Ex.1 FILL IN THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS (COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE).
- My house is (big-bigger) than yours.
- This flower is (beautiful-more beautiful) than that one.
- This is the (interesting-most interesting) book I have ever read.
- Non-smokers usually live (long-longer) than smokers.
- Which is the (dangerous-most dangerous) animal in the world?
- A holiday by the sea is (good-better) than a holiday in the mountains.
- It is strange but often a coke is (expensive-more expensive) than a beer.
- Who is the (rich-richest) woman on earth?
- The weather this summer is even (bad-worse) than last summer.
- He was the (clever-cleverest) thief of all.
Ex.2 Put the adjectives into the correct form.
- Los Angeles is (large-larger) than Chicago.
- But New York is the (large-largest) city of the United States.
- The weather in Hollywood is (good-better) than in New York or New Jersey.
- Nestor Studios is the (old-oldest) movie company in Hollywood.
- Disneyland is (interesting-more insteresting) than any other amusement park.
Ex 3. Exercise on Comparison of Adjectives (as … as)
- John is (as tall as) Glen.
- Janet is (as beautiful as) Jeniffer.
- You are (as crazy as) my sister.
- We can run (as fast as) they can.
- My mom is (not / strict-not as strict as) your mum.
- Your mobile phone is (not / trendy-not as trendy as) mine.
- Matrix II was (not / interesting-was not as interesting as) Matrix I.
- This yoghurt (not / taste / good-not taste as good as) the one I bought yesterday.
- I can do (many / press-ups-as many press up as) you.
- I (not / earn / much / money-don’t earn as much money as) you do.
Ex.4 Put the adjectives between brackets in the correct form
- My brother has a (tidy-tidier) room than me.
- Australia is (big-bigger) than England.
- I’m (good-better) now than yesterday.
- She’s got (little-less) money than you, but she doesn’t care.
- He thinks Chinese is (difficult-the most difficult) language in the world
- Valencia played (bad-worse) than Real Madrid yesterday.
- Cats are not (intelligent-as initelligent) as dogs.
- Show me (good-the best) restaurant downtown.
- (hot-the hottest) desert of all is the Sahara and it’s in Africa.
- Who is (talkative-the most talkative) person in your family?
Ex.5 Give the comparative and the superlative degrees of the following adjectives:
Happy-happier, the happiest,thin-tinner, the thinnest, comfortable-more comfortable, the most comfortable, dry-drier, the driest, narrow-narrower, the narrowest,deep-deeper, the deepest, heavy-heavier, the heavist, difficult-more difficult, the most difficult,slow-slower, the slowest,noisy-noisier, the noisiest, cheap-cheaper, the cheapest, busy-busier, the busiest,beautiful-more beautiful, the most beautiful, lazy-lazier, the laiziest,important-more important, the most important,expensive-more expensive, the most expensive,thick-thicker, the thickest, clever-cleverer, the most cleverer,nice-nicer, the nicest,weak-weaker, the weakest,early-earlier, the earliest,rich-richer, the richest,clean-cleaner, the cleanest,respectful-more respectful, the most respectful,tal-taller, the tallestl,sunny-sunnier, the most sunniest,bright-brighter, the btightest,intelligent-more intellegent, the most intelligent.