TP: COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

EXERCISE A: Write the comparative forms for the following adjectives.

(Escribe la forma comparativa de los siguientes adjetivos).

BIG _________________
LATE _________________

BUSY _________________ LOUD _________________

CRAZY _________________ NICE _________________

DRY _________________ SHORT _________________

GREAT ________________ SMALL _________________

HEAVY _________________ THICK _________________

WEAK _________________ BLUE _________________

CHEAP _________________ CURLY _________________

EASY _________________ HOT _________________

LAZY _________________ THIN _________________

CLEAN _________________ COLD _________________

FAT _________________ LARGE _________________

SLOW _________________ WARM _________________

STRONG _________________ SLIM _________________

EXERCISE B – Translate to Spanish all the adjectives from above. You can write them
next to each word. (Traduce los adjetivos del ejercicio anterior, podés escribir al lado de cada
palabra).

EXERCISE C – Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the adjective in
parenthesis. (Completa las oraciones usando la forma comparativa del adjetivo en paréntesis).

1) A fox is (SMART) ________________ than a chicken.

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 2) A feather is (LIGHT) ________________ than a stone.

3) An airplane is (NOISY) ________________ than a car.

4) An avenue is (WIDE) ________________ than a street.

5) Rome is (OLD) ________________ than New York.

6) The sun is (BRIGHT) ________________than the moon.

7) My secretary is (SLIM) ________________ than my boss.

8) A strawberry is (SWEET) ________________ than a lemon.

9) The manager is (MAD) ________________ than the owner.

10) It is (HOT) ________________ that it was yesterday.

EXERCISE D - Write the comparative forms for the following adjectives. Bear in mind
which ones have more than 3 syllables. (Escribe la forma comparativa de los siguientes
adjetivos, ten en cuenta cuáles tienen más de dos sílabas).

Examples:

ACCEPTABLE ---> MORE ACCEPTABLE SMALL ---> SMALLER

CAREFUL _________________ CONFUSING _________________

CRAZY _________________ EASY _________________

FLEXIBLE _________________ IMPRESSIVE _________________

HAPPY _________________ SKINNY _________________

NEW _________________ COMFORTABLE _________________

SMART _________________ KIND _________________

UGLY _________________ PLEASANT _________________

AMBITIOUS _________________ FIT _________________

ELEGANT _________________ HARD _________________

EXERCISE E – Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the adjective in
parenthesis. (Completa las oraciones usando la forma comparativa del adjetivo en paréntesis).

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 1) Silk is (ELEGANT) _________________________ than wool.

2) India is (POPULATED) _________________________ than Russia.

3) Japan is (PROSPEROUS) _________________________ than Argentina.

4) A Ferrari is (EXPENSIVE) _________________________ than a Toyota.

5) Traful is (BEAUTIFUL) _________________________ than Angostura.

6) A computer is (USEFUL) _________________________ than a typewriter.

7) Some people are (GENEROUS) _________________________ than others.

8) He is (CARELESS) _________________________ than his sister.

9) Some diseases are (CONTAGIOUS) _________________________ than others.

10) I am (FLEXIBLE) _________________________ than I was before.

EXERCISE F – Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the following
irregular comparatives. (Completa las oraciones usando la forma comparativa de los siguientes
comparativos irregulares).

1) Your project is (GOOD) ________________ than mine.

(Tú proyecto es (BUENO) _______________ que el mío).

2) The wound is (BAD) ________________ than yesterday.

(La herida está (MALO) ________________ que antes).

3) She ran (FAR) ________________ than the rest.

(Ella corrió (LEJOS) ________________ que el resto).

4) It is (LITTLE) ________________ than before.

(Es (PEQUEÑO) ________________ que antes).

5) It is (MUCH) ________________ than before.

(Es (MUCHO) ________________ que antes).

6) It is (LITTLE) ________________ than before.

(Es (MENOS) ________________ que antes).

