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Comparatives and superlatives

Are the sentences true or false?

1. To compare two things, we add -er to many adjectives.

True

False

2. We add -est to make the superlative form of many adjectives.

True

False

3. We never change the spelling of the adjective before adding -er / -est.

True

False

4. We often use "than" after a comparative.

True

False

5. We often use "the" before a superlative.

True

False

6. With longer adjectives, we use "more" + adjective or "most" + adjective.

True

False

7. There are a lot of irregular comparatives and superlatives.

True

False

№2  The Comparative Form of Adjectives Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the words listed below:

bad    important    crowded    good    high    heavy    convenient    difficult     cheap    expensive    quiet    easy    thin    healthy    dangerous    cold

1. In Canada, January is _________________________ than March.

2. I think that good health is ___________________________ than money.

3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much _________________________ than yours.

4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is ___________________________ than a bike.

5. You look _______________________ than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?

6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was ____________________________ than usual.

7. Mountains are __________________________ than hills.

8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was _______________________ than he had expected.

9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is _____________________________ than it was a few days ago.

10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are _____________________ than the small town where I live.

11. I don’t understand this lesson. It is ______________________________ than the last one we did.

12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a _____________________________ place.

13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a _____________________________ location.

14. Orange juice is __________________________ than Coke.

15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% _____________________ than they were yesterday.

16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel ______________________ tomorrow.

№3  The Superlative Form of Adjectives Complete the following sentences with the correct superlative form of the words listed below:

funny    high    delicious    easy   cold    boring    lucky    smart    dirty    rich    valuable    bad    large    cheap    long    scary

1. Yesterday was _____________________ day of the year. I almost froze to death walking home from school!

2. That was ________________________________ movie I’ve ever seen. I almost walked out in the middle.

3. Please give me your recipe. That is _________________________________ cake I’ve ever eaten.

4. Jerry is _______________________________ student in our class. He gets the top grades in every course.

5. Bob told _______________________________________ story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing.

6. Whales are ____________________________________________ animals in the world.

7. The Nile is _________________________________________ river in the world.

8. Marie is ________________________________ person I know. She has won the lottery four times!

9. He is ________________________________ speaker I have ever heard. Half the audience fell asleep during his speech.

10. Mount Everest is __________________________________ mountain in the world.

11. That is _________________________________ painting in the art gallery. It’s worth a million dollars.

12. Bill Gates is one of ________________________________________ men in the world.

13. I finished the exercise in five minutes. It was _______________________________ homework the teacher has ever given us.

14. Arthur hates to clean. He has __________________________________ apartment I’ve ever seen.

15. My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be ___________________________________ restaurant in town.

16. I was afraid to turn off the lights last night. That was _____________________________________ show I’ve ever watched.