Usamos Comparatives and Superlatives para comparar dos o más cosas.
COMPARATIVES: Comparamos dos cosas.
SUPERLATIVES: Comparamos una a todas las cosas.
Su forma depende de la cantidad de sílabas que contenga el adjetivo.
Practiquemos.
1. Form the degrees of comparisons: 2. Fill in the missing forms of the degrees of comparisons:
1. nice _
1.high ……………… ……………….
2. short _
2. ……………….. smaller ……………….
3. young _
3. ………………. ……………… the largest
4. new _ 4. heavy …………….. ………………
5. old _ 5. ……………… newer ……………….
6. careful _ 6. …………….. …………….. the most interesting
7. modern _ 7. beautiful …………….. ………………
8. popular _ 8. ……………. more difficult ………………
9. dangerous _ 9. creative ……………. ..............
10.expensive _ 10. ………… ……………. the most careful
11.little _ 11. bad …………… .............
12. bad _ 12. …………. …………… the most
13. good _ 13. ………….. better …………….
14.much/many 14. little …………… ……………..
3. Choose the correct variant: 4. Fill in the correct form of the word:
1. Mary is than Kate. 1. July is the (cold) month of the year.
a) tall b) taller c) the tallest 2. My bike is the (cheap).
2. Tom is than Bob. 3. This is the (high) tree in this park.
a) short b) shorter c) the shortest 4. Peter is the (good) runner at school.
3. Bill reads than Ben. 5. Mona is the (clever) student in our class.
a) much b) more c) the most 6. This task is the (difficult) in the test.
4. Pam is than Helen. 7. The traffic on this road is the (dangerous).
a) old b) older c) the oldest 8. It is the (heavy) box here.
5. Mona’s dress is than Pam’s dress. 9. My granny is the (old) in our family.
a) cheap b) cheaper c) the cheapest 10. This car is the (expensive) here.
6. Nick is than Mike.
a) fast b) faster c) the fastest
7. Tim is than his brother.
a) helpful b) more helpful c) the most helpful
8. This text is than that text.
a) difficult b) more difficult c) the most difficult
5. Comparative or superlative?
1. January is (warm) than April.
2. December is the_ (hot) month of the year.
3. September is ___ (cold) than November.
4. It is the ____(old) tree in this park.
5. My phone is ____(expensive) than yours.
6. This text is the (easy) text in the book.
7. It is the (boring) film this week.
8. Pam’s hair is __(long) than Kate’s hair.
9. Your car is (cheap) than mine.
10. Bob is (tall) than Nick.
11. Sam is the (tall) boy in our class.
12. Tom is (young) than Paul.
