The exercises are designed to consolidate knowledge on this topic and practice the skill of using comparative and superlative adjectives in writing. English speech. In all tasks, it is necessary to put an adjective instead of an ellipsis, while correctly choosing the degree of comparison. When completing tasks, you should also pay attention to correct spelling degrees of comparison of adjectives.

Let me remind you how degrees of comparison of adjectives are formed in English:

Length words	Degree of comparison of an adjective
	Positive degree	Comparative degree	Superlative
1 - 2 syllable	adjective cheap cheap	adjective + er cheap er cheaper	adjective + est cheap est cheapest
more 2-x syllables	adjective expensive Expensive	enclosed telial more expensive more expensive	enclosed telial the most expensive the most expensive

You will find explanations for this table. A more detailed explanation of the rules for forming degrees of comparison of adjectives is in this article.

The order of performing the exercises is as follows:

• Read the sentence.
• If a sentence contains unfamiliar words that make it difficult to understand the meaning, use a dictionary. For this Double-click an unfamiliar word and you will immediately see its translation.
• From the given answer options, choose the one that can be substituted for the ellipsis.
• Click the “Show Correct Answer” button and check your choice against the correct answer.

Exercise 2. Insert the appropriate adjective to the correct degree.

1. A train is ___________ than a bus.
2. This text is the ___________ of all.
3. I was ill last week but today I am________
4. Park Street is _______ than Market Street.
5. This jacket is small for me. Show me a ________ one.
6. What is the __________ thing in life?
7. A crocodile is _________ than a water snake.
8. Helen is the ________ girl in our class.

Exercise 3. Exercise Open the brackets by placing the proposed adjective in the correct degree.

1. Jill’s a far________ (intelligent) person than my brother.
2. Kate was the_________ (practical) of the family.
3. Greg felt __________ (bad) yesterday than the day before.
4. This wine is the ____________ (good) I’ve ever tasted.
5. Jack was the________ (tall) of the two.
6. Jack is the__________ (clever) of the three brothers.
7. If you need any ___________ (far) information, please contact our head office.
8. The sinking of Titanic is one of _____________ (famous) shipwreck stories of all time.
9. Please, send the books back without_________ (far) delay.
10. The deposits of oil in Russia are by far the __________ (rich) in the world.
11. Could you come a bit _______ (early) tomorrow?
12. I like this song _________ (well) than the previous one.
13. Which of these two performances did you enjoy ________ (much)?
14. The fire was put out _________ (quickly) than we expected.

Exercise 4. Insert more or less.

1. People are_____ intelligent than monkeys.
2. Summer holidays are ____ splendid than winter holidays.
3. Maths is _____ important than English.
4. Books are ______ interesting than films.
5. Writing in English is_____ difficult than speaking.
6. Parents are_______ helpful than teachers.
7. Reading is_______ useful than watching TV.
8. Food is _____ expensive than clothes.

Exercise 5. Compare using the sample.

Maths and English. (difficult)

Maths is as difficult as English.

History and Russian, (difficult)

History is not so difficult as Russian.

1. Weather in autumn and weather in summer. (pleasant)
2. A bike and a motor-bike, (comfortable)
3. A snake and a crocodile, (dangerous)
4. Shoes and coats, (expensive)
5. Holidays and week-ends, (wonderful)
6. Ann and Nell, (beautiful)

Exercise 6. Read the sentences. Select one of the proposed answer options.

1. Mike found himself a _______ job somewhere out of town.

2. We prefer the Palm Beach though it is _______ from the center.

3. This detailed map is ________ the atlas.

a) more useful as

b) more useful like

c) more useful than

4. Safari parks are ________ places of all to keep animals.

5. This computer is ________ advanced than the old model.

6. They talked about ____________ developments in agriculture.

7. The situation is ______ now and there isn’t an easy solution.

a) less complicated more

b) many more complex

c) much more complicated

d) farther more complicated

8. People stay indoors during the _________ part of the day.

Exercise 7. Underline the correct use of degree of adjectives old, near, far, late.

1. Let's take a later/latest train.
2. Computers are one of the latest/last discoveries of the 20th century.
3. Sorry I’m late - am I the last/latest ?
4. That’s a further/further reason to do it.
5. This poem belongs to his latter /later works.
6. Jane is 2 years older/elder than Jack.
7. Jane is older/elder than Jack by two years.
8. My older/elder brother is 5 years older/elder than me.
9. Where is the nearest/next post office?
10. The teacher told us about the latest/last elections in this country.
11. The nearest/next house to ours is 2 miles away.

