ENGLISH 4 UNIT 3 EXERCISES

1. COMPARATIVES

RULE # SPELLING RULE EXAMPLE

1 For most adjectives or adverbs add -er + than tall → taller than
short → shorter than
fast → faster than

2 If the adjective or adverb ends in -e, add -r + white → whiter than

than. nice → nicer than
large → larger than

3 If the adjective or adverb ends in a consonant big → bigger than

preceded by a vowel, double the last fat → fatter than
consonant and add -er + than. thin → thinner than

4 If the adjective or adverb ends in a -y easy → easier than

preceded by a consonant, change -y to -i and pretty → prettier than
add -er + than. dirty → dirtier than

5 These adjectives have irregular comparative good → better than

forms. bad → worse than
far → farther than

6 Adjectives with two or more syllables, add modern → more modern

more + than. than
expensive → more
expensive than
slowly → more slowly
than

EXERCISE 1
Give the comparative of each adjective or adverb. Example: Tall Taller than.
clean ______Cleaner than___________________
cold _______Colder than__________________
slow ________Slower than_________________
large ________Larger than_________________
pretty _________Prettier than________________
happy _________Happier than________________
bad _________Worse than________________
hot _________Hotter than________________
big ________Bigger than_________________
thin ________Thinner than_________________
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beautiful ______More beautiful than___________________
good ______Better than___________________
early ______Earlier than___________________
slowly ______More slowly than___________________
friendly ______More friendly than___________________
expensive ______More expensive than___________________

EXERCISE 2
Make comparisons. Use the adjective in parenthesis.
1. Jake's room is _______Smaller than____________________Larry's room. (small)
2. The blue car is ______Nicer than_____________________the black car. (nice)
3. This exercise is _____More boring than______________________ that one. (boring)
4. His pullover is _____Darker than______________________ his jeans. (dark)
5. Susan's hair is _____Longer than______________________ my hair. (long)
6. George is ______Funnier than_____________________ Robert. (funny)
7. My result in the test was ___Better than_____________________ Harry's. (good)
8. Gold is __More expensive than_________________________ silver. (expensive)
9. Christine is ____Smarter than_______________________ Alice. (smart)
10. Soccer is ___More popular than________________________ baseball. (popular)

EXERCISE 3
Make comparisons. Use the adjective in parenthesis.
1) Dogs are___More intelligent than________________________ rabbits. (intelligent)
2) Lucy is ____Older than_______________________ Ellie. (old)
3) Russia is ___Larger than________________________ the UK. (large)
4) My Latin class is __More boring than_________________ my English class. (boring)
5) In the UK, the streets are __Narrower than_________________in the USA. (narrow)
6) London is __Busier than_________________________ Glasgow. (busy)
7) Julie is ___Quieter than________________________ her sister. (quiet)
8) Amanda is __More ambitious than____________ her classmates. (ambitious)
9) My garden is a lot ____More colorful than______________ this park. (colorful)
10) His house is a bit ___More comfortable than____________ a hotel. (comfortable)

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2. SUPERLATIVES

RULE # SPELLING RULE EXAMPLE

1 For most adjectives or adverbs add: the + -est tall → the tallest
short → the shortest
fast → the fastest

2 If the adjective or adverb ends in -e, add: the white → the whitest
+ -est. nice → the nicest
large → the largest

3 If the adjective or adverb ends in a consonant big → the biggest

preceded by a vowel, double the last fat → the fattest
consonant and add the + -est. thin → the thinnest

4 If the adjective or adverb ends in a -y easy → the easiest

preceded by a consonant, change -y to -i and pretty → the prettiest
add -the + -est. dirty → the dirtiest

5 These adjectives have irregular comparative good → the best

forms. bad → the worst
far → the farthest

6 Adjectives with two or more syllables, add modern → the most

the most-. modern
expensive → the most
expensive
slowly → the most slowly

EXERCISE 1
Give the comparative of each adjective or adverb. Example: Tall The tallest.
clean ____The cleanest_____________________
cold ___The coldest______________________
slow ____The slowest_____________________
large ___The largest______________________
pretty __The prettiest_______________________
happy ___The happiest______________________
bad __The worst_______________________
hot __The hottest_______________________
big ___The biggest______________________
thin ____The thinnest_____________________
beautiful ___The most beatiful______________________
good __The best_______________________

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early ___The earliest______________________
slowly ____The most slowly_____________________
friendly ____The most friendly_____________________
expensive ___The most expensive______________________

EXERCISE 2.
Complete the sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in parenthesis.

