Creative Grammar • High-beginning Unit 12 Assessment
Unit 12 Adjectives: Descriptive, Comparative, and Superlative
PART A: (1 point each blank = 30 points)
Write the correct comparative and superlative forms on the lines. Use than with comparatives and
the with superlatives.
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
1. good
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2. bright
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3. bad
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4. worried
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5. tall
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6. thin
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7. beautiful
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8. far
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9. necessary
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10. big
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11. nice
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12. hot
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13. sorry
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14. unusual
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15. ugly
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Creative Grammar • High-beginning Unit 12 Assessment
PART B (2 points each = 20 points)
There is at least one mistake in each sentence below. Underline each mistake and rewrite the
sentence.
1. Matilda’s car new is the very nicer.
2. My mother is tall than my father, but she isn’t fat than he is.
3. That was definitely the most good book I have ever read.
4. Patrizia is the most thinest person in the class.
5. Marta isn’t as intelligent than Moira, but she is certainly more strong.
6. That woman tall, pretty is a student in Professor Arau’s honors class.
7. I think that sofa is comfortabler than this one but not as prettier.
9. Do you think Bali is so beautiful as Sumatra?
10. I think the Chrysler Building is the goodest building in New York.
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Creative Grammar • High-beginning Unit 12 Assessment
PART C (3 points each = 30 points)
Write one sentence for each type of adjective below to describe different countries.
1. (descriptive) 2. (comparative) 3. (superlative) 4. (equality) Write one sentence for each type of adjective below to describe different family members.
5. (descriptive) 6. (comparative) 7. (superlative) 8. (equality) Write one sentence for each type of adjective below to describe two different TV programs.
9. (comparative) 10. (superlative) Creative Grammar • High-beginning Unit 12 Assessment •
Creative Grammar • High-beginning Unit 12 Assessment
PART D (10 points for correct use of descriptive, comparative, superlative adjectives and adjectives of equality;
5 points for clarity; 5 points for supporting details = 20 points)
Use descriptive, comparative, superlative adjectives, and adjectives of equality to discuss the governor’s campaign positions on taxes, minimum wage, jobs, and various health care, environmental, and social programs.
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