1. Choose an adjective or an adverb to make sentences grammatically correct.

Examples: It is clear. I see it clearly.

1. It is (correct, correctly).
2. Spell the word (correct, correctly).
3. You know it (good, well).
4. Of course it is (good, well).
5. It is (cold, coldly) in the room.
6. Don’t look so (cold, coldly) at me.
7. It is (easy, easily).
8. I can do it (easy, easily).
9. It is (warm, warmly) today.
10. He always greets us (warm, warmly).

2. Give the Comparative and Superlative Degrees.

Sad, grey, bad, old, happy, free, far, dry, big, near, shy, unusual, able, mountainous, little, polite, famous, well-known, heavy.

3. Put adjectives into correct forms.

1. John is (young) of the 3 brothers.
2. The Sun is (bright) the Moon.
3. Is the diameter of Jupiter (big) than that of the Earth?
4. That room is (light) than yours.
5. This room is (large) than the one upstairs.
6. It doesn’t take (much) than four days to cross the Atlantic, does it?

4. Choose the correct form of an adjective.

1. Jane is the (taller - tallest) of the 2 girls.
2. Father was the (eldest - elder) of seven sons.
3. Albert is (elder - older) than John.
4. I think your plan is the (best - better) of the two.
5. This is the (most large-largest) power - station, I’ve ever seen.
6. Henry is the (oldest - eldest) of the 3 brothers.

Correct answers:

1. Choose an adjective or adverb to make the sentences grammatically correct.

1. correct | 2. correctly | 3. well | 4. good | 5. cold | 6. cold | 7. easy | 8. easily | 9. warm | 10.warmly

2. Give comparative and superlative degrees.

sad - sadder - (the) saddest
gray - greyer - (the) greyest
bad - worse - (the) worst
old - older (elder) - (the) oldest (eldest)
happy - happier - (the) happiest
free - freer - (the) freest
far - farther (further) - (the) farthest (furthest)
dry - drier - (the) driest
big - bigger - (the) biggest
near - nearer - (the) nearest
shy - shyer - (the) shyest
unusual - more unusual - (the) most unusual
able - abler - (the) ablest
mountainous - more mountainous - (the) most mountainous
little - less - (the) least
polite - politer - (the) politest
famous - more-famous - (the) most-famous
well-known - more well-known - (the) most well-known
heavy - heavier - (the) heaviest

3. Put the adjectives in the correct form.

1. youngest | 2.brighter | 3. bigger | 4. lighter | 5. larger | 6. more

4. Choose the correct form of the adjective.

1. tallest | 2. eldest | 3. older | 4.best | 5. largest | 6. eldest

1. Find and underline the adjectives in the text. Translate the story.

My favorite painting is in a light oval room with large windows. It was painted by a famous Italian artist. An elegant lady rides a black horse in a beautiful park. Three small funny dogs are running behind them. The woman looks happy and excited. I feel quite warm and comfortable when I look at this old painting.

2. Put appropriate adjectives into the sentences. Translate the sentences.

valuable (valuable) – delicious (delicious) - English (English) – leather (leather) - Russian (Russian) - tired (tired) – careful (cautious) – free (free) – cotton (cotton) – good (good) – cold (cold)

1. Novgorod is a … city.
2. Please be… with a knife.
3. Sherlock Holmes was an … detective.
4. Good bye! Have a … time in Mexico.
5. I like going shopping in my … time.
6. Don’t leave… things in your bags.
7. I'm going to bed. I'm so...
8. These peaches are very…
9. Will you close the window? I feel...
10. I’m looking for a white … dress and a pair of red … shoes.

3. Choose the appropriate adjective in brackets.

For example: The ghost was... (frightening/frightened). (The ghost was scary.) – The ghost was frightening.

1. Our trip will be… (tiring/tired). (Our trip will be tiring.)
2. He always feels… (boring/bored) during his vacation. (He is always bored during the holidays.)
3. I really enjoyed a … (relaxing/relaxed) walk near the sea. (I really enjoyed the relaxing walk by the sea.)
4. John was … (disappointing/disappointed) by the results of his exams. (John was upset about his exam results.)
5. I’m leaving for Milan tomorrow and I am … ​​(exciting/excited). (I'm leaving for Milan tomorrow and I'm excited.)
6. My Dad is … (interesting/interested) in politics. (My father is interested in politics.)
7. I got lost in the city because the map was... (confusing/confused). (I got lost in the city because the map was confusing.)
8. Ann is… (surprising/surprised) by the news. (Anya is surprised by the news.)
9. Your reasons are not … (convincing/convinced) for me. (Your arguments are not convincing to me.)
10. They looked… (amusing/amused) by the presents. (They were pleasantly surprised by the gifts.)

