EXERCISES
1. Use the comparative of the adjectives in brackets to complete the sentences:
1. London countryside is ________________________ the urban area. (pretty)
2. Tigers are much ________________________________ wolves. (big)
3. Trains are ______________________________________ airplanes. (slow)
4. This pineapple cake is ___________________________ the lemon pie. (sweet)
5. The cinema is ___________________________________ the supermarket. (close)
6. The temperature in Brazil is ______________________________ in Alaska. (high)
7. My brother is ____________________________________ yours. (fat)
8. The Smiths arrived _______________________________ they had expected. (soon)
9. It is _____________________________ in Rio de Janeiro than it is in São Paulo. (sunny)
10. Britney Spears is _______________________________________ Beyoncé. (young)
11. The afternoon is usually ______________________________ the evening. (hot)
12. I am ___________________________________ Mike Tyson. (weak)
13. Everything is falling from the table because it is ____________________ at this end. (low)
14. This book is ___________________________________ the Bible. (thick)
15. An elephant can be ________________________________ a car. (heavy)
2) Complete the following sentences with the superlative of the adjectives in brackets:
1. This is the ________________________________ avenue in Germany. (wide)
2. Yesterday the sunset was amazing! It was _____________________ sunset I have ever seen. (red)
3. Winter is ___________________________________ season of the year. (cold)
4. I think Math is _____________________________ subject in school. (easy)
5. My uncle’s house is ________________________________ house I’ve ever seen! (clean)
6. I bought a computer. _____________ model currently available. (new)
7. Grapes are __________________________________ fruits I have ever eaten. (sweet)
8. “The Green Mile” is __________________________________ film we’ve ever seen. (sad)
9. ________________________ temperature on record in Brazil was minus ten degrees. (low)
10. David Crystal is _______________________________ teacher in my University. (wise)
11. Look at John! Isn’t he _________________________ boy you’ve ever seen? (short)
12. Katy is dating Fred! She is _________________________________ girl I know. (lucky)
3) Complete the following sentences with the superlative forms of the irregular adjectives in brackets.
1. Finally my trip to Japan is over! It is _______________________ I’ve ever travelled. (far)
2. Argentina has produced _________________________________ apples in Latin America. (many)
3. My soccer team is _______________________________________. (good)
4. John is so strange! He loves jam but today he ate _____________ jam among his brothers. (little)
5. The smell of rotten eggs is ___________________________ odor I’ve ever smelled. (bad)
6. Lucy loves cheese that’s why she eats __________________ cheese we buy. (much)
Respuestas
Respuesta:
1) PRETTIER THAN
2) BIGGER THAN
3) SLOWER THAN
4) SWEETER THAN
5) CLOSER THAN
6) HIGHER THAN
7) FATTER THAN
8) SOONER THAN
9) SUNNIER
10) YOUNGER THAN
11) HOTTER THAN
12) WEAKER THAN
13) LOWER THAN
14) THICKER THAN
15) HEAVIER THAN
SUPERLATIVE
1) THE WIDEST
2) THE REDDEST
3) THE COLDEST
4) THE EASIEST
5) THE CLEANEST
6) THE NEWEST
7) THE SWEETEST
8) THE SADDEST
9) THE LOWEST
10) THE WISEST
11) THE SHORTEST
12) THE LUCKIEST
SUPERLATIVE WITH IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
1) THE FARTHEST
2) THE MOST
3) THE BEST
4) THE LEAST
5) THE WORST
6) THE MOST
Explicación:
EL GRADO COMPARATIVO CON ADJETIVOS CORTOS ( 1 SILABA) SE LES AGREGA ER + THAN
COMPARATIVO CON ADJETIVOS LARGOS ( DOS O MAS SILABAS) SE LES ANTEPONE MORE + ADJETIVO + THAN
EL GRADO SUPERLATIVO DE ADJETIVOS CORTOS SE LES ANTEPONE THE + ADJETIVO CON EST
CON ADJETIVOS LARGOS SE LES ANTEPONE THE MOST + ADJETIVO
Y LOS ADJETIVOS IRREGULARES CAMBIAN SU FORMA.
GOOD- THE BEST
BAD- THE WORST