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Departamento de Ingls
adjectives: comparative and superlative
1. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives:
Adjective Comparative Superlative
long longer than the longest
fast faster than the fastest
pretty prettier than the prettiest
beautiful more beautiful than the most beautiful
ugly uglier than the ugliest
thin thinner than the thinnest
fashionable more fashionable than the most fashionable
2. Write the comparative:
a. old older f. good better
b. strong stronger g. large larger
c. happy happier h. serious more serious
d. modern more modern i. pretty prettier
e. important more important j. bad worse
3. Complete the sentences with a superlative:
a. This building is very old. Its the oldest building in the town.
b. It was a very happy day. It was the happiest day of my life.
c. Its a very good film. Its the best film Ive seen.
d. It was a very bad mistake. It was the worst mistake in my life.
e. It was a very cold day. It was the coldest day of the year.
f. Shes a popular singer. Shes the most popular singer in the country.
g. Hes a very boring person. Hes the most boring person I know.
h. This house is very big. It is the biggest house Ive lived in.
i. My cousin is very tall. He is the tallest cousin I have.
j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is the prettiest girl I know.
4. Choose the correct answer:
a. Toms car is as big as / the biggest his friends.
b. Who is shorter than / the shortest person in your family?
c. Who is more independent than / the most independent person you know?
d. These sofas are more comfortable than / the most comfortable ours.
e. My brother is taller than / the tallest in the class.
f. Is J asons dog older than / the oldest yours?
g. Who is the best / better than singer in the world?
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h. We are younger than / the youngest the rest of the class.
i. My hair is the straightest / straighter than your hair.
j. He is more popular / the most popular singer in the world.
5. Write the sentences in the correct order:
a. taller / than / Gary / Rick / is.
Gary is taller than Rick.
b. trousers / J ohn / got / has / new / light.
J ohn has got new light trousers
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.
c. These trousers are more comfortable (comfortable) than those jeans.
d. She is happier (happy) now than he was last year.
e. You are the prettiest (pretty) girl in class.
f. My grandma is older (old) than my grandpa.
g. The red dress is the most attractive (attractive) in the shop.
h. I always tell the funniest (fun) jokes.
i. Your hair is curlier (curly) than my hair.
j. My hair is shorter (short) than yours.
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