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IES Libertas. Torrevieja. Departamento de Inglés

adjectives: comparative and superlative 1. 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 fastest

prettier than

the prettiest the most beautiful

more beautiful than uglier than

the ugliest

thinner than

the thinnest the most fashionable

more fashionable than

2. Write the comparative: better

a. old

older

f. good

b. strong

stronger

g. large larger

c. happy

happier

h. serious more serious i. pretty prettier

d. modern

more modern

e. important more important

j. bad worse

3. Complete the sentences with a superlative: a. This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town. b. It was a very happy day. It was c. It’s a very good film. It’s d. It was a very bad mistake. It was e. It was a very cold day. It was f. She’s a popular singer. She’s

the happiest day the best film

I’ve seen.

the worst mistake the coldest day the most popular singer

g. He’s a very boring person. He’s the most borest person h. This house is very big. It is

of my life.

the biggest house

i. My cousin is very tall. He is the tallest cousin j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is the prettiest girls

in my life. of the year. in the country. I know. I’ve lived in. I have. I know.

4. Choose the correct answer: a. Tom’s car is as big as / the biggest his friend’s. b. Who is shorter than / the shortest person in your family? 2 c. Who is more independent than / the most independent person you know? 2 d. These sofas are more comfortable than / the most comfortable ours. 1 e. My brother is taller than / the tallest in the class. 2 f. Is Jason’s dog older than / the oldest yours? 1 g. Who is the best / better than singer in the world? 3º E.S.O.

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IES Libertas. Torrevieja. Departamento de Inglés

h. We are younger than / the youngest the rest of the class.

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i. My hair is the straightest / straighter than your hair. 2 j. He is more popular / the most popular singer in the world. 2 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. john has got new trousers light

c. Mary / clothes / likes / bigger mary likes bigger clothes

d. an / expensive / Rick / wearing / coat / is rick is wearing an expensive coat e. the / Carol / has / scarf / got / shortest carol has got the shortest scarf

f. the / student / he / tallest / is he is the tallest student

g. actress / Mary / the / was / popular / most mary was the most popular actress

h. He / the / was / footballer / best he was the best footballer i. plays / than / better / you / Mary mary plays better than you

j. father / is / your / than / stronger / mine your father is stronger than mine

6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets: a. Carol is as good (good) as you at sport. b. We like wearing the latest

(late) fashion.

more comfortable c. These trousers are ____________________ (comfortable) than those jeans. happier d. She is ______________________ (happy) now than he was last year. prettiest e. You are the ________________________ (pretty) girl in class. older f. My grandma is _______________________ (old) than my grandpa. most attractive g. The red dress is the ______________________ (attractive) in the shop. funniest h. I always tell the _______________________ (fun) jokes. curlier i. Your hair is ____________________ (curly) than my hair. shorter j. My hair is ______________________ (short) than yours. 3º E.S.O.

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