4. Put appropriate phrases with adjectives into the sentences.

For example: His car is... - His car is as slow as a turtle.

аs slow as a turtle (slow as a turtle) – as pretty as a rose (beautiful as a rose) – as high as a mountain (high as a mountain) – as white as snow (white as snow) – as hot as fire (hot as fire) – as pale as the moon (pale as the moon) – as brave as a lion (brave as a lion) – as clear as a bell (clean as a bell) – as blue as the sky (blue like the sky) – as busy as a bee (busy like a bee) – as clumsy as a bear (clumsy like a bear) – as strong as steel (strong as steel) – as light as a feather (light as a feather) – as free as a bird (free as a bird) – as true as a dog (faithful as a dog) – as cold as ice (cold as ice)

1. My friends are…
2. Those buildings are…
3. Her voice is...
4. She has got 5 children and she is always …
5. You look ill, your face is...
6. Put on your coat. Your hands are...
7. Her teeth are...
8. Bob is a real man. He is... and his character is...
9. Their daughter looks like an angel, she is …
10. What color are her eyes? – They are...
11. You have broken my chair. You are...
12. I can't stand on the sand. It's...
13. When I am in love I feel…
14. At the top of the mountain I started feeling…

Answers:

favorite, light, oval, large, famous, Italian, elegant, black, beautiful, small, funny, happy, excited, warm, comfortable, old

My favorite painting is in a bright oval room with large windows. It was painted by the famous Italian artist. An elegant lady rides a black horse through a beautiful park. Three small funny dogs are running behind them. The woman looks happy and excited. I feel quite warm and comfortable when I look at this old painting.

1. Russian (Novgorod is a Russian city.)
2. careful (Please be careful with the knife.)
3. English (Sherlock Holmes was an English detective.)
4. good (Goodbye! Have a good time in Mexico.)
5. free (I like to go shopping in my free time.)
6. valuable (Don't leave valuables in your bags.)
7. tired (I'm going to bed. I'm so tired.)
8. delicious (These peaches are very tasty.)
9. cold (Won't you close the window? I'm cold.)
10. cotton – leather (I'm looking for a white cotton dress and a pair of red leather shoes.)

1. tiring
2. bored
3. relaxing
4. disappointed
5. excited
6. interested
7. confusing
8. surprised
9. convincing
10. amused

A convenient table with examples will help you understand how to use comparative adjectives in English:

Pay attention to the spelling of endings simple shapes degrees of comparison:

• one consonant after a short vowel is doubled

big - bigger - the biggest
fat - fatter - the fattest

• letter after the consonant -y changes to -i

happy - happier - the happiest

• letter -e falls out at the end

large - larger - the largest

Exercises on using degrees of comparison of adjectives

Choose in brackets and write down the correct form of the adjective.

1. June is usually a ( hot / hottest) month.
2.July is ( hotter / hottest) than May.
3. Summer is the ( hotter / hottest) season.
4. Kittens are very ( funny / funnier).
5. The white cat is ( funny / funnier) than the gray cat.
6. Monkeys are the ( funny / funniest) animals of all.
7. Tom is very ( good / better) dancer.
8. Who is the ( good / best) runner in your whole class?
9. The car is ( good / better) than the bike.
10. Don’t eat this salad, it is really ( worst / bad).
11. Jack is the ( worse / worst) pupil in the class.
12. It is one of the ( more interesting / most interesting) stories.
13. The weather is ( cold / coldest) today.
14. This spring is ( cold / colder) than last spring.

Key:

Open key

1.hot
2. hotter
3.hottest
4.funny
5. funnier
6. funniest
7. good
8.best
9.better
10.bad
11. worst
12. most interesting
13. cold
14. cooler

Put the adjectives in brackets to the correct degree.

1.Father's car is ( old) than uncle's car.
2. What is the ( long) river in Europe?
3. The red dress is ( beautiful) than the blue dress.
4. The red dress is ( beautiful) in this shop.
5. The cake is ( tasty) than bread.
6. Your story is ( good) than my story.
7. This shop is ( bad) than that shop.
8. Who was the ( bad) runner in this competition?
9. This is the ( interesting) cartoon.
10. Brown dog is ( fat) than the white dog.
11. Is Bob ( lazy) than his brother?
12. This is the ( good) stamp in my collection.
13. Who is the ( accurate) pupil in your class?
14. What is the ( big) house in Moscow?