EXERCISES - COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

 

I.   Complete the as adjective as phrase with your own comparison.

Examples:  -That guy is as tough as  nails .

                                        -The room was as hot as an oven.

1.  She was as skinny as                     .

 

2.  I feel as sick as                     .

 

3.  The English exam was as easy as                         .

 

4.  He looks mean, but he's really as gentle as                    .

 

5.  My father can be as stubborn as                  .

 

 

II.  Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative form of the adjec­tive in parentheses.  Where necessary, add “the” before superlatives and “than” after comparatives.

 

Ex.

 

Mt. Everest is   the highest     mountain in the world.

 

(high)

 

Ex.

 

Montreal is   larger than     Quebec City.

 

(large)

 

1.

 

I have heard that the Masai tribe are                                people in the world.

 

(tall)

 

2.

 

"The Simpsons" is                                      "The Flintstones" in my opinion.

 

(funny)

 

3.

 

If you want to go downtown,                                        way is to take the metro.

 

(easy)

 

4.

 

The east coast of Australia is                                   the west coast.

 

(populated)

 

5.

 

I found Alien 2                                         Alien 1.

 

(scary)

 

6.

 

The Mariana Trench is famous because it is there that we find                                                   waters in the world.

 

(deep)

 

7.

 

She is                                        singer I have ever heard.

 

(wonderful)

 

8.

 

There are                         elephants in Africa than in India.

 

(many)

 

9.

 

The unemployment in Montreal is                                    that of Toronto.

 

(bad)

 

10.

 

Which fast food restaurant has                                    hot­dogs?

 

(good)

 

11.

 

Why are people in North America generally                                    people in Asia?

 

(fat)

 

12.

 

My new car runs                                     my old one.

 

(good)

 

13.

 

Don't go to that restaurant; they serve                                         food I have ever eaten.

 

(bad)

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