Superlative adjectives

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

1.   London is largest of (large) city in England.

2.   Cheetahs are fastest of (fast) animals in the world.

3.   Whales are biggest of (big) animals.

4. San Francisco is most beautiful of . (beautiful) city in the United States. 5.   Summer is best of (good) season of the year.

2.    Write the superlative form.

1.  good          best                             6. pretty          prettiest

2.  far             most far                      7. small           smollest

3.  expensive  most expensive         8. nice             nicest

4.  old             oldest                          9. comfortable  most confortable

5.  young        youngest                     10. bad            baddest

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 ..........smallest 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      ........ unhappiest		5. best             worst
2. most comfortable  most uncomfortable 3. easiest         most difficult		6. nearest        farthest 6. most expensive      cheapest

Answers

Exercise 1:

1.    London is the largest city in England.

2.    Cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world.

3.    Whales are the biggest animals.

4.    San Francisco is the most beautiful city in the United States.

5.    Summer is the best season of the year.

Exercise 2:

1.    the best                                        6. the prettiest

2.    the furthest / farthest                    7. the smallest

3.    the most expensive                      8. the nicest

4.    the oldest                                      9. the most comfortable

5.    the youngest                                10. the worst

Exercise 3:

1.    Anne is the oldest.

2.    Carol is the youngest.

3.    James is the tallest.

4.    Carol is the shortest.

5.    Anne is the heaviest.

6.    Carol is the lightest.

7.    Carol is the richest.

8.    James is the poorest.

Exercise 4:

1.  unhappiest                                                 4. worst

2.  most uncomfortable                                  5. farthest / furthest

3.  most difficult                                              6. cheapest

Comparative adjectives.

Exercises.

A.  Write the Comparative forms of the adjectives:

tall                    taller

1.  fast               faster            

2.  heavy            havier           

3.  dangerous      more dangerus

4.  small             smailes         

5.  large             lager             

6.  light              lighter           

7.  rare              rarer             

8.  common        cammonner   

9.  bad               badder          

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 than other animals

3.  Turtles are slow than crocodiles. X

 Turtles are slower than crocodiles

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 toller than      (tall) my sister.

2.  My mum thinks that cats are  better than   (good) pets than dogs.

3.  Cycling is one of more dangerous than     (dangerous) sports.

4.  I want to have  bigger          (big) car.

5.  A blue whale is _ heavier than (heavy) twenty-five elephants.

6.  You look is thinner than  (thin) last month. Have you lost weight?

7.  Bicycles are slower than   (slow) cars.

8.  She is nicer than      (nice) person I know.

9.  What is better than    (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  better than   (good) plastic bottles.

15.  I think Rafael Nadal is better than   (good) tennis player in Spain.

16.  Sharks are  more dangerous than  (dangerous) other fish.

17.  This situation is more serios than    (serious) the last one.

18.  He is smater than   (smart) his brother.

19.  My brother wanted more expensive than (expensive) trainers in the shop.

20.  Today is  better than   (good) day of the year.

21.  Daniela is  funnier than  (funny) me.

22.  My house is the largest     (larger).

23.  Mount Everest is the highest of (high) mountain in the world.

24.  The sea is larger than    (large) a lake.

25.  My job is easier than    (easy) yours.

26.  London is bigger than    (big) city in England.

27.  This car is more confortable  (comfortable) yours.

28.  He is the richest     (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 (expensive) a Fiat.

2. Maradona isthe best of  (good) football player ever.

3. A swordfish is faster than (fast) a jellyfish.

4. Julio is friendlier 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 intelligente (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 narrower than (narrow) of all roads in Málaga.

17. Health is more important than (important) money.

18. Those cakes are badder than (bad) I ́ve ever tasted.

19. My dog isbetter than (good) dog in the world.

20. Patricia ́s house is smoller 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 smoller than (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 than (tall) boy in his class.

27. Steven Spielberg is better than (good) film director in the world.

28. This dress is older than (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                 better                   best

4. dirty                  dirtier                  dirtiest

 

5. fat                     fatter                   fattest

6. beautiful       more beautiful        most beautiful

7. sad                    sadder                 saddest

8. flat                    flatter                   flattest

9. active            more active             most active

10. comfortable     more comfortable      most comfortable

11. hot                   hotter                   hottest

12. happy              happier                happiest

13. wet                  wetter                  wettest

14. narrow             narrower              narrowest

15. big                   bigger                   biggest

16. busy                 busier                   busiest

17. noisy                noisier                  noisiest

18. dirty                 dritier                   dirtiest

19. thin                  thinner                  thinnest

20. little                 littler                     littlest

21. bad                  badder                   badest

22. few                  fewer                     fewest

23. much               more much            most much

24. many               more many            most many

25. rich                 richer                     richest