ENGLISH PRACTICE

NAME: ..

Second Grade Secondary

1. COMPLETE THE ADJECTIVES USING THE COMPARATIVE FORM
1. Its too noisy here. Can we go to a . (quiet) place?
2. The hotel was .. (big) than that in which we stayed last year.
3. Your work is .. (good) than mine.
4. The accident could have been (bad) than it was.
5. I was .. (nervous) in my exam yesterday than Mark.
6. Id like to have a .. (fast) car. The one I have now is really old.
7. Last week it was really hot. Today is .. (cold) than then.

2. WHICH IS CORRECT?
1. We have an older / more old brother who lives in Miami.
2. Her illness is more serious / most serious than what the doctors expected.
3. I like warm weather. If the weather is more cold / colder, I feel ill.
4. This dress is more beautiful / the most beautiful than that.
5. He is richest / richer than Arthur.
6. This road is farther / further than the motorway.
7. Was the TV program bad /worse than the film?

3.COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES

1. Its a very nice house. Its house in the street.
2. This is a cheap restaurant. Its . Ive ever been.
3. It was a very valuable painting. Im sure it was painting in the gallery.
4. Shes a very good tennis player. Her trainer says she is
5. Hes a very dangerous criminal. The police say he is . in the country.
6. We should buy him a beautiful present. Last year we gave him gift of all in his birthday.

4. WRITE THE COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES IN THESE SENTENCES

1. She was a very intelligent student. She was. girl in her class.
2. Its a very old piramid. Experts argued it is . in Peru.
3. Im going to sleep on the sofa. The floor is (uncomfortable) than it.
4. This new job is .. (important) for me than the last I had.
5. Living in the countryside is (healthy) than leaving in town.
6. These instructions were . (difficult) I have ever read.

ESCRIBE LA FORMA COMPARATIVA DE LOS SIGUIENTES ADJETIVOS

1. In

(Write the comparative form of the following adjectives)

2. Spanish people are FUNNIER THAN (funny / serious) German people.

3. A
beautiful MORE BEAUTIFUL

wide WIDER

handsome MORE HANDSOME

my opinion, boys are NOISER THAN (noisy / quiet) girls.

Ferrari is FASTER THAN (fast / slow) a Mercedes.

4. Sweets and candies are UNHEALTHIER THAN (healthy / unhealthy) fruit and
vegetables.

lazy LAZIER
5. Dogs are UNFRIENDLIER THAN (friendly / unfriendly) cats.

ugly UGLIER
MORE SERIOUS

serious
6. Chinese is MORE DIFFICULT (easy / difficult) English or a Spanish speaker.

clever CLEVERER
FUNNIER

funny

soft SOFTER

good BETTER

hard HARDER
HEAVIER

heavy

loud LOUDER
SHORTER

short

nasty NASTIER
MORE EXPENSIVE

expensive

dirty DIRTIER
MORE EXCITING

exciting

ESCRIBE LA FORMA SUPERLATIVA DE LOS SIGUIENTES ADJETIVOS

(Write the superlative form of the following adjectives)

thin THE THINNEST

NASTIEST

nice THE NICEST

fat THE FASTEST

confident THE MOST CONFIDENT

COMPLETA LAS ORACIONES. UTILIZA LOS SIGUIENTES ADJETIVOS EN

COMPARATIVO DE SUPERIORIDAD

(Complete the sentences using the following adjectives in "superiority

comparative")

cheap

noisy

large

hot

healthy

good

quite THE QUIETEST

NARROWEST

nasty THE

far THE FURTHEST

old THE OLDEST

happy THE HAPPIEST

narrow THE

pretty THE PRETTIEST

good THE BEST

clean THE CLEANEST

MOST INTELLIGENT

intelligent THE

popular THE MOST POPULAR

bad THE WORST

MOST INTERESTING

hard THE HARDEST

interesting THE

1. The weather in Italy last summer was HOTTER than in Spain.

2. My exams results were very bad last year. I hope this time are BETTER

COMPLETA LAS ORACIONES TRANSFORMANDO EL ADJETIVO EN NEGRITA

A MODO SUPERLATIVO

3. These shoes are a bit expensive. I want something CHEAPER

(Complete the sentences writing the adjective in bold in superlative form)
4. Our house is big, but my aunts apartment is LARGER

5. The music in this room is NOISER than at the disco.

6. The doctor says I have to eat HEALTHIER

1. Hes a very good footballer. He is THE BEST footballer in Europe at the

moment.

