• TEST 16 • comparison Level Oxford English Grammar Course Basic Name ● Comparative and superlative forms Write the comparatives and superlatives older, oldest ▲ old 1 bad 2 beautiful 3 big cold 5 fast 6 fat 7 good ● Comparative or superlative? 10 11 12 13 14 hot safe silly slow small strong weak Circle the correct forms ▲ This is the bigger / biggest museum in the city Jake is taller / the tallest of all three of his brothers London is a bigger city / the biggest city than Oxford or Cambridge The Eiffel Tower is taller / tallest than the Statue of Liberty Which is the better / best football team? Not Manchester United All your friends are nice, but I think Laura is the nicer / nicest ● Mixed structures Two of the sentences are correct and one is wrong Cross out the sentence that is wrong ▲ A Adam is richer than me B Adam is famouser than me C Adam is happier than me A Your story was very more interesting than Philip’s B Your story was much more interesting than Philip’s C Your story was a lot more interesting than Philip’s A He seems a little happier today B He seems a bit happier today C He seems bit happier today A She’s surprised, but I’m more surprised than is she B She’s surprised, but I’m more surprised than she is C She’s surprised, but I’m more surprised than her A You’ve worked harder than Gary B You’ve worked more hard than Gary C You’ve worked more than Gary Russia is larger than all the other countries in Asia A - No other Asian country is as large B - No other Asian country is more large C - No other Asian country is so large A My exam results were not nearly as good as yours B My exam results were a lot worse than yours C My exam results were a lot worser than yours A I don’t speak English as good as you B I don’t speak English as well as you C I don’t speak English as well as you A I speak more slower than you B I speak much more slowly than you C I speak much more slowly than you do. ➔ Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 16 • comparison © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE ▲ Level ● Superlatives Write statements and questions with superlative forms Sam / young player / orchestra Sam is the youngest player in the orchestra My father drives / fast car / our street I / bad swimmer / my family Who / clever / your three sisters ? ? Which / big country / Africa ? ? Who / good player / our team ? ? ● Mixed structures Put in the correct words ▲ than Europe Siberia is bigger This is the biggest room the hotel This is the expensive pair of shoes the shop He isn’t quite old Mark They’re a good team but they’re not nearly good as we ‘How much bread can I have?’ ‘Take much you want.’ When I saw him, he was as tall I had expected They have bigger car us I am good at maths, but my brother is than me, and my sister is the ● Mixed structures Correct the mistakes or write ‘Correct’ the tallest girl ▲ ▲ Dawn is tallest girl in the class. Correct Dawn is taller than Leah. What is the biggest country of Africa? Grandma walks a lot slowlier than us. He was the most unusual person I have met. The room was as cold like ice. No one is more funny than my uncle. Your brother’s shoes are a lot cleaner than yours. All the students are clever, but Kathryn is the cleverest. My bedroom is the colder room in the house. Please wash those glasses more carefully. 10 George works harder than me, but I’m more intelligent than him. 11 Kevin is the laziest person of my office. 12 Dorothy is the youngest from my three daughters. 13 My toothache feels just as bad as it did yesterday. 14 This is most important thing to remember. 15 My friends don’t go out as much as I do. / 55 Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 16 • comparison © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE ... to remember. 15 My friends don’t go out as much as I do. / 55 Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 16 • comparison © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE