English Guide (1st Grade)

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

Name: ___________________________________________________________________
I Write the opposite of:
1. Cold hot
2. Tall small
3. Long short
4. Pretty ugly
5. Good bad
6. Fat thin
7. Young young
8. Fast slow
9. High small?? SHORT
10. Large short

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

Weak strong
Poor rich
Silly intelligent, CLEVER
Late early
Dry wet
Difficult easy
Bad good
Small tall
19. Light heavy
20. Exciting boring

II Make comparative sentences. (Short adjectives)

1. Chile Long Peru
PERU IS OLDER THAN CHILE
2.
2.-The winter bad the fall
THE WINTER IS WORSE THAN THE FALL
que el otoo
3. A cheetah fast a lion

QUE SIGNIFICA??_ el invierno es peor

A CHEETAH IS FASTER THAN A LION

4. Arica dry Valparaso
ARICA IS DIER THAN CALPARAISO
5. Brazil big Argentina
BRAZIL IS BIGGER THAN ARGENTINA
6. Tom Silly Jerry
TOM IS SILLIER THAN JERRY
7. Valdivia Far Temuco
VALDIVIA IS FURTHER THAN TEMUCO
8. River Plate good Colo-Colo
RIVER PLATE IS BETTER THAN COLO-COLO
9. English easy Japanese
ENGLISH IS EASIER THAN JAPANESE
III Make comparative sentences. (Long Adjectives)
1. Santiago modern Antofagasta
SANTIAGO IS MORE MODERN THAN SANTIAGO
2. Via del Mar beautiful Iquique
VIA DEL MAR IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN IQUIQUE
3. Football popular baseball
FOOTBALL IS MORE POPULAR THAN BASEBALL
4. A movie interesting a book

A MOVIE IS MORE INTERESTING A BOOK

5. English Important French

ENGLISH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FRENCH
6. A Jaguar expensive A fiat
A JAGUAR IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A FIAT
7. Monkeys intelligent cats
MONKEYS ARE MORE INTELLIGENT THAN CATS
8. Marta attractive her sister
MARTA IS MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN HER SISTER
9. Ronaldo famous Pinilla
RONALDO IS MORE FAMOUS THAN PINILLA
IV Make comparative sentences. (Long/ short adjectives)
1. Tom tall Jerry
TOM IS TALLER THAN JERRY
2. Europe small Asia
EUROPE IS SMALLER THAN ASIA
3. Vegetables good sweets
VEGETABLES IS BETTER THAN SWEETS
4. English classes interesting Chemistry
ENGLISH CLASSES ARE MORE INTERSTING THAN CHEMISTRY.
5. Gold precious silver
_GOLD IS MORE PRECIOUS THAN SILVER
6. Arica far Atacama
AFRICA IS FURTHER THAN ATACAMA
7. A car expensive a bike
A CAR IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A BIKE

V. Reading.
a) Read the following article and then answer the questions about the CD_ROM and the books.
Incredible, but True!!
All the information in the enormous Britanic Encyclopaedia now comes on one small disk.
Which do you prefer the CR-ROM or the set of 30 books? Lets compare them.
The CD-ROM is smaller and higher than the books and it is cheaper. We think its more
interesting, too, because it has video and sound you can hear animals, musical instruments
and famous pople talking. So if you think the 30 books are good, we think the CD-ROM is
better!.

b) Answer the questions.

1. Which is heavier?
THE SET OF 30 BOOKS IS HEAVIER THAN CD-ROM
2. Which of the articles is more boring?
THE SET OS 30 BOOKS IS MORE BORING THAN CD
3. Are the books bigger than the CD-ROM?
YES, THE BOOKS ARE BIGGER THAN CD-ROM
4. Is the CD-ROM more expensive than the books?
NO, THE CD-ROM IS CHEAPER THAN BOOKS___
VI. Look at these pictures and compare them using the adjectives in the box
BIG - EXPENSIVE- FAST- HEAVY- LIGHT- SLOW- SMALL- COMFORTABLE

1. THE PLANE IS BIGGER THAN THE CAR

2. THE PLANE IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE CAR
3. THE PLANE IS FASTER THAN THE CAR_
4. THE PLANE IS HEAVIER THAN THE CAR
5. THE CAR IS LIGTHER THAN THE PLANE
6. THE CAR IS SLOWER THAN THE PLANE
7. THE CAR IS SMALLER THAN THE CAR
8. THE PLANE IS MORE COMFORTABLE THAN THE CAR

