COMPARATIVES or SUPERLATIVES

Choose the correct a) This is the better / best restaurant in the town.
woed underlined in b) This castle is one of the older / oldest is Europe.
each sentence. c) Your hotel is more / most comfortable than ours.
d) This is the worse / worst holiday I have ever had!
e) Bill is the richer / richest person in the world
f) George is happier / happiest than he was.
g) This film is more / most interensting that the last one.
h) The blue coat is cheaper / cheapest than the others.

Put the given adjectives into “comparative” and “superlative” forms.

1- cold ........................................ ........................................
2- tall ........................................ ........................................
3- strong ........................................ ........................................
4- happy ........................................ ........................................
5- slow ........................................ ........................................
6- bad ........................................ ........................................
7- expensive ........................................ ........................................
8- good ........................................ ........................................
9- long ........................................ ........................................
10- beautiful ........................................ ........................................
11- cheap ........................................ ........................................
12- difficult ........................................ ........................................
13- funny ........................................ ........................................
14- fast ........................................ ........................................
15 nice ........................................ ........................................

Make sentences using comparative or superlative form of the adjecitives

1- Brazil / be / large country / South America
..........................................................................................................
2- Some people / think / dangerous animal / be / Asia / lion
..........................................................................................................
3- Ağrı / Erciyes /be / high / mount
..........................................................................................................
4- Konya / be / large / Niğde / not
..........................................................................................................
5- have / We / see / film / exciting / of the year
..........................................................................................................

Compare the following using the adjectives in brackets.

e.g. Richard is richer than me, but Alice is the richest of all. (rich)
1- A motorcyle is ............................ a car, but a bicycle is ......................... of all. (cheap)
2- Rose is ........................... Mary, but Julie is ................................. of the three. (beautiful)
3- My brother is ................................. my sister, bur my father is .............................. of all. (short)
4- Peter is .......................... Ann, but Bob is ..................................... of the three. (clever)
5- David’s character is .................................................... Susan’s character, but Carol’s
character .................................................. of the three. (good)
6- My car is ....................... her car, my brother’s car is ............................... of all. (fast)
7- This mountain is .......................... the other one, but the red dress is ............................. of all. (high)
8- Jery is ............................ George, but Alga is ............................................. of the three. (handsome)
9- This dress is ............................... the blue one, but the red dress is ................................................... of
all. (expensive)
10- This sofa is ....................... your sofa, but tat sofa is ............................... of all. (comfortable)
Write the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in the parentesis
1- Let’s take Manuel’s car. His car is ............................... (big) than all the other cars.
2- I think Sofia’s car is ............................... (big) of all.
3- No, I tihnk Sofia’s car is ............................... (small) than Manuel’s.
4- Maybe, but Sofia’s car runs ............................... (fast) than Manule’s car.
5- That’s because Manule’s car is ............................... (old) than sofia’s car.

Comparative and Superlative

1- Who walks ............................... in your family? (fast)
2- Who lives ............................... from your school among your friends? (far)
3- Did you watch ............................... movie of Brad Pit? (late)
4- I earn ............................... my brother. (much)
5- Pamela sings ............................... the girls in the choir. (beautifully)
6- My father drives ............................... of my uncles. (carelessly)
7- Margaret felt much ............................... after the operation. (well)
8- All the players player beautifully, but Patrick played ............................... (beautifully)
9- France won the world cup tihs year, because they played .................................. (beautifully)
football ............................... (intelligently)
10- John behaved very strangely at the party, but Sam behaved ...................................................... the
others. (strangley)

Fill in the blanks with an adjective or an adverb. Choose the correct words from the box and use the
correct form.

suprised soft quiet loud light dark angry careful upset

careless fast delicious sorry disapointed good good horrible tragic

1- Dianne is a very good singer. She sings very ..............................................................

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3- This food is very ............................................................. . I like it a lot.
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11- When he saw the damage to his car, he was very ...............................................................................
12- They were very .............................................................. when they saw their high grades.

Write the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in the parentesis

1- Let’s take Manuel’s car. His car is ............................... (big) than all the other cars.
2- I think Sofia’s car is ............................... (big) of all.
3- No, I tihnk Sofia’s car is ............................... (small) than Manuel’s.
4- Maybe, but Sofia’s car runs ............................... (fast) than Manule’s car.
5- That’s because Manule’s car is ............................... (old) than sofia’s car.
 COMPARATIVES

1) Write the comparative.

1. 1. old older
2. 2. strong .....................................................................
3. 3. happy .....................................................................
4. 4. modern ..................................................................
5. 5. important ...............................................................
6. 6. good ......................................................................
7. 7. large ......................................................................
8. 8. serious ..................................................................
9. 9. pretty ....................................................................
10. 10. crowded ................................................................

2) Write the opposite.

1. 1. younger older
2. 2. colder ...................................................................
3. 3. cheaper ................................................................
4. 4. better ...................................................................
5. 5. nearer ...................................................................
6. 6. easier ...................................................................

3) Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.

1. 1. Helen’s car isn’t very big. She wants a ....bigger.... one.
2. 2. My job sin’t very interesting. I want to do something ....more interesting....
3. 3. You’re not very tall. Your brother is .............................................................. .
4. 4. David doesn’t work very hard. I work .................................................................. .
5. 5. My chair isn’t very comfortable. Yours is ............................................................ .
6. 6. Your plan isn’t very good. My plan is ................................................................ .
7. 7. These flowers aren’t very nice. The blue ones are ................................................................. .
8. 8. My bag isn’t very heavy. Your bag is ..................................................................... .
9. 9. I am not very interested in art. I’m .......................................................... in history.
10. 10. It isn’t very warm today. It was ..................................................................... yesterday.
11. 11. These tomatoes don’t taste very good. The other ones
tasted ............................................................ .
12. 12. Britain isn’t very big. France is ................................................................ .
13. 13. London isn’t very beautiful. Paris is ................................................................. .
14. 14. This knife isn’t very sharp. Have you very got a ......................................................... one ?
15. 15. People today aren’t very polite. In the past they
were ................................................................... .

4) Complete the sentences, using the comparative forms of the adjective in brackets.
1. 1. Today is (hot) than yesterday.
2. 2. A Mercedes car is (expensive) than a Renault car.
3. 3. Turkey is (large) than Bulgaria.
4. 4. A radio is (cheap) than a television.
5. 5. Istanbul is (crowded) than İzmir.
6. 6. Today’s weather is (bad) than yesterday’s.
7. 7. You have got (much) money than me.
8. 8. I ahve got (little) money than you.
9. 9. A lorry is (heavy) than a car.
10. 10. The first question was (easy) than the last one.
11. 11. Mithatpaşa street is (narrow) than İnönü Street.
12. 12. This yellow melon is (ripe) than the one in your hand.
 13. 13. A dog is (big) than a cat.
14. 14. Do you think that he is (clever) than you?
15. 15. Turkey is a (developed) country than Iran.

5) Complete each sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence . Use a comparative form
of the adjective in braclets.
a) Tim is older than Sarah. (young)
Sarah is younger than Tim.
b) Our house is larger than yours (small).
Your house is .................................................. .
c) Bill is not as tall as David. (short)
Bill is ............................................................... .
d) Jack’s Marks are worse than mine (good)
My marks .......................................................... .
e) This book is cheaper than that one (expensive)
That book is ....................................................... .
f) Your bike is slower than mine. (fast)
My bike ............................................................... .

6) Write the comparative forms of the adverbs.

1. 1. Sandra reads ....................................................................... her best friend. (quickly)
2. 2. John plays football .................................................... anyone else in the school team.(well
3. 3. The fans of the football team yelled ................................... the coach of their team . (Widely)
4. 4. Thomas Hardly describes the scenery ........................................ Somerset Naughman. (vividly)
5. 5. I want to live ................................................... I used to (comfortably)
6. 6. The police officer responded to my questions ................................................................ the
police detective (politely)
7. 7. You must touch a baby ...................................................... you touch anyone else. (gently)
8. 8. Susan waited for the result of exam ............................................................... Clareç
(impatiently)
9. 9. I did my homework ..................................................... anyone else did. (excellently)
10. 10. Roger spends money ....................................................... Russell. (generously)
11. 11. why don’t you talk ........................................................ ? What do you mean? (openly)
12. 12. The people in the European countries live ......................................... the people in the middle
Asia (expensively)
13. 13. I used to dance ...................................................................... I do now. (gracefully)
14. 14. Jane plays the piano .................................................................... pamela. (beautifully)
15. 15. My Cd player works ...................................................................... my casette player.
(excellently)

7) Make Sentences.
1. Timmy / drive / dangerously / Clara / yesterday.
.......................................................................................................................... .
2. Sam / get up / late / I / on Sundays.
.......................................................................................................................... .
3. Sonia / study / hard / Boris / for the exam / last week.
.......................................................................................................................... .
4. The new waiter / serve / quickly / the old one.
.......................................................................................................................... .
5. Mrs. Clam / explain the topic / clearly / Mr. Black / yesterday.
.......................................................................................................................... .
7. Russell / eat / a lot / he used to.
.......................................................................................................................... .
8. I / get up / early / usual / tomorrow.
 .......................................................................................................................... .
9. Brian / shoot basket / frequently / he used to / nowadays.
.......................................................................................................................... .
10. Edward / write / neatly / I.
.......................................................................................................................... .