1. Who is _The tallest______________ person in your family? (tall)

2. My mom is __The best_____________ cook in the world. (good)
3. December is _The coldest______________ month of the year in my country. (cold)
4. What's the _The most dangerous______________ animal in the world? (dangerous)
5. Ethan is __The happiest_____________ boy that I know. (happy)
6. Where are __The nicest_____________ beaches in your country? (nice)
7. She bought __The bigest_____________ cake in the shop. (big)
8. Who is __The most famous_____________ singer in your country? (famous)
9. This story is __The most interesting_____________ I have ever heard (interesting)
10. Sun is __The furthest_____________ planet from Earth (far)

EXERCISE 3
Complete the sentences with a superlative: the -est or the most-
The most experienced
1. Mr Brown is   tutor in our university. (experienced)
The best
2.   students need to take part in study abroad programs. (good)
Te most interesting
3.   movie we've ever seen is "dreams". (interesting)
The most brilliant
4. It was Chris who wrote   composition. (brilliant)
The most pleasant
5. Spring is   season of the year. (pleasant)
The cleanest
6. Tom's room is   of all. (clean)
The gratest
7. Of all Polish writers, Sienkiewicz is   one. (great)
The most hard-working
8. Jim is   student in my class. (hard-working)
The prettiest
9. Ann is   girl in my neighborhood. (pretty)
The most open-minded
10. James is   person in our office. (open-minded)
The oldest
11. Egypt is one of   countries in the world. (old)
The largest
12. Canada is the second   country in the world. (large)
The most kind-heartes
13. Helen is   girl I've ever met. (kind-hearted)
The stupidest
14. That was   mistake. (stupid)

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 The most changeable
15. I think England has   weather in the world. (changeable)
The most comfortable
16.   hotel in Poznan is "Polonez". (comfortable)
The most credible
17.   person is Henry; he never tells a lie. (credible)
The most popular
18. For many years, the Beatles were   group. (popular)
The ugliest
19. It's   town I've ever seen. (ugly)
The worst
20. Winter was   time for us. (bad)

3. COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES

EXERCISE 1
Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

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 bigger than
1. My house is    yours. (big) 
the most beautiful
2. This flower is    that one over there. (beautiful) 
the most interesting
3. This is    book I have ever read. (interesting)
longer than
4. Non-smokers usually live     smokers. (long)
the most dangerous
5. Which is    animal in the world? (dangerous)
better than
6. A holiday by the sea is    a holiday in the mountains. (good)
more expensive than
7. It is strange but often a coke is     a beer. (expensive)
the richest
8. Who is    woman on earth? (rich)
worse than
9. The weather this summer is even     last summer. (bad)
More clever than
10. He was     thief of all. (clever)

EXERCISE 2
Fill in the sentences with a comparative or a superlative. Use the words in parenthesis.
More intelligent than
1. My sister thinks she's me, but I don't agree with that!
(intelligent)
The worst
2. Avatar is probably movie I've ever seen! (bad)
The wettest
3. What is month of the year in England? (wet)
Better than
4. Do you think the Harry Potter films are the books? (good)
the most powerful
5. Who is person in your country? (powerful)
funnier than
6. I think Men in Black 1 was Men in Black 3. (funny)
older than
7. Is Angelina Jolie Jennifer Lopez? (old)
the nicest
8. Beth is  person that I know. (nice)
the furthest
9. What's   you have been away from home? (far)
prettier than
10. Megan is even    her sister Ann. (pretty)