Comparatives vs. Superlatives (Part 1)

 1. Form the degrees of comparisons:

1. nice  _________   _________

2. short _________   _________

3. young _________   _________

4. new _________   _________

5. old _________   _________

6. careful _________   _________

7. modern _________   _________

8. popular _________   _________

9. dangerous _________   _________

10.expensive _________   _________

11.little _________   _________

12.bad.        _________   _________

13.good _________   _________

14.much/many _________   _________



2. Fill in the missing forms of the degrees of comparisons:


1.high ……………… ……………….

2. ……………….. smaller ……………….

3. ………………. ……………… the largest

4. heavy …………….. ………………

5. ……………… newer ……………….

6. …………….. …………….. the most interesting

7. beautiful …………….. ………………

8. ……………. more difficult ………………

9. creative ……………. ..............

10. ………… ……………. the most careful

11.  bad …………… .............



3. Choose the correct variant:


1. Mary is ___ than Kate.

a) tall     b) taller     c) the tallest

2. Tom is ___ than Bob.

a) short   b) shorter   c) the shortest

3. Bill reads ____ than Ben.

a) much     b) more      c) the most 

4. Pam is ___ than Helen.

a) old      b)  older    c)  the oldest

5. Mona’s dress is ___ than Pam’s dress.

a) cheap   b) cheaper  c) the cheapest

6. Nick is ____ than Mike.

a) fast     b) faster    c) the fastest

7. Tim is ____ than his brother.

a) helpful   b) more helpful   c) the most helpful

8. This text is ___ than that text.

a) difficult  b) more difficult  c) the most difficult




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