The document provides exercises to practice comparative and superlative adjectives in English. It includes filling in sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of adjectives, comparing pictures and writing sentences about them, translating sentences to practice various forms, and filling in gaps in sentences. The exercises cover a wide range of common adjectives like big, small, expensive, interesting, and cute.
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TAREA # 1
Comparativesand SuperlativesAssessment
A. Write a sentence using a comparative adjective about the following pictures. Use than.
1.
Dave Frank
Dave is fatter than frank
2.
Mt. Everest Sidbury Hill
Sidbury Hill is smaller than Mt. Everest
B. Write a sentence using a superlative adjective about the pictures below. Use the.
1.
Golf ball tennis ball basketball
The golf ball is smaller than the tennis ball and the basketball is larger than the tennis ball
2.
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T-shirt leather jacket fur coat
the shirt is cheaper than a leather jacket but the fur coat is hotter
C. Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative formof the adjective in parentheses.
Be sure to use the before superlatives and than after comparatives as needed.
Ex. The cheetah is the fastest terrestrial animal in the world. (fast)
Ex. Nepal is smaller than Tibet. (small)
1. Do you think Fanta is tastier Coca-Cola? (tasty)
2. I think that water is the most refreshing drink of all. (refreshing)
3.
She is the nicest person I have ever met. (nice)
4. An ice cream sundae is more delicious than a brownie. (delicious)
5. The story of “Little Red Riding Hood” is __more interesting
the story of “The Three Little Pigs.”
(interesting)
6. drier desert in the world is in Chile. It is the
Atacama Desert. It never rains there.
(dry)
7. My pet hamster is fatter my brother’s pet
iguana.
(fat)
8. Texas is famous for best barbeques in the USA. (good)
9. My grade on this test is worse last week’s test. (bad)
10. An IPOD is more expensive a radio. (expensive)
11. Helium is lighter hydrogen. (light)
12. The Mediterranean is the largest sea in the world. (large)
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D. Fill in the blanks with a comparative or superlative adjective to complete the following
paragraph.
Ms. Cohen has two children, Arizona and Hanan. Arizona thinks he is __smarter____
(smart) than Hanan, but he’s not. Hanan thinks he is more handsome________
(handsome) than Arizona, but he’s not. Both of her children think they are
___________better____ (good) than their brother. Ms. Cohen has to remind her children
that she is the ___most intelligent_____________ (intelligent) person in the family. Even
though she is the _______shortest________ (short) person in the family,she isthe
_cutest____________ (cute).
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ADJECTIVES – Worksheet on Comparative and Superlative Forms
TAREA # 2
Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative
Light (1) Lighter (than…) the lightest important More important Most important
afraid More afraid Most afraid interesting More interesting Most interesting
amazed More amazed Most amazed large Larger largest
bad Worse worst late later latest
bitter More bitter Most bitter low Lower lowest
bored More bored Most bored narrow narrower narrowest
boring More boring Most boring nervous More nervous Most nervous
brave braver bravest nice nicer nicest
busy busier busiest offended More offended Most offended
carefully More carefully Most carefully old older oldest
cheap cheaper cheapest orange More orange Most orange
greyish More greyish Most greyish outraged More outraged Most outraged
close Closer closest political More political Most political
complete More complete Most complete simple More simple Most simple
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dangerous More dangerous Most dangerous sleepy sleepier sleepiest
dark darker darkest small smaller smallest
difficult difficulter difficultest surprising More surprising Most surprising
dirty dirtier dirtiest surprised More surprised Most surprised
early earlier earliest sweet sweeter sweetest
easy easier easiest tall taller tallest
enjoyable More enjoyable Most enjoyable terrible More terrible Most terrible
friendly More friendly Most friendly tired More tired Most tired
funny funnier funniest tiring More tiring Most tiring
good better best upset More upset Most upset
hard harder hardest useful usefuller usefullest
heavy Heavier Heaviest useful More useful Most useful
honest More honest Most honest useless More useless Most useless
hot hotter hottest white whiter whites
hungry hungrier Hungriest wide wider Widest
Translate: Tengo más hambre que ayer. Somos más viejos. Somos más jóvenes. Somos los más
jóvenes. Son los más listos. Es lo más aburrido del mundo. Estoy menos aburrida que el otro día.
Tengo más hambre que ayer. Ahora hace más sol. ¿Tiene una talla más grande? Es más agradable. Es
peor. Es lo peor. Este programa de televisión es mejor que el otro. Mi hermana es más alta que yo. Yo
soy más delgada. Estaba más cansada. ¿Estás menos ocupada hoy? Tengo menos tiempo. Mi madre es
mayor que mi padre. Mi hermano mayor... Este sofá es más cómodo que aquel. Son más graciosos que
tú. Tienes que tener más cuidado. Éstas son mis mejores amigas. Es el último álbum. Estos pantalones
son más largos.
I am more hungry than yesterday. We are older We are younger We are the youngest. They are the
smartest. It is the most boring thing in the world. I am less bored than the other day. I am more
hungry than yesterday. Now it is more sunny. Do you have a larger size? It is more pleasant. It's
worse It's the worst This TV show is better than the other. My sister is taller than me. I am
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thinner I was more tired Are you less busy today? I have less time. My mother is older than my
father. My older brother ... This sofa is more comfortable than that. T hey are more fun than you.
You have to be more careful. These are my best friends. It is the last album. These pants are
longer.
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of the adjective in brackets:
1. I was most interested……………………..……….. (interested) in this movie than in that one.
2. Going uphill was …most tiring……………………. (tiring) experience in my whole life!
3. I really need to get a ………cheaper……………………….. (cheap) PC. I can’t afford that one.
4. This exercise is ……………………easier…………………………………… (easy) than the one before.
5. I’m going to tell you …a funniest……………………………………………………. (funny) joke I’ve ever heard!
6. It’s ……colder……………………………….. (cold) today than yesterday, don’t you think?
7. This book is the ……most enjoyable …………………………………………………. (enjoyable) I’ve ever read!
8. I was …………most surprised…………………………………………. (surprised) to hear from you than when
you gave me that surprise party last year…