COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1.- My sister is _____________ my brother. (intelligent) 2.- The blue whale is ____________ animal. (big) 3.- Iceland is ___________ Spain (cold) 4.- This is ___________ book Ive ever read. (good) 5.- My neighbour is _________ person I know (lucky) 6.- Friday is the __________ day of the week. (busy) 7.- These trainers are much ____________ those. (cheap) 8.- Frank works __________ most people. (hard) 9.- Im __________ at English than you. (good) 10.- Today has been _________ day of the year. (hot) 11.- This is __________ CD Ive ever listened. (bad) 12.- English is __________ Japanese. (easy) 13.- Which mountain is ___________ in the world. (high) 14.- John is _________ his brother. (clever) 15.- English is _________ Latin. (useful) 16.- What is ___________ word in English? (common) 17.- The Nile is ___________ river in the world. (long) 18.- This is my __________ brother. Mary is their _________ daughter (old, old) 19.- That skyscraper is one of __________ buildings in the city. (tall) 20.- The first exercise was easy but this one is ________. (difficult) 21.- Our journey took __________ we expected. (long) 22.- Charles is __________ student in the school. (noisy) 23.- Madrids population is _________ Santanders (large) 24.- Nothing makes me _________ waiting on the phone. (angry) 25.- Five years ago I was _________ I am now, and I had ________ hair. (fat, log) 26.- This car uses ___________ petrol. Its __________ economical. (much, little) 27.- Spanish is ___________ difficult to learn than Chinese. (little) 28.- Its _____________ hotel in Santander (expensive) 29.- How much __________ are we going? (far) 30.- I havent got many CDs. Youve got __________ I have. (many) 31.- Everyone has heard of Real Madrid. They are probably __________ team in the world. (famous) 32.- The cheetah is ___________ animal in the world. (fast) 33.- Barcelonas stadium is new. Its ___________ stadium in Europe. (modern)
KEY
1.- MORE INTELLIGENT THAN 2.- THE BIGGEST 3.- COLDER THAN 4.- THE BEST 5.- THE LUCKIEST 6.- THE BUSIEST 7.- CHEAPER THAN 8.- HARDER THAN 9.- BETTER 10.- THE HOTTEST 11.- THE WORST 12.- EASIER THAN 13.- THE HIGHEST 14.- CLEVERER THAN 15.- MORE USEFUL 16.- THE MOST COMMON / THE COMMONEST 17.- THE LONGEST 18.- ELDER / THE ELDEST 19.- THE TALLEST 20.- MORE DIFFICULT 21.- LONGER 22.- THE NOISIEST 23.- LARGER THAN 24.- ANGRIER THAN 25.- FATTER THAN / LONGER 26.- THE MOST / THE LEAST 27.- LESS 28.- THE MOST EXPENSIVE 29.- FURTHER 30.- MORE THAN 31.- THE MOST FAMOUS 32.- THE FASTEST 33.- THE MOST MODERN
