is the heaviest? Gold, silver or aluminium? "Gold is the _______________ of the three"

8- The giraffe is _______________________ than the elephant. (tall)

9- Laurel and Hardy were _______________________ than the Simpsons" (funny)

10- Albert Einstein was more _______________________ than our former president..."Anyone was" (intelligent)

11- Pluto is _______________________ than Mars (cold)

12- Mercury is the  _______________________ planet to the Sun. (close)

13- The Atacama desert is  _______________________ than the Amazonian region. (dry)

14- The Saharan desert is the  _______________________ one in the world. (big)

15- A horse lives longer than a dog...But a tortoise lives the  _______________________

16- Which is smaller, China, Argentina or Monaco? "Obviously Monaco is the _______________ of the three"

Adjectives: comparative and superlative

1: Mount Everest is considered to be (high) ________ mountain peak in the world. the most highthe highest higher more high

2: Mandarin Chinese is ________ first language in the world. the most speakingthe most spokenthe most spokethe most speak

3: I think a new mother is _____ person alive! the more happythe happier the most happythe happiest

4: Manchester United are ________ Arsenal, at least they were until they lost David Beckham! more good thanmore good asbetter thanbetter as

5: I think I've got ________ exam results in the class. worse worsestthe worsethe worst

6: Ben was _______ student in the class. the successfullestthe most successfulthe most successfullthe more successful

Test

1. Reading: Read and answer the questions:

a) Why doesn’t the writer like planes? ____________________________________________________

b) What can you do on a train? ___________________________________________________________

c) In your opinion, what do you prefer: travelling by plane or travelling by train? Why?

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Grammar

2. Write the opposite of the following comparative adjectives

Faster …………………………

More modern …………………………

More boring …………………………

Bigger …………………………

Worse …………………………

3. Use the chart to compare the two flights to London. Then complete the conversation

between Mary and her husband John.

Planes or Trains?

I hate planes. I hate flying. Planes are horrible. The seats are uncomfortable;

you can’t open the windows. You can’t smoke and the food is horrible.

I prefer travelling by train. Trains are much better than planes; they’re

cheaper, safer and more comfortable. You can walk around and open the

windows.

Yes! Trains are slower but you can enjoy the landscape.

Air America 3 hs Tickets: $78 150 seats Food and drink included (no TV)

British Airways 4 hs Tickets: $75 100 seats Food and drink included (video)

John: Well, let’s see. Air America is …………………………………(expensive) but the trip is

…………………………………(short).

Mary: Yes. But the plane is …………………………………(small) and there are more seats.

British Airways is …………………………………(comfortable).

John: The service is …………………………………(good) because it includes food and drink.

Let’s travel with British Airways. I’ll book the tickets.

Mary: Great! The trip is …………………………………(long) but …………………………………

(funny) because they have got a video.

4. John and Mary are talking about their luggage. Complete the conversation using:

have / has / do / does / hasn’t / haven’t

John: ………………… you got the toothbrushes? I ………………… got them.

Mary: Yes. I ………………… the toothbrushes and the towels. ………………… you have the

shampoo bottle?

John: No, I …………………. ………………… your mother got a bigger suitcase?

Mary: Yes, I think she ………………… a very big suitcase. I’ll phone her later.

John: Oh no! Tom ………………… my leather jacket ………………… you have his phone

number?

Mary: Yes, I …………………

5. Correct the mistakes in the sentences:

a) I has got a bike but I haven’t got a car. ___________________________________________

b) The car is fast than the bike. ___________________________________________

c) Does she have got the motorbike? ___________________________________________

d) She has a big motorbike than Susan. ___________________________________________

e) Susan’s motorbike is more slower Tom’s. ___________________________________________

AS … AS / NOT AS … AS

1- Jill’s more intelligent than Bill.

Bill’s not __________________________________________________________________.

2- The sun’s hotter than the moon.

The moon isn’t _____________________________________________________________.

3- Are you and your husband the same age?

Are you ___________________________________________________________________?

4- You can read more quickly than I can.

I can’t ____________________________________________________________________.

1- My book is more interesting than yours.

Your book is not ___________________________________________________________.

2- The Nile is longer than the Amazon.

The Amazon isn’t ___________________________________________________________.

3- Are Tom and Peter the same age?

Is Tom ____________________________________________________________________?

4- You can swim more quickly than he can.

He can’t ____________________________________________________________________.