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Exercises on comparatives and superlatives.

1. Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative)

Example: My house is bigger than yours.

1. This flower is (beautiful) more beautiful than that one.
2. This is the (interesting) most interesting book I have ever read.
3. Non-smokers usually live (long) longer than smokers.
4. Which is the (dangerous) most dangerous animal in the world?
5. A holiday by the sea is (good) better than a holiday in the mountains.
6. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) more expensive than a beer.
7. Who is the (rich) richest woman on earth?
8. The weather this summer is even (bad) worse than last summer.
9. He was the (clever) cleverest thief of all.

B) Look at the information about these young women and complete the sentences using the adjectives in brackets.

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LAURA GREEN           HANNA JONES         RACHEL TYLER       GRETA SIMON

AGE: 20                                      AGE: 21                     AGE: 25                                 AGE: 30  

HEIGHT: 1.65cm             HEIGHT: 1.67cm             HEIGHT: 1.70cm               HEIGHT: 1.68cm

SALARY:1000$                SALARY: 1200$             SALARY: 2000$                 SALARY: 2000$

1. Laura's hair is longer than Rachel's hair is longest (long)

2. Hanna is younger than Greta’s, but Laura’s is youngest  of the girls. (Young)

3. Rachel earns much than Greta’s (much)

4. Greta is taller than Laura, but Rachel is tallest of the girls. (Tall)

5. Laura is lighter than Greta, buy Hanna is lightest. (Light)

6. Rachel's eyes are bigger than Greta’s, but Hanna's eyes are biggest. (Big)

7. Greta looks happier than Laura, but Hanna seems to be happiest. (Happy)

8. Greta's clothes are more expensive than Hanna’s clothes, but Rachel's clothes are most expensive. (Expensive)

9. Greta is more fashionable than Hanna, but Laura is most fashionable of the girls. (Fashionable)

10. Hanna's salary is lower than Rachel's, but Laura's salary is lowest. (Low)

11. Laura's salary is lower than Hanna’s. (Low)

12. Laura's salary than is the worst. (Bad)

13. Laura is more beautiful than Hanna, but Rachel is most beautiful of the girls. (Beautiful)

14. Rachel is younger than Hanna, but she is youngest Greta. (Old) (Young)

15. Hanna is friendlier than Laura, but Rachel is friendliest. (Friendly)

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