Comparative Exercises
Comparative Exercises
COMPARATIVO DE SUPERIORIDAD:
El comparativo de superioridad tiene dos estructuras diferentes dependiendo de la
longitud del adjetivo.
- ADJETIVOS CORTOS [-er + than]
Ejemplo: He is taller than me (El es ms alto que yo)
- ADJETIVOS LARGOS [more + than]
Ejemplo: He is more intelligent than me (El es ms inteligente que yo)
SPECIAL SPELLING
Pretty - Prettier (La "y" se sustituye por "i", y despus se aade -er.
Large - Larger (Se aade solo una "r" porque ya acabe en "e".
Big - Bigger (Si un adejetivo acaba en consonate+vocal+consonante, se le dobla la ltima
consonante y se aade er.
ADJETIVOS IRREGULARES
(Bueno) Good - Better (Mejor)
(Malo) Bad - Worse (Peor)
(Lejos) Far - Further (ms lejos)
EXERCISES
Write the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
Homer is
Bart. (old)
Lisa is
Bart is
Bart. (intelligent)
Maggie. (rude)
Maggie is
Marge is
Homer is
Lisa is
Lisa is
Bart. (cute)
Homer. (slim)
Lisa. (stupid)
Maggie. (musical)
Bart. (hardworking)
Maggie is
Bart. (calm)
Homer is
Marge. (fat)
Comparing people...
Bob
Homer
Alice
28 years old
39 years old
9 years old
55 kilos
80 kilos
33 kilos
1.50 m
1.20 m
Bob is
Homer is
Alice is
Bob is
Homer is
Alice is
Homer is
1.55 m
Homer is
Bob is
Alice is
Alice draws
Bob is
Homer is a
Harry
Sponge Bob
Garfield
32 years old
10 years old
75 kilos
60 kilos
1.90 m
0.57 m
6 years old
3 kilos
0.20 m
ex: Harry is older than Garfield. (OLD-YOUNG)
Write ONE word per gap
1.Garfield
2.Sponge Bob
3.Harry
Harry. (FAT-SLIM)
4.Garfield
Harry. (SHORT-TALL)
5.Garfield
Harry. (FUNNY-BORING)
7.Harry
Harry's. (SMALL-BIG)
Garfield. (STRONG-WEAK)
8.Garfield
9.Bob Sponge
Harry. (BEAUTIFUL-HORRIBLE)
at sports
Garfield. (GOOD-BAD)
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Write the comparative form
Good
Ugly
Beautiful
Small
Pretty
Long
Wonderful
Fat
Large
Thin
Big
Expensive
Popular
Easy
Janet cooks
2)
My cat is
3)
Mr Gordon is
4)
Madonna is
5)
Pams car is
6)
Im reading a
7)
8)
Yesterday I bought a
9)
(expensive)than my car.