COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES: REVISION - ER THAN MORE… THAN AS… AS THE…EST THE MOST … FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES IN BRACKETS The book is £ 8.90 The CD is £ 11 The book isn’t ………………………………………… the CD (EXPENSIVE) The book is ………………………………………… the CD (CHEAP) The CD is ………………………………………… the book (EXPENSIVE) Maths exercises are usually ………………………………………………… science exercises (DIFFICULT) Carol is …………………………………… at art …………………… anybody in class (GOOD) Mary weighs 61 k Susan weighs 62 k., so Susan is a bit ………………………………………… Mary (HEAVY) and Mary is slightly ………………………………………… Susan (LIGHT) Oh my God! No exam is ………………………………… mine In fact, it’s ……………………………………… exam I’ve ever done (BAD) Mandy feels ………………………………………… wearing trousers …………………… skirts (COMFORTABLE) Charles is ………………………………………………… person in the office (INCOMPETENT) Don’t dance with John! He’s ………………………………………… guy I’ve ever danced with (CLUMSY) Women are usually ………………………………………………………… men (SYMPATHETIC) 10 David runs …………………………………… Jim, but Tim is ……………………………………… runner in the team (FAST) 11 Vegetables are …………………………………………… meat (HEALTHY) 12 You shouldn’t try to change Pam’s mind She ‘s …………………………………………………… girl I know (STUBBORN) 13 Patrick is …………………………………………………… his sister (CONFIDENT) 14 Thanks God, Mrs Smith has given us ………………………………… exercises ……………… yesterday (FEW) 15 Carol cooked …………………………………………… dinner I’ve ever eaten (DELICIOUS) 16 Curry is …………………………………………… lamb stew (SPICY) 17 Dan is …………………………………………… John and Jack but Charles is ………………………………… in the group (TALL) 18 Sarah is a bit ……………………………………………………… her sister (THIN) 19 Alan trains for hours He’s ………………………………………… person in the gym (FIT) 20 The paintings at the Tate Gallery are ……………………………………………… the ones at the National Gallery (MODERN) 21 Who is ………………………………………… person in your family? (KIND) 22 The weather is …………………………… in Madrid …………………… in London (WARM) 23 Nobody in class is ………………………………………… Sally (SHY) She’s ………………………………… and ………………………………………………… person, too (RESERVED / PESSIMISTIC) 24 My cousin is …………………………………………… (NOISY) and …………………………………… (TALKATIVE) girl I know 25 The cinema is …………………………………… from home …………………… the fast-food restaurant (FAR) 26 Which are ………………………………………… and ……………………………………… countries in the world? (SMALL/ BIG) 27 Peter is much …………………………………… me, but he isn’t ……………………………………… his brother (LAZY) 28 This dog is …………………………………… pet in the neighbourhood (SILLY) It’s KEY AS EXPENSIVE AS / CHEAPER THAN/ MORE EXPENSIVE THAN MORE DIFFICULT THAN BETTER THAN HEAVIER THAN / LIGHTER THAN WORSE THAN/ THE WORST MORE COMFORTABLE … THAN THE MOST INCOMPETENT THE CLUMSIEST MORE SYMPATHETIC THAN 10 FASTER THAN/ THE FASTEST 11 HEALTHIER THAN 12 THE MOST STUBBORN 13 MORE CONFIDENT THAN 14 FEWER … THAN 15 THE MOST DELICIOUS 16 SPICIER THAN 17 TALLER THAN/ THE TALLEST 18 THINNER THAN 19 THE FITTEST 20 MORE MODERN THAN/ MODERNER THAN 21 THE KINDEST 22 WARMER …THAN 23 SHYER THAN/ THE MOST RESERVED … PESSIMISTIC 24 THE NOISIEST / MOST TALKATIVE 25 FARTHER/FURTHER … THAN 26 THE SMALLEST / THE BIGGEST (Vatican City & Russia) 27 LAZIER THAN/ AS LAZY AS 28 THE SILLIEST/ THE MOST DISOBEDIENT 29 THE RUDEST/ (THE) UNFRIENDLIEST - THE MOST UNFRIENDLY 30 THE LATEST/ THE BEST / AS GOOD AS