While the new stadium for the Yankees cost $1.6 billion, the one for the Mets cost significantly

less , $620 million. [little]

 

L-7b Comparatives and Superlatives

Fill in the blank in each of the following sentences with the appropriate comparative or

superlative form of the word in brackets. Answers to even-numbered items can be found at

the back of the book.

EXAMPLE

1. The _______________ Major League Baseball (MLB) park was South End Grounds, which

the Boston Braves opened in 1871. [early]

2. The _______________ MLB park still in use is the Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park, which

opened in 1912. [ancient]

3. Of all MLB parks still in use, Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles has the _______________

spectator capacity, 56,000. [high]

4. Compared with Dodger Stadium, the LA Coliseum, where the Dodgers played previously,

has a _______________ capacity, 93,000. [great]

5. When it opened in 2009, the new Yankee Stadium was the _______________ ballpark in

the country to build. [costly]

6. Among active MLB parks today, the center field that extends _______________ from home

plate is that of Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, at 435 feet. [far]

7. The Astros’ center field is a foot _______________ than the Florida Marlins’ center field was

at Sun Life Stadium, where the Marlins played through 2011. [deep]

8. In 2009, Forbes magazine ranked Sun Life Stadium _______________ of all MLB parks.

[bad]

9. The ballpark Forbes ranked _______________ was AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco

Giants. [good]

10. Comparing AT&T Park with Baltimore’s Camden Yards, though, some fans say that the

latter offers the _______________ atmosphere. [good]

Name: _____________________________________________________ Class/section: ________________________________