6. You are too close to the camera.

Can you
move________________________________________ away?
A. Complete these sentences, using the adjectives/adverbs
7. This village is almost empty. Nowadays, there are
below and the EQUALITY COMPARATIVE.
__________________people ____________in the past, but in my
quickly# deep# difficult# fluently #tall# valuable #soft
opinion, people here are
#heavy
_______________________________________ in big cities.
1. She isn’t good at languages. She doesn’t speak English
8. He doesn’t like his new job because it is
_____________________________________the rest of her friends.
___________________________the last one.
2. Don't worry. The river isn't
9. If you work ________________I’m sure you’ll get
_________________________________________________ it looks.
________________marks _______________last year.
3. Silver isn't __________________________________________________
10. Hurry up! We’ve got _____________________time
gold.
________________I thought.
4. This car is old so I can’t drive
11. I didn’t win the lottery. Maybe I’ll be
_____________________________________ I usually do.
____________________________________next time.
5. My blanket is
12. Tell us another joke, but a
___________________________________________________silk.
__________________________________one this time. The one you
6. Do you think French is
told us earlier took forever!
______________________________________________________
English?
C. What do you say in these situations? Use a superlative + ...
7. My mum and I are the same height. She is
ever ... Use the words given in brackets (in the correct form) as
_________________________________________________me.
in the example.
8. This box weighs the same as that one. This box is
1. You've just been to the cinema. The film was extremely
____________________________________that one.
boring. You tell your friend: (boring/film/see) That's the
most boring film I've ever seen.
B. Complete these sentences, using the adjectives below and
2. Your friend has just told you a joke, which you think is very
the SUPERIORITY COMPARATIVE.
funny. You say: (funny/joke/hear)
short #little #hard #trendy # tight # bad # cheap # wet # far
#few #stressful #friendly # high # lucky That's
1. I think this new shop has a lot of awesome modern clothes. _________________________________________________________________
It’s_______________________________ the previous one. _______________.
2. The price of petrol has decreased. It’s 3. You're drinking coffee with a friend. It's really good coffee. You
__________________________________________the last time. say: (good/coffee/taste)
3. The weather in Ireland is much This
__________________________________________ in the south of is_______________________________________________________________
Spain. __________________.
4. He made lots of mistakes. His homework 4. You are talking to a friend about Mary. Mary is very patient.
was___________________________________________ mine. You tell your friend about her: (patient/person/meet)
5. These trousers are too loose. Do you have any that She's_______________________________________________________
are______________________________________? _________________________.
5. You have just run ten kilometres. You've never run further 9. I didn't answer_________________________________ questions of
than this. You say to your friend: (far/place/run) That’s the exam so I’m not sure I’ll pass.
______________________________________________________________ 10. The Pacific is ________________________________ocean in the
_______. world.
6. You decided to give up your job. Now you think this was a bad
mistake. You say to your friend: (bad/mistake/make) E. Use these adjectives either in the SUPERIORITY
It COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE.
‘s_______________________________________________________________ long- fast- crazy-neat- large- risky- dry- demanding-tired-
____________________. modern
7. Your friend meets a lot of people, some of them famous. You 1. My school was built two years ago. It’s ___the most
ask your friend: (famous/person/meet?) Who modern___________in the neighbourhood.
´s____________________________________________________________ 2. In summer, days are
___________________ ? ___________________________________________nights.
8. We had a great time during our holidays. You say: 3. Today I feel
(enjoyable/holidays/have) _________________________________________yesterday. I’ve been
They were working all day long.
_________________________________________________________________ 4. Who is
_____________. __________________________________________________________teac
her in this school?
D. Complete these sentences, using the adjectives below and 5. I understand your handwriting perfectly. It’s
the SUPERLATIVE FORM. ____________________________________________ mine!
poisonous # sweet# scary #sad# difficult #helpful# 6. Bungee jumping is a bit
expensive# bad #deep #great ______________________________________________________hiking.
1. This is _________________________________________ snake in the 7. What is __________________________________________thing
world. you’ve ever done?
2. Susan’s story was ___________________________________ I’ve 8. The cheetah is _________________________ land animal,
ever listened to. I even cried. achieving a top speed of about 70 mph.
3. I have four cats, and Missy is 9. The Sahara desert is
_________________________________________ of them. _________________________________________the north of Europe.
4. That was ____________________________________ movie I have 10. This office is so cramped. We should move to a
ever seen. I couldn’t sleep at all. _______________________one soon.
5. He bought ___________________________________________flowers
in the shop. F. Rewrite these sentences so that they mean the same as the
6. I think she's________________________________________singer in previous ones, using equality or superiority comparative.
the band. Her voice is lovely. Begin as indicated. Use the word given.
7. It's_________________________________________ book I’ve ever 1. These shoes aren’t as expensive as mine.
read. I didn’t finish it. These shoes are
8. He's _________________________________________of all the _________________________________________________________________
assistants. He’s so organised! _________. (cheap)
2. Today it’s not as cold as yesterday. 1. Peter has changed a lot; he has become
Today is _____________________________________________(selfish)
_________________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________children are born
___________________. (hot) nowadays. (few)
3. The station was nearer than I thought. 3. I was sitting for hours and my chair was getting
The station wasn’t ______________________________________________(uncomfortable)
_________________________________________________________________ 4. I think TV programs are getting
________. (far) ________________________________________(violent)
4. The exam was easier than I expected. 5. She is on a diet. She seems to be getting
The exam wasn’t ___________________________________________ (thin)
_________________________________________________________________ 6. Food and clothes are getting
_______. (hard) ___________________________________________(expensive)
5. I go out less than I used to. 7. The birth rate is becoming
I don’t go out _____________________________________________(low)
_________________________________________________________________ 8. The economic situation is getting
____________. (often) _____________________________________________(hard)
6. Jack is younger than he looks. 9. I need to go to the doctor - this cough is getting
Jack isn’t _____________________________________(bad)
_________________________________________________________________ 10. The boss will get angry with you if you get
________________. (old) ______________________________________(late) at work.
7. There weren’t as many people at the concert as we thought.
There were H. DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
_________________________________________________________________ Choose one of the following adjectives and put it into the correct
___________. (few) form to fill in the gaps.
8. Liam is shorter than his brother. BIG-SAFELATE-LOUDMANY-MERRYRICH-HAPPYLITTLE-
Liam isn’t GOOD
_________________________________________________________________ 1. My neighbour is driving me mad! It seems that the
________________. (tall) _____________ it is at night, the _____________ he plays his
9. Jason is worse at maths than his sister. music!
Jason’s sister is 2. Of course you can come to the party. The ______________ the
_________________________________________________________________ ________________.
________. (good) 3. She will be really angry about that vase being broken! The
10. Helen felt happier than her friends. _______________ she knows about it, the __________________.
Helen’s friends felt 4. He has 6 large dogs to protect his house. The _____________
_________________________________________________________________ the dog, the ______________ he feels.
_______. (sad) 5. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him
most. The ______________ he becomes, the _______________ he
G. REPEATED COMPARATIVES is.
Use the structure …and…
I.DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning .Use the
structure the… the….
1. Students become very nervous as they get closer to their
exams.
The closer exams get, the more nervous students
become.
2. He earned a lot of money so his life was very good.

3. You’ll become more fluent if you practise more.

4. I waited for you very long so I got very impatient.

5. If I spend less, I’ll save more money.

6. If you work so little, you’ll get low marks.

7. I practised a lot of sport and I became fit.

8. If you are careful, you’ll have few accidents.

9. If you live far from your school, you’ll have to get up early.

10. If you sunbathe for a long time, you’ll get tanned.