COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE WITH ADJECTIVES - KEY

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