Comparisons

Put in than, of, in.

1. Our house is the smallest ............. the neighbourhood
2. Mary is more beautiful ............... Jill
3. Shes the most beautiful ................. all the girls in our class
4. The Smiths are richer............... the Browns
5. My brother is younger .................. me
6. The Acropolis is the most ancient building ........ Greece
7. July is hotter ................. June
8. February is the coldest month ............... the year
9. Her new dress is the most expensive .............. shop
10.......................................................Kay is a better student
Jill
11.......................................................But she is not the best
class
12.............................................He drives faster
Tom and David
13.............................................He drives faster
all
14...........................................................Which is the tallest building
the
world?
15................................................................Is your bed more comfortable
mine?
16...........................................................Helens dresses are the best
all her
friends
17...........................................................Her party was the worst all Ive been
to
Fill In the blanks with than "of or "in".
1. The film was much better............................we had expected.
2. He was the tallest man............................the world.
3. Can't you drive any faster..........................this?
4. Her wedding day was the happiest day............................her life.
5. Although the quietest............................all my friends, Jack is the most ambitious.
6. My sister is prettier............................me.
7. The best time............................the day for me is when I go to bed.
8. She thought Mike was the most wonderful man............................the whole world.
9. Our new house is smaller............................our previous one.
10. This is the last unit...........................the book.
11. She is the smartest pupil..................her class.
12. Christine is the youngest............................the three sisters.
13. Motorbikes are more dangerous............................cars.
14. Living in London is more expensive............................living in Athens.
15. She is the most confident........................all.
16. Portugal is the most recent member............................the EEC.
17. That church is the oldest............................the country.
18. My grandmother is younger............................my grandfather.
19. She chose the biggest chocolate...........................the box.
20. This is the brighter............................the two stars.
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She isn't very clever. You are.than her.

He isn't very tall. You're.than.
She isnt very old. You're .than.
I don't work very hard. You work.than.

5 He doesn't smoke very much. You smoke.than.

6 I'm not a very good cook. You cook. than.
7 We don't know many people. You know.than.
8 They haven't got much money. You've got.than.
9 I can't run very fast. You can run.than.
10 I didn't get up very early. You got up.than.
Choose the right answer
1.
Athens is _____ city in Greece
a. big
b. bigger
c. the biggest
2.
Rhodes is _____ island in the Mediterranean
a. beautiful
b. more beautiful c. the most beautiful
3.
Helen is _____ Mary
a. pretty
b. pretty than
c. the prettiest of
4.
He is _____ man in the whole country
a. rich
b. richer than
c. the richest
5.
Nick is _____ Paul
a. good
b. best
c. better than
6.
Peter is _____ all
a. the best of
b. good
c. better than
7.
There are _____ people in a village than in a town
a. less
b. fewer
c. fewest
8.
He has _____ mistakes of all
a. fewest
b. the least
c. the fewest
9.
I have _____ money of the three
a. less
b. the least
c. the fewest
10. It is _____ today than it was yesterday
a. hotter
b. hot
c. hottest
11. The table is _____ the chair
a. heavy
b. heavier than
c. the heaviest of
12. This book is _____ that one
a. most difficult
b. difficult
c. more difficult than
13. I am _____ today
a. best
b. better
c. the better
14. She is _____ Jane
a. much more
b. very
c. the most fashionable
fashionable
fashionable
of
15. Your brother is _____ my brother
a. best of
b. worse than
c. the worst of
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives. Add the, of, in, than, as
where necessary
1. It is ..........(delicious) meal Ive ever eaten
2. Our English teacher is much ..........(clever) yours
3. Mary is ..........(diligent) student .class
4. Your shirt is ..........(grey) mine
5. Shes got .(little) money .me
6. Hes got ..(much) money his classmates
7. The last bus was very ..........(crowded)
8. She hasnt got as .(much) you
9. Shes ..........(thin) woman I know
10. Susan feels (badly) today ..yesterday
11. Your friend isnt so (tall) mine

12. I think your son looks much ..(happy) now, doesnt

he?
13. Israel is one of (interesting) countries in the
world
14. Can you give me some (far) information, please?
15. Its (noisy) child Ive ever seen
Transformations (2 to 5 words)
1. My mother is 1.80m tall. My father is 1.95m tall.
(than) My mother father
2. I play gold better than Jim
(well) Jim doesnt as I do
3. Susan has never seen such a handsome man
(the) Hes Susan has ever
seen
4. I have never seen such an ugly woman
(the) Shes ever seen
5. John weighs 50 kilos. Mary weighs 50 kilos.
(heavy) John is Mary
6. Tom has eaten the same number of cakes as Ben
(many) Tom has eaten Ben
7. Cant you run faster than that?
(fastest) is that you can run?
8. Jeff has 150 books. Carol ahs 100.
(more) Jeff has Carol
9. Gary talks more quietly than Ann
(less) Ann talks Gary
10. Peter has the same number of books as Mike.
(many) Peter has Mike
11. Shes the most elegant woman Ive ever seen
(never) Ive elegant woman
12. The seller wouldnt accept a lower offer.
(lowest) It was the seller
would accept
13. Sheila is not as talented as her sister
(less) Sheila is her sister
Fill in the blanks with very or much
1. This is a .............. difficult exercise. I cant do it
2. Mary is ................ slim. She weighs only 50 kilos
3. Judy is.................. heavier. She weighs 80 kilos
4. My sister is ................... more beautiful than yours
5. Its ............... hot today
6. Sometimes March is .............. colder than February
7. My brother is a .................... good student but yours is ........... better
8. This dress is ................... prettier than the one you wanted to wear
9. Our car is ................... expensive. Its a BMW
10........................................Their car is ........................................ more
expensive. Its a Ferrari
11........................................Have you seen Marys cousin? Shes a
attractive girl
12..............................................................Peter went to England to spend
more money than he had expected

