jueves, 14 de abril de 2016

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Comparative adjectives.

Exercises.
A.  Write the Comparative forms of the adjectives:
tall    
taller
1. fast        
faster________
2. heavy  
Heavier_______
3. dangerous 
More dangerous
4. small      
smaller______
5. large      
larger_______
6. light       
lighter_______
7. rare       
rarer_______
8. common 
commoner___
9. bad        
worse_______
10. good  
better_____ 



B.  Correct the sentences.
1.  Cats are popularer than snakes as pets. X
Cats are more popular than snakes as pets__
2.  Pigs are more intelligent as other animals. X
__ Pigs are more intelligent as other animals. _____
3.  Turtles are slow than crocodiles. X
Turtles are more slow than cocodriles.________

          
4.  Elephants are heavyer than pigs. X
Elephants are heavier than pigs. ____________
5.  Bears are more rare than snakes. X
Bears are rarer than snakes.________________ 



Comparative adjectives.
1.      I am __taller_than _ (tall) my sister.
2.      My mum thinks that cats are __best_ (good) pets than dogs. 
3.      Cycling is one of _more dangerous__ (dangerous) sports.
4.      I want to have _bigger___ (big) car.
5.      A blue whale is _heavier_than__ (heavy) twenty-five elephants.
6.      You look _thiner than_ (thin) last month. Have you lost weight?
7.      Bicycles are slower_than (slow) cars.
8.      She is _nicer __ (nice) person I know.
9.      What is __best__ (good) film you´ve seen?
10.  Computers are __cheaper than___ (cheap) mobile phones.
11.  Is your brother __taller than___ (tall) you?
12.  I think Spanish is __easier than__ (easy) Japanese.
13.  Our dog is _nicer than_ (nice) your dog.
14.  Glass bottles are _best than____ (good) plastic bottles.
15.  I think Rafael Nadal is _best __(good) tennis player 
       in Spain.
16.  Sharks are _more dangerous than__ (dangerous) other fish.
          
17.  This situation is _more serious tan __ (serious) the last one.
18.  He is _smarter than__ (smart) his brother.
19.  My brother wanted _more expensive _ (expensive) trainers in   the shop. 
20.  Today is _best___ (good) day of the year.
21.  Daniela is _funnier_ (funny) me.
22.  My house is    ___larger_ (larger). 
23.  Mount Everest is _higher _ (high) mountain in the world.
24.  The sea is __larger than_ (large) a lake.
25.  My job is _easier __ (easy) yours.
26.  London is __bigger __ (big) city in England.
27.  This car is __more comfortable than_ (comfortable) yours.
28.  He is __richer _ (rich) man in town.
29.  I am _stronger than __ (strong) you.
30.  A baby blue whale gets _bigger than_ (big) a great white shark. 



Comparative adjectives.
1.      A Mercedes is _more expensive than_ (expensive) a Fiat.
2.      Maradona is _best _ (good) football player ever.
3.      A swordfish is _faster than_ (fast) a jellyfish.
4.      Julio is _more friendly than_ (friendly) Carlos.
5.      Irene is _cleverer than_ (clever) Silvia.
6.      Comedies are _funnier than_ (funny) police dramas.
7.      Pablo is _bigger than _ (big) Juanma.
8.      Max is _older than _ (old) John.
9.      Adriano is _faster than_ (fast) Ronaldo.
10.  My hair is _longer than_ (long) yours.
11.  A dolphin is _more intelligent than_ (intelligent) a shark.
12.  Elaine is _wiser than_ (wise) her sister.
13.  Tony is _happier than_ (happy) Max.
14.  Sandra is _busier than _ (busy) Sam.
15.  Skiing is _more dangerous than _ (dangerous) football.
16.  This is _narrow than_ (narrow) of all roads in Málaga.
17.  Health is _more important than_ (important) money.
18.  Those cakes are _worse than  _ (bad) I´ve ever tasted.
19.  My dog is _best _ (good) dog in the world.
20.   Patricia´s house is __smaller than__ (small) Linda´s.
21.  A car is _faster than __ (fast) a bike.
22.  My laptop is _faster than_ (fast) yours.
23.  The ant is _smaller_ (small) insect.
24.  This lamp is __brighter than _ (bright) one in the room.
25.  My house is _cleaner than _ (clean) her house.
26.  Jack is _taller _ (tall) boy in his class.
27.  Steven Spielberg is _best_ (good) film director in the world.
28.  This dress is _older_ (old) that one.
29.  A sea lion is _heavier than _ (heavy) a lobster.

