Comparatives and superlatives

Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of these adjectives. .(10p)

good exciting friendly good bad interesting noisy big popular bad

1. The people here are unfriendly. The people in my town are ….................… .

2. I’m good at English but my brother is ….................… than me.

3. Pollution is ….................… in the city than in the country because there are a lot of cars.

4. James has a lot of friends. He’s the ….................… boy at our school.

5. My sister shouts a lot. She is ….................… than me.

6. My village is quite boring. Life in the capital city is ….................… .

7. My football team always loses. We are the ….................… team in our school.

8. We have lots of good cafés in my town but this one is the ….................… . The food is great.

9. Geography is boring. I think History is ….................… .

10. The shops near my house are small. The shops in the city are much ….................… .

Complete the conversation with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

A: Are you going to buy a picture?

B: Yes, I am, but I can’t decide which one I like (1) ….................... (good). I quite like this one,

but it’s much (2) ….................... (big) than the others and it might not fit in the room.

A: What about the red and orange one? It’s (3) ….................... (modern) than the others.

B: Yes, it is and the colours are (4) …................... (bright). OK, I’ll take that one.

A: How much is it?

B: £95. Typical! It’s (5) ….................... (expensive) of all of them.

Write the correct form of the words between brackets to compare these things.

1. Some boys are ………………. (polite) many girls.

2. Donostia is …………….… (cheap) London.

3. He came …………..… (early) all his classmates.

4. Madrid is not ………….. (big) Paris.

5. Which of the three exercises is ……………. (difficult)?.