COMPARISON / TOO / ENOUGH

3 E.S.O.

1.- Write the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives.

1. clean

2. early

3. beautiful

4. soft

5. intelligent

6. dirty

7. good

8. careful

9. cheap

10. honest

11. strong

12. interesting

13. slim

14. warm

15. expensive

16. thin

17. kind

18. boring

19. cold

20. lazy

21. bad

22. near

23. funny

24. nice

25. easy

26. late

27. dangerous

2.- Complete the sentences using a comparative or superlative form.

1. She is ...............................than her husband. (young)
2. Today is ............................... day of the year. (hot)
3. The vegetables in this shop are ...................................... in the supermarket. (fresh)
4. The train is ...................................... than the bus. (expensive)
5. This new TV programme is much ...................................... than the old one. (funny).
6. Mrs Davis is ...................................... teacher in the school. (good)
7. My office is ................................... as Helen's. (clean)
8. The traffic is .....................................than it was last year. (noisy)
9. Your life isnt ....................................... as my life. (busy)
10. The exam today was ...................................... than last year exam. (difficult)
11. She's ...................................... of all her sisters. (kind)
12. The North is ...................................... than the South.( hot)
13. Her second book is ......................................book I have ever read. (interesting).
3.- Make sentences using these patterns:
A = B

A > B

A < B

1. Anna > Louise ---old.

2. Japanese > English ---difficult
3. Japanese < English ---easy
4. This boy >> (the class) ---tall
5. The book = the film ---interesting
6. Germany < Spain ---sunny
7. A hamburger < a hot dog ---cheap
8. This dress >> (the clothes shop) ---expensive
9. Women > men ---friendly
10. My mother < my father ---fat
11. My flat = your flat --- big

A >> (B,C,D,...)

A << (B,C,D,...)

12. Jennifer <<(elegant) --- my family

13. Cats > dogs ---intelligent
14. Mary >> (my sisters) ---beautiful
15. My computer = his computer --- good
4.- Fill in the gaps using too or enough and the adjective in brackets.
1.

This computer is ............................................... to do this calculation. (slow)

2. Patrick 21, he is ........................................... to enter a disco. (old)

3. I cant carry this suitcase, its .......................................... (heavy)
4. It isnt ............................................... to sunbathe. (sunny)
5. Are you .................................. to reach that shelf? (tall)
5.- Translate into English.
1. Mi nueva vecina es mayor que su marido pero parece ms joven porque est ms delgada que l.
2. Siempre compro las verduras en esta frutera porque son las ms frescas del mercado.
3. Mi pueblo es el ms bonito y el mejor de Espaa.
4. Nuestra casa es ms moderna y cmoda que la del seor Brown, que es la ms vieja de la calle.
5. Tom no es tan guapo como su hermano, pero es ms simptico, ms gracioso y tiene ms amigos
que l.
6. Los ratones son animales muy inteligentes, pero menos inteligentes que los delfines.
7. juego al baloncesto muy mal porque no soy lo bastante alto.
8. Este vestido es demasiado largo para m, no me gusta.

COMPARISON / TOO / ENOUGH (Key)

3 E.S.O.

1.- Write the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives.

1.

cleaner the cleanest

15. more expensive the most expensive

2. earlier the earliest

16. thinner the thinnest

3. more beautiful the most beautiful

17. kinder the kindest

4. softer- the softest

18. more boring the most boring

5. more intelligent the most intelligent

19. colder- the coldest

6. dirtier the dirtiest

20. lazier the laziest

7. better the best

21. worst the worst

8. more careful the most careful

22. nearer the nearest

9. cheaper the cheapest

23. funnier the funniest

10. more honest the most honest

24. nicer the niciest

11. stronger the strongest

25. easier the easiest

12. more interesting the most interesting

26. later the latest

13. slimmer the slimmest

27. more dangerous the most dangerous

14. warmer the warmest

2.- Complete the sentences using a comparative or superlative form.

1.

younger

8. noisier

2. the hottest

9. as busy

3. the freshest

10. more difficult

4. more expensive

11. the kindest

5. funnier

12. hotter

6. the best

13. the most interesting

7. as clean
3.- Make sentences using these patterns:
1.

Anna is older than Louise

2. Japanese is more difficult than English

3. Japanese is less easy than English
4. This boy is the tallest in the class
5. The book is as interesting as the film
6. Germany is less sunny than Spain
7. A hamburger is less cheap than a hot dog
8. This dress is the most expensive in the clothes shop
9. Women are friendlier than men
10. My mother is less fat than my father
11. My flat is as big as your flat
12. Jennifer is the least elegant of my family
13. Cats are more intelligent than dogs
14. Mary is the most beautiful of my sisters
15. My computer is as good as your computer.
4.- Fill in the gaps using too or enough and the adjective in brackets.
1.

Too slow

2. Old enough

4. Sunny enough
5. Tall enough

3. Too heavy
5.- Translate into English.
1.

My new neighbour is older than her husband but she looks younger because she is thinner tan him.

2. I always buy vegetables in this fruit shop because they are the freshest in the market.
3. My hometown is the most beautiful and the best in Spain.
4. Our house is more modern and more comfortable than Mr. Browns, which is the oldest in the
street.
5. Tom is not as handsome as his brother, but he is friendlier, funnier and he has more friends than
him.
6. Mice are very intelligent animals but less intelligent than dolphins.
7. I play basketball very badly because I am not tall enough.
8. This dress is too long for me, I dont like it.