30.  A sports car is _faster than__ (fast) a motorbike. 

Comparative and superlative adjectives.
1. clean             __cleaner___
__cleanest__
2. easy              ___easier___
__easiest____
3. good             ___best____
___better____
4. dirty              ___dirtier___
__dirtiest___
5. fat                ___fater___
___fateist ___
6. beautiful        more beautiful
Most beautiful
7. sad               __sader____
__sadeist___
8. flat                ___flater___
__flateist__
9. active            __activer__
___activiest__
10. comfortable _more confortable
    Most comfortable
11. hot       
__hotter___
___hottest_
12. happy 
__happier__
__happiest___
13. wet       
__weter___
__weteist__
14. narrow 
__narrower__
__narroweist__
15. big       
___bigger___
___biggest__
16. busy     
___busier__
___busiest__
17. noisy 
___noisier___
__noisiest__
18. dirty     
___dirtier___
__dirtiest__
19. thin      
___thinner___
__thinnest__
20. little      
__littler____
___litlest___
21. bad      
___worse ___
___worst___
22. few       
___fewer___
__fewest___



23.  much  __mucher____       _muchest__
24.  many  ____more____        __most_____
25.  rich   ____richer__             __richest___




SUPERLATIVES

Superlative adjectives


1.    Complete with a superlative adjective and all the necessary words.

  
1.    London is .... the largest.... (large) city in England.
2.    Cheetahs are .... the faster..... (fast) animals in the world.
3.    Whales are ..... the biggest......... (big) animals.
4.    San Francisco is ... the most beautiful... (beautiful) city in the United States.
5.    Summer is ........ the best.....(good) season of the year.

2.    Write the superlative form.

1.    good          ... the best..                 6. pretty          the prettiest....
2.    far             .. the furthest             7. small           the smallest. 
3.    expensive .... the most                8. nice             . the nicest
4.     old            the oldest                    9. comfortable ... ..the most comfortable
5.      young      .. the youngest            10. bad            . the worst.....

3.    Look at the table and write true sentences with the adjectives in the box.



James
Anne
Carol
Age
34
35
28
Height
1.80 m
1.75 m
1.72 m
Weight
82 kg
85 kg
65 kg
Savings 
5,350 euro
5,500 euro
6,000 euro 

Old
young 
light
     heavy
tall 
 short   
rich 

poor

1.    (age) Anne is the .......oldest...
2.    (age) Carol is the ......youngest....
3.    (height) James is the ...tallest.......
4.    (height) Carol is the ....shortest......
5.    (weight) Anne is the ...heaviest.......
6.    (weight) Carol is the .....lightest.....
7.    (savings) Carol is the ....richest......
8.    (savings) James is the .......poorest...

4.            Write the opposites.

1.  happiest      ... un happiest                                              4. best  worst.........   
2.  most comfortable ... most uncomfortable                     5.  nearest  farthest….         
3.easiest         .. most difficult                                            6. most expensive  cheapest
         
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Answers


Exercise 1:


1.    London is the largest city in England.   London is large city in england
2.    Cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world.   Cheethas are fast animals
3.    Whales are the biggest animals.  Whales are big animals
4.    San Francisco is the most beautiful city in the United States. San Francisco is beautiful city in the united states
5.    Summer is the best season of the year. Summer is good season of the year

Exercise 2:

. the best    good                                   6. the prettiest    pretty
2. the furthest / farthest far                    7. the smallest    small         
3. the most expensive  expensive         8. the nicest        nice
4. the oldest  old                                    9. the most comfortable  comfortable                        
5. the youngest   young                         10. the worst bad

Exercise 3:


1.    Anne is the oldest.     age
2.    Carol is the youngest.    age
3.    James is the tallest.   heigth
4.    Carol is the shortest.  heigth
5.    Anne is the heaviest.  weigth
6.    Carol is the lightest. weigth
7.    Carol is the richest.  savings
8.    James is the poorest. savings

Exercise 4:

1. unhappiest   happiest                                             4. worst    beat         
2. most uncomfortable    most comfortable                5. farthest / furthest nearest
3. most difficult    easiest                                            6. cheapest most expensive