Handout #23 Comparatives and Superlatives

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INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE SONORA

Coordinación de Educación Continua


Área de Idiomas

University English 3Handout No. 23: Comparatives and Superlatives

Name: Bryan Gilberto Flores Rivera ID: 213029 Date: 04/11/20

Part I. Fill in the gaps with the Comparative form of the adjectives given.

1.  A rock is heavier than a leaf. (heavy)


2. Our house is bigger than yours. (big)
3. The princess is more beautiful than the witch. (beautiful)
4. Tom is a better student than Mary. (good)
5. Bicycles are safer than motor bikes. (safe)
6. July is hotter than January. (hot)
7. A lion is more dangerous than a cat. (dangerous)
8. Helen is happier than Mary. (happy)
9. Computers are more expensive than telephones. (expensive)
10. I think golf is more boring than football. (boring)
 
  Part II. Fillin the gaps with the Superlative form of the adjectives given.
1. It is the largest shop in town. (large)
2. Monday is the worse day of the week. (bad)
3. Ben was the noisiest person in his family. (noisy)
4. Sam is the in the most popular class. (popular)
5. Which is the most difficult subject at school? (difficult)
6. Jim is the best player in the football team. (good)
7. Elephants are the heaviest animals. (heavy)
8. Let's pick the biggest apple of the tree. (big)
9. Mary is the thinnest girl in the class. (thin)
10. That is the most comfortable sofa in our house. (comfortable)
 
Part III. Fill in the gaps with the Comparative or Superlative form of the adjectives given.

 
1. This armchair is more comfortable than the old one. (comfortable)
2. Trains are slower than airplanes. (slow)
3. I bought the most expensive souvenir I could afford. (expensive)
4. In this classroom there are more girls than boys. (many)
5. Ann is the younger child in the family. (young)
6. That TV set is the cheapest of all. (cheap)
7. You are safer here than there. (safe)
8. Fifi is prettier than Kate. (pretty)
9. This is the most exciting film I have ever seen. (exciting)
10. Tim is more talented than Peter. (talented)

Comparative - superlative

Part IV. Make comparative and Superlative sentences with each of the adjectives given. Follow the
example.

1. Sally is older than Ellen, Tom is the oldest of all, but Ellen is the youngest of
them all.

2. Tom is taller than Ellen but Sally is shortest than all of them

3. Tom is heavier than Sally but Ellen is the thinnest of them

4. Sally is more intelligent than Ellen but Tom is less intelligent of them

5. Ellen is more happier than Sally but Tom is the saddest of all of them

6. Ellen is better person than Tom but Sally is worst person than all of them
Part V.Use Comparative and Superlative adjectives to describe your family.

1- My sister is shorter than my brother but I’m taller than them


2- I am older than my sisters but my mom is the oldest of all us
3- My mom is heavier than my sisters but I’m the heaviest of all us
4- My mom is more intelligent than me but my sister is the most intelligent of us

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