8) Complete the sentences. Use the Comparative Form Of the adverbs in parentheses.
1. 1. Arnold drives ............................................................................. (carefully) than I do.
2. 2. Tom writes ................................................................................. (well) the anyone else in the
class.
3. 3. My father laughs ........................................................................ (loudly) tha anyone else I know.
4. 4. Samantha cleans the house ........................................................ (thoroughly) than her broher.
5. 5. Martin talks to customers .......................................................... (patiently) than Alison.
6. 6. The team played ........................................................................ (badly) today than yesterday.
7. 7. Randy works .............................................................................. (hard) than Peter in
mathematics.
8. 8. The patient is doing ................................................................... (well) today after the operation.
9. 9. The car is running ...................................................................... (smoothly) after the tane-up.
10. 10. Sam does things ......................................................................... (efficiently) than Jenny.
 - SUPERLATIVES -

1) Write the superlative form of each adjective :

a) long ...........the longest.............................
b) fit .......................................................
c) funny .......................................................
d) terrible .......................................................
e) good .......................................................
f) bad .......................................................
g) wide .......................................................
h) thick .......................................................
i) nasty .......................................................
j) strange .......................................................

2) Write Sentences with a Superlative (the longest etc.).

Sydney Brazil Large Country Planet The USA the solar system
Everest Jupiter Long City state Africa South America
Alaska the Nile high River mountain The world Australia

1 ..Sydney is the largest city in Australia............................................

2 ..Everest................................................................................................
3 .............................................................................................................
4 ..............................................................................................................
5 ..............................................................................................................
6 ..............................................................................................................

3) Complete The sentences. Use a superlative (the longest etc.)

1) This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in the town
2) It was a very happy day. It was ..........................................................of my life.
3) It’s a very good film. It was ....................................................... I’ve ever seen.
4) She is a very popular singer. She’s .......................................................... in the country.
5) It was a very bad mistake. It was .......................................................... I’ve ever made.
6) It’s very pretty village. It’s ............................................................ I’ve ever seen.
7) It was a very cold day. It was ............................................................. of the year.
8) He’s a very boring person. He is ................................................................ I’ve ever met.

4) Complete these sentences, using the superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets.
1) The Atakule is (high) building in Ankara.
2) February is (short) month of the year.
3) This is (boring) film I have ever watched.
4) Asia is /large) continent in the world.
5) What is /big) ainmal in the sea ?
6) AIDS is one of (dangerous) illnesses in the world.
7) A cobra is (poisonous) snake in the world.
8) Suna is (easygoing) student in our class.
9) Mert is (clever) person in his family.
10) The jar is (fragile) container in the kitchen.

5) Make the sentences with “the ......... –est” :

(“the .............. –est” ile cümleler hazırlayınız.)
1. Lake Van/large lake/in Turkey/(+)
2. Summer/hot season/of the year/(+)
3. The elephant/big animal/in the zoo/(+)
4. Sakıp Sabancı/rich man/in Turkey/(+)
 5. Ağrı Dağı/high mountain/in Turkey/(+)
6) Complete the sentences. Use a superlative.
1. This camera is very expensive. It’s ........................................................... in the shop..
2. It was a very hot season. It was .............................................................. of the year.
3. Laura is a very annoyed person. She’s ................................................................ in the classroom.
4. Monday was a very sad day. It was .................................................................... of my life.
5. Deborah is a very beautiful girl. She’s ...................................................................... in the group.
6. He’s a very famous actor. He’s ....................................................................... in the world.
7. Jane is very clever student. She is ......................................................................... in the class.
8. It’s very pretty cat. It’s .................................................................. in the park.
9. This is a very interesting book. It’s ..................................................................... of the library.
10. It was a very busy week. It was .................................................................. of the month.
11. A snake is a very dangerous animal. It’s...........................................................in the world .
12. Clark is a very tall boy. He’s .......................................................... in our neighbourhood.
13. Alice has got a very long hair. It is .................................................................. I’ve ever seen.
14. This computer is very cheap. It is .............................................................. in the shop.
15. This hotel is very luxurious. It’s ............................................................in this country.

7) Fill in tha blanks with the superlative form of the correct adverbs.
1. Kenyans always win prizes in marathons because they run ............................................. of all.

2. Mary was happy because she finished the exam .........................................................................

3. He was hired because of all the applicants, he wrote ..................................................................

4. Cindy Crawfor is a popular model because of all the models, she walks ...................................

8) Make sentences using superlative form of the adjective.

1. The Topkapı Palace was built in 1462. The Dolmabahçe Palace was built in 1853. Ayasofya was
built in 537. The Hilton Hotel was built in 1954. ( Old/New/Building/)
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..................................................................................................................................................
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4. Aytunç ran 4 kilometers in 30 minutes. Önder ran 4 kilometers in 20 minutes. Semih ran 4
kilometers in 20 minutes. (fast/boy/slow).
.................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................

9) Make sentences with “the most ..............” :

(“the most ...........” ile cümleler hazırlayınız.)
1. İstanbul/crowded city/in Turkey/(+)
2. Barış Manço/famous pop singer/in Tukey./(+)
3. Atatürk /important person/in the history of Turkey/(+)
4. Football/popular sports/in our country/(+)
5. Bizimkiler/good TV programme/in Turkey/(+)