ADJECTIVES – COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS

A. Complete the sentences with: more • than • as

1. The puppy is ______________ expensive than the kitten.

2. The fish is cheaper ______________ the hamster.

3. The parrot is ______________ colourful than the goldfish.

4. The kitten is bigger ______________ the hamster.

5. The puppy is as cute ______________ the kitten.

6. The puppy is slower ______________ the hamster.

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B. Rewrite the sentences using comparative adjectives.

1. Paul is 1.65m. Peter is 1.60m. (tall)

Paul is taller than Peter.

2. Peter weighs 75 kilos. Paul weighs 60 kilos. (heavy)

Peter _______________________________________________________________

3. Paul is 14 years old. Peter is 18 years old. (old)

Peter _______________________________________________________________

4. Paul’s sweatshirt cost €30. Peter’s sweatshirt cost €25. (expensive)

Paul’s sweatshirt was __________________________________________________

5. Peter always gets up at seven o’clock. Paul gets up at half past seven. (early)

Peter gets up ________________________________________________________

6. Peter’s mother drives at 50 km per hour. Paul’s mother drives at 60 km per hour. (fast)

Paul’s mother ________________________________________________________

____ / (5x4) 20 marks

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C. Complete the sentences using the superlative.

1. Jimmy Carrey is the funniest (funny) actor in the film.

2. He is ____________________________ (important) person I know.

3. Carol is ____________________________ (pretty) girl in class.

4. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of ____________________________ (fast) football players in the

world.

5. Who is ____________________________ (rich) person you know?

6. Who is ____________________________ (old) person in your family?

7. Who is ____________________________ (young) person in your family?

8. London is ____________________________ (expensive) city in England.

9. New York is ____________________________ (noisy) city in the USA.

10. This is ____________________________ (good) school in the city.

11. Today is ____________________________ (hot) day of the summer.

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D. COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE? Choose the right answer with a .

1. Lisbon is ___ than Coimbra.

a) big  - b) bigger  - c) biggest 

2. My sister is three years ___ than me.

a) young  - b) younger  - c) youngest 

3. These shoes are the ___ I have.

a) more modern  - b) most modern  - c) modern 

4. This film is the ___ story in the world.

a) most romantic  - b) romantic  - c) more romantic 

5. The climate in Portugal is ___ than in Sweden.

a) warmer  - b) warmest  - c) warm 

____ / (5x2) 10 marks

TOTAL:
____ / 50 marks