The adjective

1. The Comparison of Adjectives

Exercise 203 (*) Write the comparative form.

1. Russia is (cold) than Egypt. 2. Jenny is (brave) than Clifford. 3. James is (tall) than Alison. 4. Egypt is (hot) than Russia. 5. Tim looks (sad) than Tina. 6. Gordon Glitz is (famous) than Stevie Star. 7. Marie is (old) than Lucille. 8. Ruth is (pretty) than Frieda. 9. Ruth’s hair is (long) and (fairy) than Jane’s. 10. Boys are always (noisy) than girls.

Exercise 204 (*) Complete the paragraph with the superlative form of the adjective in brackets.

Of all the planets, (small) and (cold) is Neptune. That’s because it is very far from the Sun, so you really don’t want to live on Neptune. (close) planet to the Sun is Mercury, but you don’t want to live there, either. It’s (hot) of all the planets. What about Jupiter? Well, it’s (big) planet of all, but it hasn’t got any air or water, so it isn’t (lovely) place in space. And Mars? It isn’t (cold) planet or (hot), and isn’t really (interesting). There isn’t anything there. There are only lots of rocks! I think the (nice), (beautiful), (interesting) planet to live is … Earth, of course!

Exercise 205 (*) Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjective in brackets.

1. This desert is (dry) place on earth. 2. I live in (quiet) part of the city. 3. This is (interesting) part of the story. 4. Kelly is (clever) girl in the class. 5. These are (cheap) shoes in the shop.

Exercise 206 (**) Complete the sentences using the adjectives in a comparative form: big, dangerous, difficult, exciting, expensive, heavy, hot, noisy, healthy, wet.

1. Brazil is __ than Switzerland. 2. A shark is __ than a dolphin. 3. July is __ than May. 4. A funfair is __ than school. 5. An elephant is __ than a mouse. 6. Gold is __ than paper. 7. Vegetables are __ than sweets. 8. A parrot is __ than a cat. 9. London is __ than Cairo. 10. French is __ than English.

Exercise 207 (**) Make sentences with the words from the boxes. Use the superlative form of adjectives.

cheetahs deserts fruit giraffes gold Jupiter sharks Everest

big dangerous high expensive fast healthy hot tall

animals cats fish food metal mountain places planet

Exercise 208 (**) Complete the paragraph with the superlative form of the adjectives from the box.

fast heavy short silly strong tall

__ man in history was only 57 cm and __ man alive today is 2 metres and 35 centimetres tall. __ man in history weighed an amazing 653 kilos. __ person can run at 36 kilometres per hour. __ man can lift 168 kilos! __ person of all is probably Myles Anderson from England. He pushed an orange with his nose for one and half kilometers!

Exercise 209 (***) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

1. Who is __________ (old) in your family? 2. Thomas is __________ (good) student in our English group. 3. Her French is improving, it’s getting __________ (good) now. 4. Wednesday was __________ (bad) day of the week. 5. What is __________ (late) news today? 6. It’s getting __________ (hard) to find a job nowadays. 7. That was __________ (boring) film I have ever seen. 8. Eating fruit is __________ (healthy) than sweets. 9. Mary is a __________ (confident) driver since she passed her driving test. 10. Helen is __________ (pretty) girl in our class.

Exercise 210 (***) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

1. Tom is (old) than Richard. 2. John is (clever) boy in the class. 3. The weather is (fine) today than it was yesterday. 4. London is (big) city in the world. 5. This sentence is (difficult) than the first one. 6. My dog is as (good) as yours. 7. My dog is (good) than yours. 8. My dog is (good) of the three. 9. The cat will be much (happy) in its new home. 10. My cold is (bad) today than it was yesterday. 11. This mountain is (high) in Europe. 12. This piece of homework is as (bad) as your last one. 13. This piece of homework is (bad) than your last one. 14. This piece of homework is (bad) you have ever done. 15. Richard is not as (tall) as Tom. 16. Tom is (tall) than Richard. 17. Tom is (tall) boy in the group. 18. Athens is (far) from London than Rome is. 19. Mr. Robinson is (rich) than Mr. Green, but I don’t think he is (happy) than Mr. Green. 20. They have (many) hens than we have, but they get (few) eggs.