COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES

Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.

example: big / bigger / biggest

Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

Adjective

1. tall

22. far

2. cheap

23. bad

3. expensive

24. fat

4. good

25. interesting

5. lazy

26. narrow

6. pretty

27. safe

7. beautiful

28. dangerous

8. difficult

29. messy

9. boring

30. handsome

10. shy

31. attractive

11. happy

32. delicious

12. short

33. useful

13. famous

34. easy

14.
comfortable

35. lucky

15. ugly

36. quiet

16. warm

37. noisy

17. long

38. modern

18. intelligent

39. patient

19. wide

40. convenient

20. thick

41. accurate

21. smart
COMPARATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES

Comparative

Superlative

Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the words listed below.
Cheap

expensive

quiet

good

high

heavy

easy

thin

cold

1. In Canada, January is _________________________ than March.

2. I cant carry my suitcase. Its much _________________________ than yours.
3. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is ___________________________ than a bike.
4. You look _______________________ than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?
5. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was _______________________ than he had expected.
6. I cant study in this room. Its too noisy. Im going to find a _____________________________ place.
7. Orange juice is __________________________ than Coke.
8. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% _____________________ than they were
yesterday.
9. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel ______________________ tomorrow.

(At home) Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the words listed
below.
bad

important

crowded

convenient

difficult

dangerous

healthy

1. I couldnt get a seat in the restaurant. It was ____________________________ than usual.

2. Mountains are __________________________ than hills.
3. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is _____________________________ than it was a few days ago.

4. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are _____________________ than the small town where I
live.
5. I dont understand this lesson. It is ______________________________ than the last one we did.
6. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a _____________________________ location.
7. I think that good health is ___________________________ than money.

Look at the charts comparing three laptop computers. Then complete the sentences with the
comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs in parentheses.

1. (large / small) The screen of the T400 is larger than the A-50s, but it is..smaller than the
XJ7s.
2. (light / heavy) The XJ7 is the A-50, but it isthe T400.
3. (new / old) The A-50 is the T400, but it is.the XJ7.
4. (cheap / expensive) The T400 is the XJ7, but it is the A-50.

Make your own comparisons using the words provided and the structure asas.
Ex. My apartment/ large/ yours My apartment is as large as yours.
1. biology/ interesting/ history
________________________________________________________________
2. train/ fast/ airplane
_______________________________________________________________________
3. algebra/ difficult/ geometry
_________________________________________________________________
4. Batman / popular/ Superman
_______________________________________________________________
5. lemon/ sweet/ orange
______________________________________________________________________
6. morning/ warm/ afternoon
__________________________________________________________________
7. robin / big/ eagle
_________________________________________________________________________

8. my neighbor/ friendly/ yours

________________________________________________________________
9. tiger/ dangerous/ lion
_____________________________________________________________________

(At home) Make your own comparisons using the words provided and the structure asas.
10. bicycle/ expensive/ motorcycle
_____________________________________________________________
11. house/ tall/ skyscraper
____________________________________________________________________
12. France/ beautiful/ Switzerland
______________________________________________________________
13. my old shoes/ comfortable/ new shoes
_______________________________________________________
14. grammar/ difficult / spelling
_______________________________________________________________
15. Beethoven/ famous / Mozart
_______________________________________________________________
16. frozen yogurt/ fattening/ ice cream
__________________________________________________________
17. Coke/ healthy/ fruit
juice__________________________________________________________________
18. my apartment/ convenient/ yours
____________________________________________________________
19. big cities/ safe/ small towns
________________________________________________________________
20. New York hotels/ expensive/ Tokyo hotels
____________________________________________________

Use either as ... as or not as ... as in the sentences below.

EXAMPLE: Ben Nevis isMont Blanc. (not/high)
Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc.
1. The blue car is the red car. (fast)
2. Peter is Fred. (not/tall)
3. The violin is the cello. (not/low)

4. This copy is the other one. (bad)

5. Oliver is Peter. (optimistic)
6. Today it's yesterday. (not/windy)
7. The tomato soup was the mushroom soup. (delicious)
8. Grapefruit juice is lemonade. (not/sweet)
9. Nick is Kevin. (brave)
10. Silver is gold. (not/heavy)

