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Comparative and Superlative Practice
Comparative and Superlative Practice
Answer key
Aim
Exercise A and B
To practice comparative Adjective Comparative Superlative
and superlative adjective good better best
forms and structures. bad worse worst
fun more fun most fun
pretty prettier prettiest
Preparation easy easier easiest
big bigger biggest
Make one copy of the
light lighter lightest
lesson for each student.
heavy heavier heaviest
fast faster fastest
Level reliable more reliable most reliable
slow slower slowest
Elementary new newer newest
dry drier driest
happy happier happiest
Time old older oldest
1 hour + nice nicer nicest
compact more compact most compact
tasty tastier tastiest
bitter more bitter most bitter
advanced more advanced most advanced
suitable more suitable most suitable
warm warmer warmest
Exercise C
1. A: What is the most interesting place you've ever been to?
2. A: What is the tallest building you've ever been in?
3. A: Which is larger, the Sahara desert or the Gobi desert?
B: The Sahara desert is larger.
4. A: Who is more famous, Lady Gaga or Madonna?
5. A: Which country has a larger population, China or India?
B: China has a larger population.
6. A: Which fruit has a stronger smell, bananas or durians?
B: Durians have a stronger smell.
7. A: What is the biggest problem in the world today?
8. A: Which is higher, Mount Everest or K2?
B: Mount Everest is higher.
Adjectives are used to describe nouns. If two nouns are being compared to one another,
we use comparative adjectives. When comparing three or more nouns, we use superlative
adjectives.
Two syllables or more, not Use more before the Use most before the
ending in Y. adjective: more modern, adjective: most modern,
Examples: modern, more interesting, more most interesting, most
interesting, beautiful beautiful beautiful
A. These adjectives don't follow the rules above. What are their comparative
and superlative forms?
good
bad
fun
pretty
easy
big
light
heavy
fast
reliable
slow
new
dry
happy
old
nice
compact
tasty
bitter
advanced
suitable
warm
B: has .
B: have .
B: The is .
B: is .
D. Which one do you prefer? Explain your answers using comparative sentences.
A. B.
$250,000 $25,000
A. B.
$20,000 $15,000
A. B.
$250 $225
Two friends are at the shopping mall. One friend is looking to buy a new phone.
A: sees two phones and asks for their friends opinion on the colour
B: says which colour they prefer and why
A: sees three more phones and asks which one is the best
B: says which one is the best and why
A: prefers another one because it looks good
B: agrees, but says that it is more expensive
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B:
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B:
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