2. Shes a pretty girl. Shes THE PRETTIEST girl in my class.

ELIGE EL ADJETIVO ADECUADO EN CADA ORACIN Y COMPLETA LAS

ORACIONES CON COMPARATIVO DE SUPERIORIDAD + THAN

(Choose the correct adjective in each sentence and complete with

"superiority comparative" + than)

3. January is a cold month in Spain. Its usually THE COLDEST month of the
year.

4. I was very happy when I got married. My wedding day was THE
HAPPIEST

day of my life.

5. This is a really bad film. It is THE WORST film Ive ever seen.

6. We saw an ugly dog last night. It was THE UGLIEST dog weve seen.

2. The United States are very large but Canada is LARGER (large).

7. I think this is an expensive restaurant. It must be THE MOST

EXPENSIVE restaurant in town.

3. Whats THE LONGEST (long) river in the world?

4. Everest is THE HIGHEST mountain in the world. It is HIGHER (high) than any
other mountain.

COMPLETA LAS ORACIONES CON COMPARATIVO DE SUPERIORIDAD O

SUPERLATIVO

5. I prefer this chair to the other one. It is MORE COMFORTABLE (comfortable).

6. Whats THE QUICKEST (quick) way of going to the train station?

(Complete the sentences with "superiority comparative" or "superlative")
7. I had a terrible day. It was THE WORST (bad) day of my life.

8. Tom was sad yesterday but he is HAPPIER (happy) today.

1. We went to THE CHEAPEST (cheap) hotel in the city.

WRITE COMPARATIVE SENTENCES , AS IN THE EXAMPLE.

THE GERMAN FILM IS MORE BORING THAN THE SPANISH FILM

10. THE TRAFFIC IN ROME / BAD / THE TRAFFIC IN STOCKHOLM
THE TRAFFIC IN ROME IS WORSE THAN THE TRAFFIC IN STOCKHOLM

Comparativo de igualdad
1. JERRY / STRONG / PAUL
JERRY IS STRONGER THAN PAUL
2. GOLD / VALUABLE / SILVER
GOLD IS MORE VALUABLE THAN SILVER
3. YESTERDAY / WARM / TODAY
YESTERDAY WAS WARMER THAN TODAY
4. COLD AIR / HEAVY / HOT AIR
COLD AIR IS HEAVIER THAN THE HOT AIR
5. THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY / BEAUTIFUL / THE SOUTH OF THE
COUNTRY.
THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE SOUTH
OF THE COUNTRY.
6. WEDNESDAY / COLD / MONDAY
WEDNESDAY IS COLDER THAN MONDAY
7. MY ENGLISH / GOOD / MY FRENCH
MY ENGLISH IS BETTER THAN MY FRENCH
8. MOTORBIKES / DANGEROUS / CARS
CARS ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN CARS
9. THE GERMAN FILM / BORING / THE SPANISH FILM

El comparativo de igualdad se puede dar entre:

Adjetivos

Para comparar adjetivos en oraciones afirmativas utilizamos la

estructura:
as + ... + as
Peter is as happy as Mary.
Peter es tan feliz como Mary.
Para comparar adjetivos en oraciones negativas utilizamos la
estructura:
not as + .... + as
not so + .... + as
Peter is not as happy as Mary.
Peter is not so happy as Mary.
Peter no es tan feliz como Mary.
Detrs del segundo 'as' puede ir un pronombre sujeto, un pronombre
objeto o el sujeto seguido del auxiliar correspondiente
Peter is not as happy as she.
Peter is not as happy as her.
Peter is not as happy as she/Mary is.
Peter no es tan feliz como ella.

Sustantivos

Cuando la comparacin se hace entre dos sustantivos se usa:

As much ... as para los sustantivos incontables.
As many .... as para los contables (en plural).
I earn as much money as my husband.
Gano tanto dinero como mi marido.
She has as many dresses as you.
Tiene tantos vestidos como t.

Verbos
Cuando la comparacin se hace entre dos verbos se puede usar la
expresin as much as + auxiliar correspondiente (tanto en oraciones
afirmativas como en negativas).
He doesnt play as much as he should.
No juega tanto como debera.