2014-2015 SPRING SEMESTER 1052 ENGLISH 2 WORKSHEET 1 (Comparative superlative) ANSWERS

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2014- 2015 SPRING SEMESTER

1052 (ENGLISH 2)

                                     Worksheet

A. Write the comparativeand superlative forms of the adjectives below.

	Example: big à bigger than à the biggest                  important à more important than à the most important
	Adjective	Comparative	Superlative		Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
1	tall			17	long
2	cheap			18	intelligent
3	expensive			19	wide
4	good			20	thick
5	lazy			21	smart
6	pretty			22	far
7	beautiful			23	bad
8	difficult			24	fat
9	boring			25	interesting
10	shy			26	narrow
11	happy			27	safe
12	short			28	dangerous
13	famous			29	noisy
14	comfortable			30	handsome
15	ugly			31	delicious
16	warm			32	modern

B.  Choose five of the adjectives above and write sentences.

1. ______________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________________

C. Complete the following sentences with the comparativeform of the adjectives.

bad	important	crowded	good	high
easy	heavy	cheap	expensive	quiet
thin	difficult	healthy	dangerous	cold

1.     In Canada, January is _______colder______ than March.

2.     I think that good health is _______more important________ than money.

3.     I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much _______heavier________ than yours.

4.     I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is ______more expensive_____ than a bike.

5.     You look ______thinner______ than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?

6.     I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was _______more crowded_____ than usual.

7.     Mountains are ______higher______ than hills.

8.     He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was _______easier_______ than he had expected.

9.     You should go to the doctor. Your cold is _______worse______ than it was a few days ago.

10.There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are ___more dangerous___ than the small town where I live.

11.I don’t understand this lesson. It is _____more difficult_______ than the last one we did.

12.I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a _____ quieter____ place.

13.Orange juice is ________healthier_______ than Coke.

14.The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% _______cheaper_____ than they were   yesterday.

15. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel _______better______ tomorrow.

D. Fill in the blanks with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Paul is _____cleverer / more clever_______ than his sister. (clever)

2. Laura is ________taller_________ than Lisa. (tall)

3. My friends are _______ more hardworking ______ than me. (hardworking)

4. I am _______happier_________ today than I was yesterday. (happy)

5. Amber is ______better________ at maths than me. (good)

6. Martin is much ______more handsome__________  than his father. (handsome)

7. This car is _______faster_________ than yours. (fast)

8. This dress is ______more expensive_________ than the one we saw yesterday. (expensive)

9. Mark lives _______farther_________  from the school than me. (far)

10. Thomas is much ______older_______ than his wife. (old)

11. It is ______hotter________ today than it was yesterday. (hot)

E. Complete the following sentences with the correct superlativeform of the adjectives. Remember

     to use “the” before the superlative.

funny	high	delicious	easy	cold
long	lucky	smart	dirty	rich
valuable	bad	large	cheap	scary

1.       Yesterday was ____the coldest_____ day of the year. I almost froze to death walking home from school!

2.       That was _____ the worst______ movie I’ve ever seen. I almost walked out in the middle.

3.       Please give me your recipe. That is _____ themost delicious______ cake I’ve ever eaten.

4.       Jerry is ____the smartest_______ student in our class. He gets the top grades in every course.

5.       Bob told _____the funniest______ story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing.

6.       Whales are _____the largest ______ animals in the world.

7.       The Nile is _____the longest_______ river in the world.

8.       Marie is ______ the luckiest_______ person I know. She has won the lottery four times!

9.       Mount Everest is _____the highest______ mountain in the world.

10.   That is ___the most valuable______ painting in the art gallery. It’s worth a million dollars.

11.   Bill Gates is one of _____the richest______ men in the world.

12.   I finished the exercise in five minutes. It was ______the easiest_____ homework the teacher has given us.

13.   Arthur hates to clean. He has _____the dirtiest______ apartment I’ve ever seen.

14.   My dinner only cost $6.00.That must be   ____the cheapest_______ restaurant in town.

15.   I was afraid to turn off the lights last night. That was ______the scariest_____ show I have ever watched.

F. Fill in the blanks with the superlativeform of the adjectives in brackets.

1. The elephant is _____the biggest________ land animal in the world. (big)

2. Who is _______the most intelligent _________ student in your class? (intelligent)

3. It was a sad story. It was ________ the saddest _______story I have ever heard. (sad)

4. What is ______the most expensive_________  thing you have ever bought? (expensive)

5. My father is always busy. He is ______the busiest_______ person I know. (busy)

6. The film was really bad. It was ______the worst_______ film I have ever seen. (bad)

7. Your room is so untidy. It is ______the untidiest______  room I have ever seen. (untidy)

8. A: What is the temperature today?

    B: 45 degrees Celcius. It is _______the hottest________  day of the year. (hot)

9. This book is _______the cheapest_______ of the three. (cheap)

G. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlativeform of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Sue is much ______fatter than________ her sister. (FAT)

2. Our cat is _______the prettiest________ in the neighborhood. (PRETTY)

3. Those jeans are _______the most expensive_______ in the shop. (EXPENSIVE)

4. Mark is not very good at tennis, but George is _____worse than_____ him. (BAD)

5. Alan is ______the shortest_______ of all my friends. (SHORT)

6. This armchair is not very comfortable. Mine is much _______more comfortable_______ than this. (COMFORTABLE)

7. Now his suit is much _______dirtier than________ it was before. (DIRTY)

H. Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative form of the words in brackets.

1. We stayed at the ______cheapest________ hotel in the town. (cheap)

2. Our hotel was ______cheaper__________  than all the others in the town. (cheap)

3. The United States of America is large but Canada is ______the largest_______ (large)

4. What's ______the longest________ canal in the world? (long)

5. He looked a bit sad yesterday but he looks _______happier_________ today. (happy)

6. It was a terrible journey. It was ______the worst_________  journey of my life. (bad)

7. Ali, can you tell me what ______the most popular________ sport in your country is? (popular)

8. Everest is _______the highest_________ mountain in the world. (high)

9. We had a great holiday. It was one of _______the most enjoyable_______ holidays we've ever had.   (enjoyable)

10. I prefer this bed to the other one. It's _____more comfortable_________. (comfortable)

11. What's ________the quickest_________ way of getting from here to the station? (quick)

12. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy have got three daughters. Jane is  _______the oldest _________ of all. (old)