Day: May 13, 2025

Superlative adjectives

1. Complete with a superlative adjective and all the necessary words.
2. London is the largest (large) city in England.
3. Cheetahs are the fastest (fast) animals in the world.
4. Whales are the biggest (big) animals.
5. San Francisco is the most beautiful (beautiful) city in the United States.
6. Summer is the best (good) season of the year.

Write the superlative form.

1. good the best. 6. pretty the prettiest
2. far the fastest 7. small the smallest
3. expensive the most expensive 8. nice the nicest
4. old the oldest 9. comfortable the most comfortable
5. young the youngest 10. bad the worst
6. Look at the table and write true sentences with the adjectives in the box.
   James Anne Carol
   Age 34 35 28
   Height 1.80 m 1.75 m 1.72 m
   Weight 82 kg 85 kg 65 kg
   Savings 5,350 euro 5,500 euro 6,000 euro
   Old young light heavy tall short rich poor
7. (age) Anne is the oldest.
8. (age) Carol is the youngest.
9. (height) James is the tallest.
10. (height) Carol is the shortest.
11. (weight) Anne is the fattest.
12. (weight) Carol is the thinnest.
13. (savings) Carol is the richest.
14. (savings) James is the poorest.

1. Write the opposites.
2. happiest unhappiest 5. best worst
3. most comfortable most uncomfortable 6. nearest farest
4. easiest hardest 6. most expensive most cheapest

Comparison of adjectives, adverbs of manner
E Circle the correct word.
1 The dog is eating hungry / hungrily .
2 Is she drinking the hot coffee slow / slowly?
3 Sue is a nice / nicely person.
4 Tom plays tennis good / well.
5 The music was very loud / loudly.
6 The old lady spoke soft / softly.
A Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjective in brackets.
1 An elephant is stronger than (strong) a kangaroo.
2 Our teacher is more beautiful (beautiful) that film star.
3 A school is noisier than (noisy) a hospital.
4 Jane’s hair is longer than (long) yours.
5 John’s work is better than (good) Mary’s.
6 Yesterday was hotter than (hot) today.
7 This book is more interesting than (interesting) that one.
8 Athletes are usually more famous than (famous) scientists.
B Write sentences about the pictures. Use the superlative form of the adjective.
1 the girl / tall / of the three ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2 the pyramid / ancient / of the three ……………………………………………………………………………………..
3 this athlete / good / athlete in the world ………………………………………………………………………………
4 February / short / month / in the year ……………………………………………………………………………………
5 the red apple / sweet / apple in the bowl …………………………………………………………………………….
C Circle the correct word.
1 I think Albert Einstein was the brilliant / more brilliant / most brilliant scientist in the world.
2 I am a good / better / best swimmer than my brother.
3 Mum is the busy / busier / busiest person in the family.
4 What is the most expensive / more expensive / expensive car in the world?
5 London is rainy / rainier / rainiest than Athens.
6 The book was frightening / more frightening / most frightening than the film.