Form the comparative and superlative of the following
adjectives
Example
happy happier happiest
beautiful ______________
new ______________
lovely _______________
hot _______________
good ______________
handsome _______________
mean _______________
generous _______________
thin _______________
busy _______________
patient ______________
young ______________
bad ______________
comfortable _______________
rude ______________
fit ______________
Complete the following sentences using an opposite adjective in its comparative or superlative form
a. Bob is more polite than his brother. No, hes not. Hes________________________________
b. I'm the tallest in this class! No, you're not. You're ____________________________________
c. My homework was worse than yours. No, it wasn't. It was ____________________________
d. The weather today is colder than yesterday. No, it's not. It's _______________________
e. She bought the cheapest watch in the shop.
No, she didn't. She bought__________________________________________________
f. Jack's meaner than Alan.
No, he's not. He's ______________________________________________
g. Janet arrived later than John.
No, she didn't. She arrived ____________________________________
h. This is the easiest exercise in this book.
No, it isn't. It's __________________________________________
Rewrite the following sentences with as........as or not as.......as
a. Jill's more intelligent than Bill.
Bill's not _______________
b. The sun's much hotter than the moon.
The moon isn't____________
c. Are you and your husband the same age
Are you ______________ your husband?
d. You can read more quickly than I can.
I can't _________________________.
e. Harry won more money than Bill.
Bill didn't win _______________________
f. 'Is Switzerland bigger than Luxembourg?' 'Yes, it is.'
'Is Luxembourg _____________________ ?' 'No, it isn't.'
g. Eva's work is better than mine.
My work isn't ___________________________
h. Dogs are friendlier than cats.
Cats aren't ______________________________
As or than?
Put as or than into each gap.
a. Are you as tall ____ your brother?
b. She's not as clever ____ her sister.
c. Was Joan's party better ____ Maria's?
d. I'm studying the same subject ____ Emma.
e. Liz works much harder ____ John.
f. I haven't got as many cousins ____ you.
How old am I?
Read the following and answer the questions below.
I have two sisters, Abigail and Jill, and two
brothers, Graham and Robert. Abigail is twenty.
Jill is six years younger than Abigail but she is
two years older than Robert. Robert is four years
younger than me and he is eight years younger than
Graham.
a. How old am I?
b. Who is the youngest in the family?
c. How old is Robert?
d. Is Jill older than me?
e. Am I the oldest in the family?
f. Who are the twins?
1. Decide if these sentences are wrong. When necessary correct them.
She speaks good French
James is more big than Mark
She is the most good at English of our class
She runs fast
He plays tennis good
His car isnt so good as mine
Jane is very lazy. She works hard
You look coldly. Shall I shut the window?
They play chess much more badly than us
2. Complete these sentences using a comparative or superlative form of the word in bold.
Angela is .......................person in the class. young
Andrew speaks good French but Lucy speaks it.............................. good
The bill isnt........................as I thought it would be. expensive
He bought ...............................petrol he could find. cheap
Dont kick the ball so........................Youll break a window. hard
Her teacher speaks............................than ours. slow
They live ............................from school than I do. far
Your sons behaviour is......................in the whole school. bad
It was..................................film I have ever seen. boring
You dont look very ...................... Cheer up! happy
She sings..................................than anyone else in the choir. beautiful
He sounded.........................than he did yesterday. By tomorrow hell have forgotten! angry
Whats for supper? Something smells.......................good
She works................................quick than Julian but not................................as Alison. fast
3. Complete the following sentences using an opposite adjective in its comparative or superlative from
Bob is more polite than his brother
No, he is not. He ......................................................................................
Im the tallest in the class!
No, you are not. You ...............................................................................
My homework was worse than yours.
No, it wasnt. It.........................................................................................
The weather today is colder than yesterday
No, it is not. It..........................................................................................
She bought the cheapest watch in the shop.
No, she didnt. She..................................................................................
Jack is meaner than Alan.
No, he is not. He ...................................................................................
Janet arrived later than John.
No, she didnt. She................................................................................
This is the easiest exercise in this book.
No, it isnt. Its......................................................................................
