ADJECTIVE EXERCISES

Ex.1 FILL IN THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS (COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE).

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

Ex.2 Put the adjectives into the correct form.

  1. Los Angeles is (large-larger)  than Chicago.
  2. But New York is the (large-largest)  city of the United States.
  3. The weather in Hollywood is (good-better)  than in New York or New Jersey.
  4. Nestor Studios is the (old-oldest)  movie company in Hollywood.
  5. Disneyland is (interesting-more insteresting)  than any other amusement park.

Ex 3. Exercise on Comparison of Adjectives (as … as)

  1. John is (as tall as)  Glen.
  2. Janet is (as beautiful as)  Jeniffer.
  3. You are (as crazy as)  my sister.
  4. We can run (as fast as)  they can.
  5. My mom is (not / strict-not as strict as)  your mum.
  6. Your mobile phone is (not / trendy-not as trendy as)  mine.
  7. Matrix II was (not / interesting-was not as interesting as)  Matrix I.
  8. This yoghurt (not / taste / good-not taste as good as)  the one I bought yesterday.
  9. I can do (many / press-ups-as many press up as)  you.
  10. 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

  1. My brother has a (tidy-tidier)  room than me.
  2. Australia is (big-bigger)  than England.
  3. I’m (good-better)  now than yesterday.
  4. She’s got (little-less) money than you, but she doesn’t care.
  5. He thinks Chinese is (difficult-the most difficult)  language in the world
  6. Valencia played (bad-worse)  than Real Madrid yesterday.
  7. Cats are not (intelligent-as initelligent)  as dogs.
  8. Show me (good-the best)  restaurant downtown.
  9. (hot-the hottest)  desert of all is the Sahara and it’s in Africa.
  10. 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.