Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives:
Adjective
long
fast
pretty
beautiful
ugly
thin
fashionable
Comparative
longer than
faster than
Superlative
the longest
the prettiest
more beautiful than
uglier than
the thinnest
more fashionable than
2. Write the comparative:
1. old
2. good
3. strong
4. large
5. happy
___older__________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
serious
modern
pretty
important
bad
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
3. Complete the sentences with a superlative:
a. This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town. OLD
b. It was a very happy day. It was________________ of my life. HAPPY
c. It’s a very good film. It’s ________________ I’ve seen. GOOD
d. It was a very bad mistake. It was________________ in my life. BAD
e. It was a very cold day. It was ________________ of the year. COLD
f. She’s a popular singer. She’s ________________ in the country. POPULAR
g. He’s a very interesting person. He’s ________________ I know. INTERESTING
h. This house is very big. It is ________________ I’ve lived in. BIG
i. My cousin is very tall. He is ________________ I have. TALL
j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is ________________ I know. PRETTY
4. Choose the correct answer. Underline it.
a. Tom’s car is
bigger than / the biggest
his friend’s.
b. Who is
shorter than / the shortest
c. Who is
more independent than / the most independent
d. These sofas are
e. My brother is
person in your family?
more comfortable than / the most comfortable
taller than / the tallest
f. Is Jason’s dog is older than / the oldest
g. Who is
the best / better than
h. We are
younger than / the youngest
i. My hair is
j. He is
person you know?
in the class.
yours?
singer in the world?
the rest of the class.
the straightest / straighter than
more popular / the most popular
your hair.
singer in the world.
ours.
5. Write the sentences in the correct order:
a. taller / than / Gary / Rick / is.
Gary is taller than Rick.
b. trousers / John / got / has / new / light. ________________________________________
c. Mary / clothes / likes / bigger
________________________________________
d. an / expensive / Rick / wearing / coat / is ______________________________________
e. the / Carol / has / scarf / got / shortest ________________________________________
f. the / student / he / tallest / is ________________________________________
g. actress / Mary / the / was / popular / most ______________________________________
h. He / the / was / footballer / best ________________________________________
i. plays / than / better / you / Mary________________________________________
j. father / is / your / than / stronger / mine ________________________________________
6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets:
a. Carol is better (good) as you at sports.
b. We like wearing the (late) fashion.
c. These trousers are ____________________ (comfortable) than those jeans.
d. She is ______________________ (happy) now than he was last year.
e. You are the ________________________ (pretty) girl in class.
f. My grandma is _______________________ (old) than my grandpa.
g. The red dress is the ______________________ (attractive) in the shop.
h. I always tell the _______________________ (fun) jokes.
i. Your hair is ____________________ (curly) than my hair.
j. My hair is ______________________ (short) than yours.
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