EXERCISE G – Cross the incorrect adjective in each sentence. (Tacha el adjetivo incorrecto
en cada oración).
1) I have an OLDER / MORE OLD brother.

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 2) Her problem is MORE SERIOUS / SERIOUSER than expected.

3) This city is BEAUTIFUL / MORE BEAUTIFUL than Neuquén.

4) The weather is COLDER / MORE COLD than normal.

5) Mark is MORE RICH / RICHER than Tony.

6) The coffee was BAD / WORSE than the food.

EXERCISE H – Compare. (Compara).

1) Mike is (OLD / YOUNG) __________________ than Laura.

2) Mike is (LIGHT / HEAVY) __________________ than Alan.

3) Mike is (SHORT / TALL) __________________ than Sophie.

4) Sophie is (HEAVY / LIGHT) __________________ than Laura.

5) Sophie is (OLD / YOUNG) __________________ than Alan.

6) Sophie is (LIGHT / HEAVY) __________________ than Mike.

7) Laura is (OLD / YOUNG) __________________ than Alan.

8) Laura is (LIGHT / HEAVY) __________________ than Sophie.

9) Laura is (SHORT / TALL) __________________ than Mike.

10) Alan is (OLD / YOUNG) __________________ than Mike.

11) Alan is (LIGHT / HEAVY) __________________ than Sophie.

12) Alan is (OLD / YOUNG) __________________ than Laura.

EXERCISE I - Irregular comparatives and superlatives. Choose the correct answer.

(Comparativos y superlativos irregulares. Elige la respuesta correcta).

1) The ______________ day of the week is Saturday.

(a) bestest

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 (b) best
(c) goodest

2) My cousin is ______________ student in his class.

(a) the worst
(b) worse
(c) worst

3) Do you think volleyball is ______________ than tennis?

(a) better
(b) best
(c) better than

4) Your football team is ______________ than my football team.

(a) bad
(b) best
(c) worse

5) I think summer ______________ than winter.

(a) is better
(b) the best
(c) worser

6) My ______________ subject is Physics.

(a) worst
(b) better than
(c) worser than

EXERCISE J - Comparatives and superlatives. Choose the correct answer. (Comparativos y

superlativos. Elige la respuesta correcta).

1) My mother is ______________ than my father.

(a) old
(b) older
(c) the oldest

2) What is ______________ movie you have ever seen?

(a) funnier
(b) the funniest
(c) the funny

3) That movie was bad, but it wasn't ______________I have ever seen.
(a) worsest
(b) worse
(c) the worst

4) Rachel's hair is not as ______________as Sarah's.

(a) a long
(b) longer
(c) the longest

5) Yesterday's exam was ______________ than the one last month.

(a) difficult
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 (b) the difficultest
(c) more difficult

6) Peter is as ______________as Alex.

(a) fast
(b) faster
(c) the fastest

7) I think Mary is ______________ woman I have ever seen.

(a) the most beautiful
(b) the beautifulest
(c) the beautifuler

8) Her room is ______________ than mine.

(a) bigger
(b) the bigger
(c) biggest

9) He is ______________ when he is playing football.

(a) the happier
(b) happiest
(c) happyest

10) Michael's house is ______________ than Betty's.

(a) far
(b) the furthest
(c) further

EXERCISE K - Superlatives. Write the correct answer. (Superlativos. Escribe la respuesta

correcta).
1) This is the (HIGH) _________________________ mountain Los Andes.

2) That's the (POOR) _________________________ country in the world.

3) They're the (BEAUTIFUL) _________________________ flowers I've ever seen.

4) George is the (SLOW) _________________________ runner in the race.

5) Anne is the (YOUNG) _________________________ in class.

6) That's the (DIFFICULT) _________________________ exercise I've ever done.

7) This is the (BUSY) _________________________ restaurant I know.

8) Your pillow is the (SOFT) _________________________ .