Comparative and superlative

 

Choose the best option according to the statement Stanley is by far the oldest

in the group. This means that

Stanley is ___________

A. a little older than the others.

B. a lot older than the others.

C. younger than the others.

Russia is ____________________ country in the world in terms of area.

A. he bigger

B. the biggest

C. the more bigger

Running a successful business is ____________________ than many people

imagine.

A. one of the most difficult

B. far more difficult

C. not as difficult

Simon is one of __________________ people I know.

A. the friendly

B. the friendliest

C. the friendlyest

This hotel isn’t as expensive as the last one we stayed at. This hotel is cheaper than

the last one we stayed at. These two sentences have

A. the same meaning.

B. different meanings.

Choose whether each sentence requires the comparative or superlative form:

1. There are 10 houses on our street. Our house is the ________ one.

biggest

bigger

2. My brother sings better than I do, but I play guitar ________ than he does.

the best

better

3. This is ________ song I have ever heard!

better

the best

4. Tom is ________ than I am.

stronger

the strongest

5. Out of all the students in our class, I am ________.

the shortest

shorter

Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in

brackets to complete the following sentences in English.

1. Sharks are more dangerous than lions. (dangerous)

2. William Shakespeare is more famous than Christopher Marlowe. (famous)

3. Henry is more absent-minded than his sister. (absent-minded)

4. Tom is more selfish than David. (selfish)

5. He is fatter than he used to be last year. (fat)

6. Andrew seems to be slimmer than he was two months ago. (slim)

7. Walt is more impatient nowadays than he used to be when he was younger.

(impatient / young)

8. Our town is more attractive than Manchester. (attractive)

9. Tom is more impulsive than his elder brother. (impulsive)

10. This poem is more pathetic than any other poem. I’ve read. (pathetic)

Cedric is the youngest (young) .

Maria is the oldest(old) .

Fiona is the tallest (tall) .

Cedric is the smallest (small)

Fiona is the fattest(fat) .

Vicky is the slimmest(slim) .

Fiona is the most beatiful(beautiful) .

Fiona is the prettiest(pretty) .

Eliot is the strongest (strong) .

Fiona is the most attractibe (attractive)