1. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
a) The Torre Latino is the best place for a view of Mexico City. (good)
b) I can’t believe you’re older than me! (old)
c) My flat is further from the park than yours is. (far)
d) I think Tokyo is the most interesting city I know. (interesting)
e) Is Beijing bigger than Tokyo? (big)
f) Dubai is one of the busiest airports in the world. (busy)
g) My brother thinks he’s more intelligent than me, but I don’t agree! (intelligent)
h) Terminator is probably the worst film I’ve seen! (bad)
i) What is the wettest month of the year in Colombia? (wet)
j) Do you think the Twilight films are better than the books? (good)
k) Who is the most powerful person in your country? (powerful)
l) I think “The Godfather 1” was better than “The godfather 3” (good)
m) I think Men in Black 1 was funnier than Men in Black 3 (funny)
n) Is Angelina Jolie older than Sandra Bullock? (old)
o) John is the nicest person that I know (nice)
p) Is Cara Delavigne younger than Ashley Benson? (young)
2. Complete the second sentence with (not) as … as so it means the same as the first sentence.
a) Your new flat is bigger than your old flat.
Your old flat isn’t as big as your new flat.
b) Moscow is more famous than São Paulo.
São Paulo isn’t as famous as Moscow.
c) The metro and the bus are equally crowded.
The metro is as equally crowded as the bus.
d) I think this part of town is livelier than the center.
The center isn’t as lively as this part of town.
3. Look at the information. Write three sentences using the adjectives in the boxes.
a) Hotel Cruz is the cheapest hotel.
b) Hotel Romeo is the most expensive hotel.
c) Hotel Brooklyn is cheaper than Hotel Romeo, but it isn't as cheap as Hotel Cruz.
4.
a) 1 March was colder than 2 March.
b) 3 March was the hottest day.
c) 2 March was colder than 3 March, but it wasn't as cold as 1 March.
5.
a) Mumbai is the busiest city.
b) Buenos Aires is the quietest city.
c) Madrid isn’t as busy as Mumbai, but it’s quieter than Buenos Aires.
6. Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences so they mean the same as the first sentence.
a) London isn't as hot as Madrid.
Madrid is hotter than London. (hotter)
b) I don't think I will pass the exam.
I probably won’t pass the exam. (probably / pass)
c) Kelly is shorter than Nicki.
Kelly isn’t as tall as Nicki. (as / tall)
7. Complete the questions with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
a) In your opinion, is a city break as relaxing as a beach holiday? (relaxing)
b) Do you think holidays in your country are better than going abroad? (good)
c) Where is the hottest place in your country? (hot)
d) Do you think travelling by car is as expensive as travelling by train? (expensive)
e) Do you think holidays with friends are more enjoyable than family holidays? (enjoyable)
f) In your opinion, what is the worst thing about a holiday? (bad)
8. Write one sentences using (not) as…as
a) Carolina is clever. Katherine is clever. Carolina is as clever as Katherine
b) The green car is as fast as the orange car. (fast)
c) Girardot is beautiful. Rome is beautiful. Girardot is as beautiful as Rome
d) Peter isn’t as tall as Fred. (not/tall)
e) David is 1.90m. Santiago is 1.80m. David isn’t as short as Santiago
f) The violin isn’t as low as the cello. (not/low)
g) Helen sleeps 8 hours a day. Jhoana sleeps 9 hours a day. Helen isn’t as sleepy as Jhoana
h) This copy is as bad as the other one. (bad)
i) Oliver is as optimistic as Peter. (optimistic)
j) Maria has only 6 pairs of shoes. Paula has many shoes. Maria isn´t as buyer as Paula
k) Today it's not as windy as yesterday. (not/windy)
l) The tomato soup was as delicious as the mushroom soup. (delicious)
m) Grapefruit juice isn’t as sweet as lemonade. (not/sweet)
n) Alexander is as brave as Kevin. (brave)
o) Silver isn’t as heavy as gold. (not/heavy)
9. Match the items on the right to the items on the left
Tall sunnier
Long Hotter
Nice More intelligent
Large better
Happy Taller
Sunny Nicer
Big More expensive
Hot Longer
Expensive Worse
Intelligent larger
Good Happier
Bad Bigger
10. Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative forms of the adjectives in brackets
1. Martín is younger than Kathe. (young)
2. Jose is fatter than Marina (fat)
3. Carlos is slimmer than Daniel (slim)
4. Diana is older than Lorena (old)
5. Enrique is angrier than Felipe (angry)
11. Describe my family with different comparative and superlative adjectives.
12. “The chain game.” In this activity you need to make a group with a classmate. Then choose a topic that has many nouns, such as
‘animals. Then write a comparative sentence. For example, if the first sentence is ‘Elephants are bigger than cats.’, then the next
sentence must start with “Cats” (example. Cats are smarter than pigs), and the sentence must start with ‘Pigs‘ (e.g. ‘Pigs are fatter than
dogs.’)
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