THIS IS THE KEY FOR YOUR EXERCISES, BUT REMEMBER FIRST DO THEM AND THEN CORRECT THEM; DO NOT COPY !!
Exercises.
A. Write the
Comparative forms of the adjectives: tall taller
1. fast – faster 2. heavy – heavier 3. dangerous - more dangerous 4. small –smaller 5. large - larger 6. light-lighter 7. rare- rarer 8. common –more common 9. bad - worse 10. good – better
B. Correct
the sentences.
1. Cats are more popular than snakes as pets.
2. Pigs are more
intelligent than other animals.
3. Turtles are slower than crocodiles.
4. Elephants are heavier than pigs.
5. Bears are rarer than snakes.
C. Comparative
adjectives.
1. I am ____TALLER _THAN ______
(tall) my sister. 2. My mum thinks that cats are __BETTER_________ (good) pets than dogs. 3.
Cycling is one of _____THE
_MOST DANGEROUS _____ (dangerous) sports. 4. I want to have _____THE BIGGEST ______ (big)
car. 5. A blue whale is _____HEAVIER
THAN ______ (heavy) twenty-five elephants. 6. You look _____THINNER THAN ______
(thin) last month. Have you lost weight? 7. Bicycles are ____SLOWER THAN _______
(slow) cars. 8. She is ____THE
NICEST _______ (nice) person I know. 9. What is _______THE BEST ____ (good) film
you´ve seen? 10. Computers are ______CHEAPER THAN _____ (cheap) mobile phones. 11. Is your brother _TALLER THAN __________
(tall) you? 12. I think Spanish is _______EASIER THAN____ (easy) Japanese. 13. Our dog is __NICER THAN _________
(nice) your dog. 14. Glass bottles are _________BETTER THAN __ (good) plastic
bottles. 15. I think Rafael Nadal is _________THE BEST __(good) tennis player in Spain. 16.
Sharks are _____MORE
DANGEROUS THAN ______ (dangerous) other fish
17. This situation
is ______MORE SERIOUS THAN
_____ (serious) the last one. 18. He is _________SMARTER THAN __ (smart) his brother. 19. My
brother wanted ___THE MOST
EXPENSIVE ________ (expensive) trainers in the shop. 20. Today is _____THE BEST ______ (good)
day of the year. 21. Daniela is ______FUNNIER THAN _____ (funny) me. 22. My house is ____THE LARGEST _______
(larger). 23. Mount Everest is ______THE HIGHEST _____ (high) mountain in the world. 24. The sea is
_____LARGER THAN ______
(large) a lake. 25. My job is _____EASIER THAN ______ (easy) yours. 26. London is _______THE BIGGEST ____ (big) city in England. 27. This car is
_____MORE COMFORTABLE THAN______
(comfortable) yours. 28. He is _______THE RICHEST ____ (rich) man in town. 29. I am
_______STRONGER THAN
____ (strong) you. 30. A baby blue whale gets ________BIGGER THAN ___ (big) a great white shark.
Comparative
adjectives
. 1. A Mercedes is
___MORE EXPENSIVE THAN
_____ (expensive) a Fiat. 2. Maradona is ______THE BEST __ (good) football player ever. 3. A
swordfish is ___FASTER
THAN _____ (fast) a jellyfish. 4. Julio is ____FRIENDLIER THAN ____ (friendly) Carlos. 5.
Irene is ___MORE CLEVER
THAN _____ (clever) Silvia. 6. Comedies are _____FUNNIER THAN ___ (funny) police dramas.
7. Pablo is ____BIGGER THAN ____ (big)
Juanma. 8. Max is ___OLDER
THAN_____ (old)
John. 9. Adriano is _____FASTER
THAN ___ (fast) Ronaldo. 10. My hair is ______LONGER THAN __ (long) yours. 11. A dolphin
is __MORE INTELLIGENT THAN ______
(intelligent) a shark. 12. Elaine is ____WISER THAN ____ (wise) her sister. 13. Tony is
_____HAPPIER THAN ___
(happy) Max. 14. Sandra is ____BUSIER THAN ____ (busy) Sam. 15. Skiing is _____MORE DANGEROUS THAN ___
(dangerous) football. 16. This is ____THE NARROWEST ____ (narrow) of all roads in
Málaga. 17. Health is ____MORE
IMPORTANT THAN____
(important) money. 18. Those cakes are ____THE WORST ____ (bad) I´ve ever tasted. 19. My dog
is ______THE BEST __
(good) dog in the world. 20. Patricia´s house is __SMALLER THAN ______ (small) Linda´s. 21. A
car is _____FASTER THAN ___ (fast) a bike.
22. My laptop is ______FASTER
THAN __ (fast) yours. 23. The ant is ____THE SMALLEST ____ (small) insect. 24. This lamp is
____THE BRIGHTEST ____ (bright)
one in the room. 25. My house is ___CLEANER THAN_____
(clean) her house. 26. Jack is _____THE TALLEST ___ (tall) boy in his class. 27. Steven Spielberg is
___THE BEST _____
(good) film director in the world. 28. This dress is ____OLDER THAN ____ (old) that
one. 29. A sea lion is ___HEAVIER
THAN _____ (heavy) a lobster. 30. A sports car is _____FASTER THAN ___ (fast) a
motorbike.
Comparative
and superlative adjectives.
1. clean - cleaner – the cleanest
2. easy – easier –
the easiest
3. good – better –
the best
4. dirty –
dirtier- the dirtiest
5. fat- fatter-
the fattest
6. beautiful- more
beautiful- the most beautiful
7. sad – sadder –
the saddest
8. flat – flatter
– the flattest
9. active – more
active – the most active
10. comfortable – more
comfortable – the most comfortable
11. hot - hotter – the hottest
12. happy –
happier – the happiest
13. wet – wetter-
the wettest
14. narrow –
narrower – the narrowest
15 big – bigger –
the biggest
16. busy – busier
– the busiest
17. noisy – noisier
– the noisiest
18. dirty –
dirtier – the dirtiest
19. thin – thinner
– the thinniest
20. little – less – the least
21. bad – worse –
the worst
22. few _ fewer –
the fewest
23. much – more –
the most
24. many – more –
the most
25. rich – richer
– the richest
