The comparison of adjectives The comparative and the superlative degrees

The comparison of adjectives

The comparative and the superlative degrees

1.Give the comparative and superlative

degree of the following adjectives

Hot / wide / easy / bright / good /beautiful / old / dirty / simple / difficult /

clever /expensive / bad / fat / brave / thin / pleasant / narrow / happy/

2.Answer the following questions

1/ When is it warmer: in May or in July?

2/ Which is the shortest month of the year?

3/ Is London larger than Rome ?

4/ When  are the days  longer : in winter or in summer ?

5/ Which is the coldest season of the year ?

6/ What school subject is the most interesting for you?

7/ Is Chemistry more difficult than Physics ?

8/ Who is the tallest boy in your class?

9/ Which country is larger: England or the United States of America ?

10/What is the largest city in Ukraine ?

3.Write the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets

1/ Sport is……( interesting ) than politics.

2/ The weather is getting … ( bad )

3/ I can’t stay … ( long ) than half an hour .

4/ It was….(busy ) than usual in town today.

5/ I’ll try to finish the job … ( soon ).

6/ The concert will be shown at a ….( late ) date.

7/ This place looks …. ( clean ) now.

8/ A mobile phone would be a …. (useful ) present.

9/ Can’t you think of anything ….( interesting ) to tell ?

10/Now Jane looks … (thin ) than she did.

4.Write the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets

1/ It’s  the….( short ) day of the year.

2/ That was the ….( funny ) film I’ve ever seen.

3/ It’s the …..( beautiful ) building in our town .

4/ The factory uses the  …. ( modern ) production methods.

5/ It was the ….( sad ) day of his life.

6/ It is the ….( large ) company in the country

7/ It was the ….( interesting ) book I’ve ever read.

8/ This is the ….( quick ) way to the hotel.

9/ Who is the …..( clever ) student in your class?

10/I think the telephone is one of the……( useful ) inventions.