VII Choose the correct alternative for each sentence. (Comparatives or Superlatives)
1. I think thats __THE FUNNIEST___ film Ive ever seen
a) the funnier than b) the funny
c) the funniest

d) the funnier

2. Is football the __MOST POPULAR___ sport in Chile?

a) popular
b) more popular
c) popularest

d) most popular

3. Vegetables are ___MORE EXPENSIVE THAN__ last week

a) expensiver than b)more expensiver tham c) more expensive than

d) most expensive

4. I think Vladimir is __THE MOST___ intelligent person in the class

a) more than
b) the most
c) most

d) the more

5. Dont you think there are __BETTER___ things to do on hokidays than watching tv all day?
a) best
b) bestest
c) better
d) better than
6. Summer is __THE HOTTEST___ season in our country
a) the hottest
b) hotter than
c) the hot

d) hot

7. Groenland has the __WORST___ weather of the world. Its always raining and snowing
a) bad
b) worse than
c) worst
d) worsest
8. The Everest is __HIGHER THAN___ the Aconcagua
a) the highest
b) highest than
c) the higher than

d) higher than

9. Last week we had __THE COLDEST___ day in Santiago, the temperature was 18C
a) the colder
b) the coldest
c) the cold
d) colder than
10. To fall from a motorcycle is __MORE PAINFUL THAN___ to fall from a bicycle.
a) more painful
b) more painful than
c) painfuller than
d) the painfullest
11. If you suffer asthma, dont go to Mexico City. It is one of the __MOST POLLUTED___ cities
in the world
a) pollutest
b) more polluted
c) polluter than
d) most polluted
12. The __FARTHEST___ place from Chile is Australia. Its on the other side of the world.
a) farther
b) farthest
c) farther than
d) farthest than
13. I dont think your bike is __FASTER THAN___ mine.
a) fastest than
b) faster
c) fastest

d) faster than

14. Michael was __THE TALLEST___ basketball player in the world

a) taller
b) tallest
c) the taller

d) the tallest

15. Speaking Japanese is __EASIER THAN___writing it.

a) the easiest
b) easy
c) easier than

d) easyer than

Superlatve Adjectives
Adjetives with 1 syllable or two syllables ending in Y
VIII Follow the example and complete the list with the correct Superlative
e.g. fast
the fastest
nice
large
tall
old
long
great
smart

the nicest
THE LARGEST
THE TALLEST
THE OLDEST
THE LONGEST
THE GREATEST
THE SMARTEST

friendly
funny
silly

the friendliest
THE FUNNIEST
THE SILLIEST

hot
big

the hottest
THE BIGGER

Adjetives with two, three, four, or more quantity of syllables

popular
exciting
successful

the most popular

THE MOST EXCITING
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL

Irregular Adjetives:
Good
Bad
Far

the best
the worst
the farthest

or

the furthest

VIII. Write the following sentences using the correct form of the adjective (comparative or superlative)
1. Clare is _______OLDER THAN_________________________________ Mike. (old)
2. Jane is _THE MOST HEALTHY_______ of the four. She eats very well and does a lot of
sports, (healthy)
3. The coach thinks that Peter is the _____FASTEST______ player of the team, (fast)
4. The teacher doesn't think Christopher is __MORE INTELLIGENT____THAN__ the other
students. (intelligent)
5. Kamilla is __THE MOST HAPPY THE HAPPIEST_ girl in the class. She is always laughing.
(happy)
6. The Sahara desert is one of the ___HOTTEST_______deserts in the world. (hot)
7. The climate in the North of Chile is __DRIER THAN_____________ in the South, (dry)
8. Asia is ____BIGGER THAN________________________________ Europe. (big)
9. A Rolls-Royce is one of ____MORE EXPENSIVE___THE MOST EXPENSIVE___ cars in
the world. (expensive)

10. Nights with no moon are _____DARKER THAN_______ nights with full moon. (dark)
11. ______THE MOST VIOLENT_______ hurricanes are developed over Mxico, (violent)
12. Diamonds are ___THE MOST PRECIOUS____________ jewels in the world. (precious)
13. History classes are ___MORE INTERESTING THAN__ chemistry classes. (interesting)
14. Belize is one of ____THE MOST BEAUTIFUL_________ cities Ive visited (beautiful)
15. Rachel is _________THINNER THAN________________________ me, but... (thin)
Grace is _____________________THE MOST THIN____THE THINNEST___________ girl in
my class (thin)

ESCRIBE LAS SIGUIENTES ORACIONES EN PASADO SIMPLE.

1. Yesterday I WENT.. to the cinema.(go)

2. My sister BAKED... a birthday cake last week. (bake)

3. Peter RODE... his bicycle to work yesterday. (ride)

4. Susan and Michael DROVE... to Salzburg two days ago. (drive)

5. Jane TOOK... her mother to the theatre last Saturday. (take)

6. A friend BROKE... his leg while paragliding. (break)

7. Last week Mary HAD... a cold. (have)

8. My son DID... a lot of homework last night. (do)

9. Rainer DRANK... a lot of Guinness in the pub last night. (drink)

10. Manfred BOUGHT... new glasses last month. (buy)

1. Claudia went fishing and CAUGHT... a fish. (catch)

2. Robert WON... a prize in a photography competition. (win)

3. I KNEW... the answer but the teacher didn't ask me. (know)

4. Mr Smith TAUGHT... me to play the piano. (teach)

5. My brother SHOT... me by accident. (shoot)

6. Julia PAY... for her new slippers by credit card. (pay)

7. The sun SHONE... brightly yesterday. (shine)