E Circle the correct word:

1.The dog is eating hungrily.

2.Is she drinking the hot coffee slowly?

3.Sue is a nice person.

4.Tom plays tennis well.

5.The music was very loud.

6.The old lady spoke softly.

A Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjective in brackets:

1.An elephant is stronger than a kangaroo.

2.Our teacher is more beautiful than that film star.

3.A school is noisier than a hospital.

4.Jane’s hair is longer than yours.

5.John’s work is better than Mary’s.

6.Yesterday was hotter than today.

7.This book is more interesting than that one.

8.Athletes are usually more famous than scientists.

B Write sentences using the superlative form of the adjective:

1.The girl is the tallest of the three.

2.The pyramid is the most ancient of the three.

3.This athlete is the best athlete in the world.

4.February is the shortest month in the year.

5.The red apple is the sweetest apple in the bowl.

C Circle the correct word:

1.I think Albert Einstein was the most brilliant scientist in the world.

2.I am a better swimmer than my brother.

3.Mum is the busiest person in the family.

4.What is the most expensive car in the world?

5.London is rainier than Athens.

6.The book was more frightening than the film.

D Write adverbs for the adjectives:

1.dangerous-dangerously

2.nice-nicely

3.fast-fast

4.happy-happily

5.good-well

6.quiet-quietly

Superlative adjectives

Complete with a superlative adjective and all the necessary words:

1.London is the largest city in England.

2.Cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world.

3.Whales are the biggest animals.

4.San Francisco is the most beautiful city in the United States.

5.Summer is the best season of the year.

Write the superlative form:

6.good — the best

7.far — the farthest, the furthest

8.expensive — the most expensive

9.old — the oldest

10.young — the youngest

11.pretty — the prettiest

12.small — the smallest

13.nice — the nicest

14.comfortable — the most comfortable

15.bad — the worst

Look at the table and write true sentences with the adjectives in the box:

16.(age) Anne is the oldest.

17.(age) Carol is the youngest.

18.(height) James is the tallest.

19.(height) Carol is the shortest.

20.(weight) Anne is the heaviest.

21.(weight) Carol is the lightest.

22.(savings) Carol is the richest.

23.(savings) James is the poorest.

Write the opposites:

24.happiest — saddest

25.most comfortable — least comfortable

26.easiest — hardest

27.best — worst

28.nearest — farthest, most distant

29.most expensive — cheapest