COMPARATIVE- SUPERLATIVE

Ex. 1. Supply the comparative form of the adjectives in parentheses

1. Philadelphia is...(larger than)...Washington (large)
2. John is ____________________________ William (short)
3. Henry is ____________________________ I (tall)
4. This book is ____________________________ that book . (old)
5. The weather today is ____________________________ yesterday (bad)
6. This summer is ____________________________ last summer (hot)
7. This article is ____________________________ that one.
(interesting)A short course in english for adult students
8. Is this exercise ____________________________ the last one?
(difficult)
9. These apples are ____________________________ those. (good)
10. Some people are ____________________________ others. (healthy)
11. This room is ____________________________ that one. (light)
12. Is this exercise ____________________________ the last one?
(important)
Ex. 2. Complete these sentences by using the adjective which is the
opposite of the one in italics:
1. Henry is not taller than I. Henry is
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2. New York is not smaller than Chicago. New York is
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3. Helen is not younger than her sister. Helen is
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4. This street is not wider than that street. This street is
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5. This exercise is not more difficult than the last one. This
exercise is _______________________________________
6. This book is not thicker than my French book. This book is
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7. This book was not more expensive than my French book. This book was
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8. The weather today is not better than it was yesterday. The weather
today is ________________________________
9. The weather today is not colder than it was yesterday,.The weather
today is
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Ex. 3. In the following, introduce the superlative form or the
adjective in parentheses:
1. John is ____________________________ boy in the class (tall).
2. Today is ____________________________ day of the year.(hot)
3. New York is ____________________________ city in the United States.
(interesting)
4. New York is also ____________________________ city in the United
States. (large)
5. This is ____________________________ apple of all. (sweet)
6. This is ____________________________ park in the city. (beautiful)
7. John is ____________________________ boy in the class.
(intelligent)
8. He is also ____________________________ student in the class.
(good)
9. Henry is ____________________________ dancer in the school. (bad)

10. Which is ____________________________ city in this country? (large)

11. This is ____________________________ room in the whole building.
(light)
12. Which student in your class knows ____________________________
English words? (many)
13. Which man in the group has ____________________________ money?
(much)
14. That city has ____________________________ parks in the region.
(few)
15. John has ____________________________ experience in computers in
the group. (little)
Ex. 4. Rewrite each sentence to show equality of comparison. State
each sentence first in positive form and then in negative form:
1. John is taller than his brother. John is as tall as his brother.
John isnt as / so tall as his brother.)
2. This street is wider than that one.
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3. This exercise is longer than the last.
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4. Helen is more beautiful than Mary.
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5. New York is more important than Washington D.C.
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6. Our apartment is larger than yours.
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7. This corridor is larger than the room.
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8. The sky is darker than it was yesterday.
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9. This book is better than the other.
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10.The weather today is worse than it was yesterday.
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11.John makes more mistakes than Henry.
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12.There are more people today than yesterday
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13. Peter has more money than Henry
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14. John has less experience in computers than I.
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