13.............................................My grandmother is
worse than she was
yesterday
14.............................................The film which we saw last night was
interesting
15......................................My father is ................................ tall but my brother
is .................................. taller than him
Make sentences using the Comparative or Superlative degree
1. America / big / Greece. ...............................................................................
2. China / big / country / in the world..............................................................
3. Chinese / difficult / Greek............................................................................
4. The Nile / long / the Amazon.......................................................................
5. The Amazon / wide / river / in the world......................................................
6. The Nile / long / river / in the world.............................................................
7. The Acropolis / beautiful / ancient building / in Greece...............................
8. Cheetahs / fast / hares................................................................................
9. Cheetahs / fast / animals / in the world.......................................................
10......................................Mount Everest / high / Mount Blanc.......................
11......................................Alaska / cold / France.............................................
12......................................Mount Blanc / high / mountain / in Europe............
Complete the sentences with the right form (comparative or superlative) of the
adverbs in brackets.
1. Mike swims .... me, but Anna swims .... . (fast)
2. You can speak English .... me. (well)
3. She tried ...., so she finished before everyone else. (hard)
4. I woke up .... you this morning. (early)
5. I didnt do very well in the test, but Jenna did .... me.
6. She can jump .... me, but Tim can jump .... (high)
7. We walked very far, but Andy walked .... us. (far)
Complete the sentences as in the example.
Horses are bigger than donkeys, but elephants are the biggest.
1. Viki was better than me at maths, but Nadia was
..
2. Your voice is worse than hers, but mine is
..
3. Her brother is nicer than mine, but her sister is
..
4. Turkey is hotter than England, but Libya is
..
5. Your cat is friendlier than Annas, but my cat is
..
6. Jenny is more intelligent than Georgia, but Alice is
. .
7. My computer is faster than yours, but Steves is
..
8. Monkeys are more intelligent than mice, but dolphins are
.
Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).
1. My house is __________________(big) than yours.
2. This flower is ______________ (pretty)than that one.
3. Non-smokers usually live __________________(long) than smokers.

4. Who is the __________________(rich) woman on earth?

5. He was the __________________(clever) thief of all.
6. New York is __________________(big) Paris.
7. English milk is __________________(strong) French milk.
8. An elephant is __________________(heavy) a fly.
9. A Mini is __________________(cheap) a Jaguar.
10. Rugby is __________________(funny) than football.
11. Mary is the __________________ (pretty) of all.
12. Tom is the __________________ (tall) of class.
13. They are the __________________ (ugly) boys in the world.
14. Susan is __________________ (happy) than Bob.
Look, read and put (T) or (F):

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Dana is the best. (

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Mytha is better than Dana. (
Asia is worse than Aisha. (
Nouf is better than Noura. (
Mytha is the worst. (
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Write comparative and superlative sentences about the following

family.

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d- Talk
about
these
pictures:

I think bike number one is

the best. Bike number three
is better than bike number

two.
I think bike number one is

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which one ..?!!
1- It is less comfortable than B. (
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2- It is the most comfortable. (
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3- It is more comfortable than C. (
)
4- It is the least comfortable. (
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5- It is the most expensive trophy. ( )
6- It is less expensive than B. (
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7- It is more expensive than B and C. ( )
8- It is the least expensive. (
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COMPLETE THE SENTENCENS WITH THE COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE OF THE

ADJECTIVES
1,. A plane ______________________ than a car(clean)
2.- Canada is _______________________ Jamaica(industrialized)
3.- Sam is __________________________person I know (attractive)
4.- Los Angeles _______________________than Boston (modern)
5.- Its the ____________________part of the city(old)
6.- Love __________________________money (important)
7.- Amazon is _______________________river in the world(long)

8.- Caribbean beaches ______________________than Peruvian beaches (good)

9.- Dolphins _____________________________sharks (intelligent)
10.- Huascaran is ________________________mountain in Peru (high)
11.- Who is your ______________________friend? (good)
12.- Madrid __________________________Paris (hot)
13.- Trujillo ________________________________than Chiclayo (expensive)
14.- Rosaura _______________________________person I know (worry)
15.- Chemistry is _____________________________subject for me (bad)
16.- The President ____________________________person in USA (important)
17.- Cars are generally __________________________(comfortable) than buses
18.- Barcelona is probably __________________________City in Spain (cosmopolitan)
19.- Alberto _________________________student in the classroom (bad)
20.- Mara is ________________________name for women (common)
21.-Sara looks _____________________Roxana (happy)
22.- His ___________________book is very interesting(late)
23.- Vanilla ice cream _____________________________chocolate ice cream (sweet)