Complete With the Comparative or Superlative Form of the Adjective in Brackets

Complete with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets:

This computer is (new).............................. than your computer.

Lisa is (old).............................. than George.

George is (young)..............................than Lisa.

Lucy is (young).............................. in the class.

That car is (expensive).............................. than this car.

That car is (expensive).............................. in the market.

Your car is (fast).............................. than this car.

Your car is (fast).............................. in the race.

This house is (big).............................. than my house!

This house is (big).............................. in the neighbourhood.

Put these words in the correct order to form sentences with the comparative:

YOUNGER I YOU AM THAN

THAN THE IS SMALLER THE HILL VALLEY

MY IS MY OLDER GRANDMOTHER THAN FATHER

A IS BUS BIGGER A THAN SKATEBOARD

SHE IS THAN TALLER ME

Put these words in the correct order to form sentences with the superlative:

VALLEY IT IS THE IN DEEPEST THE WORLD

HE THE WORLD MAN IS IN THE RICHEST

MY I AM SHORTEST IN THE FAMILY

CLASS IS HE THE IN TALLEST MY

CONTINENT THE ASIA IS THE WORLD BIGGEST IN

Write the following comparative sentences again correcting the mistakes you can see:

Rebecca is old-fashioneder than her sister.

Catherine Z. Jones isn’t badder than Angelina Jolie.

I am thiner than my father.

My aunt Lisa is prettyer than your cousin Laura.

Skiing is more dangerous tennis.

Translate these sentences using comparatives and superlatives:

a) John está menos gordo que Frank.

b) Un avión es más rápido que un tren.

c) Tina ha comido el pastel más caro que yo haya visto jamás.

d) John no es tan inteligente como su hermana.

e) Este ejercicio es más fácil que el último.

f) Sí; yo pienso que éste es menos difícil.

g) Ciudad de México es la ciudad más grande del mundo. (Mexico City)

Use the following words to form complete sentences using comparatives and superlatives. There can be more than one possible answer.

a) North Pole/Egypt/cold.

b) “Titanic”/“Jurassic Park”/bad.

c) Los Angeles/Soria/less.

d) Mount Everest/mountain/world.

e) This book/the film.

f) This car/cheap/ever see.

g) Football/boring/as.

h) Geography/Maths/as.

i) Trains in Tokyo/trains in London/crowded.

j) Bill Gates/me.

Look at the example and construct similar sentences:

Jaen is less big than Seville =

Jaen is not as big as Seville.

1. Galicia is less hot than Extremadura.

Galicia...

2. Spain is richer than Egypt.

Egypt...

3. David Bisbal is not as famous as Julio Iglesias.

David Bisbal...

4. Real Madrid is better than Granada.

Granada...

5. The fields in Castilla y León are less green than the fields in Asturias.

The fields in Castilla y León...

6. Madrid is more populated than Oviedo.

Oviedo...

7. Madonna isn’t as pretty as Nicole Kidman.

Madonna...

8. My uncle is richer than your father.

My uncle...

9. Fernando Alonso is shorter than Pau Gasol.

Fernando Alonso...

TOO

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TOO MUCH

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TOO MANY

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ENOUGH

Translate the following sentences using: TOO,TOO MUCH and TOO MANY:

¨ Hay demasiadas personas en esta habitación.

¨

¨ Bebí demasiado vino el año pasado.

¨

¨ Lo siento. Tu coche es demasiado caro para mí.

¨

Translate the next sentences using: ENOUGH:

A) ¿Tienes bastantes pantalones?

B) Hay bastantes periódicos en este país.

C) ¿Está el té lo bastante caliente?

D) James es lo bastante rico para comprar un Rolls Royce.

E) Este vino es bastante barato.

F) ¿Hay bastante vino en el comedor?

G) Jim no es lo bastante bueno para ganar la carrera.

H) ¿Eres lo suficientemente fuerte para resistir?

Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:

ó That bed is not enough long for a man as tall as he is.

ó ____________________________________________________________ ____

ó There were too books in that bookshop.

ó ____________________________________________________________ ____

ó I think you bought too much sandwiches for the journey.

ó ____________________________________________________________ ____

ó This suitcase is too many heavy.

ó ____________________________________________________________ ____

ó You haven’t done exercises enough.

ó ____________________________________________________________ ____

ó That TV programme is boring too for me.

ó ____________________________________________________________ ____

"Too" and "enough". Change these sentences in the same way. Look at these examples:

This factory is too dangerous for people to work in.

This means the same as:

This factory is not safe enough for people to work in.

·The metal was not cool enough to touch. (hot)

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·This material is not soft enough to bend. (hard)

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·The water was too cold to swim in. (hot)

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·The job was not interesting enough for me. (boring)

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·My wages are too low to live on. (high)

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·The breaks are not long enough to get a good rest.(short)

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·Today is not hot enough to go windsurfing.

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·This listening isn’t easy enough for me to understand.

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·This novel is too long for Anne to read.

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·I’m afraid he isn’t black enough to be from Madagascar.

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·Lorraine is too stupid to find her Christmas present before Christmas.

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·The computer was not cheap enough for me to buy.

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·The suitcase was too heavy to carry.

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·The boxer wasn’t strong enough to win the fight.

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·The exercise is not easy enough to do.

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