Complete the following sentences with the correct superlative form of the words listed below.
funny

high

delicious

Easy

cold

boring

Lucky

smart

Dirty

rich

valuable

Bad

large

cheap

Long

scary

1. Yesterday was _____________________ day of the year. I almost froze to death walking home from
school!
2. That was ________________________________ movie Ive ever seen. I almost walked out in the
middle.
3. Please give me your recipe. That is _________________________________ cake Ive ever eaten.
4. Jerry is _______________________________ student in our class. He gets the top grades in every course.
5. Bob told _______________________________________ story last night. I couldnt stop laughing.
6. Whales are ____________________________________________ animals in the world.
7. The Nile is _________________________________________ river in the world.
8. Marie is ________________________________ person I know. She has won the lottery four times!
9. He is ________________________________ speaker I have ever heard. Half the audience fell asleep
during
his speech.
10. Mount Everest is __________________________________ mountain in the world.
11. That is _________________________________ painting in the art gallery. Its worth a million dollars.
12. Bill Gates is one of ________________________________________ men in the world.
13. I finished the exercise in five minutes. It was _______________________________ homework the
teacher
has ever given us.
14. Arthur hates to clean. He has __________________________________ apartment Ive ever seen.
15. My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be ___________________________________ restaurant in town.
16. I was afraid to turn off the lights last night. That was _____________________________________
show
Ive ever watched.

(At home) Write questions using the words provided and the superlative form of the adjective.
Ex. what/ big mistake/ ever made What is the biggest mistake you have ever made?
1. what /beautiful place to visit/ your country
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_

2. who/ kind person/ you know

_______________________________________________________________________________________
_
3. what/ good movie/ ever seen
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_
4. what/ happy day/ in your life
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_
5. what/ crazy thing/ ever done
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_
6. what/ expensive thing/ ever bought
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_
7. what/ good restaurant/ your city
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_
8. what/ exciting place/ ever been
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_
9. who/ interesting person/ ever met
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_

Put the adjectives in the correct form (comparative, superlative):

1. Her dress is (pretty) ....................................................... than mine.
2. Cheetahs are (fast) ........................................ animals we can find.
3. Eating fruit and vegetables is (healthy) ...................... than eating hot dogs.
4. I like milk (good) .......................... than coffee.
5. China has (many) ........................... people than any other country in the world.
6. The blue whale is (heavy) ................................ animal in the world.
7. Which is (big) ........................., Portugal or Spain?

8. Travelling by plane is (comfortable) ............................ than travelling by car.

9. He is (untidy) ......................................... person in class.
10 Buying things from plastic is (bad) .....................than buying things from recycled paper.
11. The Nile is (long) ........................... river in the world.
12. In Marks opinion History is (difficult) .................................... than Geography. However,
it is (interesting) .........................................
13. Antarctica is one of (cold) ................................... places on Earth.
14. Greece is (hot) ................................ than England.
15. Mirror, mirror on the wall, whos (pretty) ............................... of them all?
16. Elvis Presley is one of (popular) ................................. rock singers ever.
17. Jenny is (tall) .................................than Alice even though she is (young) ..............................
18. Switzerland is one of (rich) ...............................countries in the world.
19. People in Africa are the (poor) ................................ in the world.
20. Alexander the Great was a (good) ................................ leader than Xerxes.

ENOUGH & TOO + ADJECTIVE

Word order with too and enough

Too goes before/after an adjective or adverb?
i.e. Claire doesnt want to marry Henry. She thinks hes too old.
Zedco are in trouble. The company reacted too slowly to the rise in prices.
Enough goes before/after an adjective or adverb?
i.e. The water isnt hot enough. It needs to be boiling. NOT enough hot
You didnt put the screws in tightly enough. NOT enough tightly
Too many, too much and enough go before/after a noun?
No wonder youre tired. Youve been going to too many parties.
Andrew spends too much time working.
Therell be fifteen people for coffee. Have we got enough cups?
Everything is so expensive. Did you bring enough money?

Look at what people are saying and complete the sentences. Use too, too many, too much or enough
sweet, traffic
i.e. You should have stopped to think first. You acted . . . too hastily . . . . .
i.e. This quiz is rather easy. The questions arent . . . . . . . . .difficult enough. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Can I have some more sugar in my coffee, please? It isnt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (sweet)
2 I cant afford a new stereo. It would be . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(expensive)
3 Theres a water shortage. There just hasnt been . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (rain)
4 I cant read your writing. You dont write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( clearly)
5 Try to be more careful, please. Youre making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (mistakes)
6 The roads are very crowded. Theres simply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (cars)
7 I cant understand these instructions. Theyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(complicated)
8 Thousands of people are starving because they cant get . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (food)

Comment on the situations. Use too or enough and a phrase with for or a to-infinitive.
i.e. A taxi would have been best. But you didnt have the money.
I didnt have enough money for a taxi.
i.e. Sarah cant take a day off. Shes very busy.
Sarah is too busy to take a day off.
1 A picnic would be nice. But its wet.
....................................................................................
2 All your guests will need chairs. But you havent got very many.
....................................................................................
3 You couldnt carry the equipment. You had such a lot.
....................................................................................
4 Natasha wants to be a professional musician. You think shes very good.
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