Comparatives Conversation

Equality

Stephanie X Thaes

Stephanie : Hi, Thaes! What's up?

Thaes : Hey! Nice to see you here! How's it going?

Stephanie : Do you remember when I told you that I'd like to visit Japan?

Thaes : Of course I do!

Stephanie : So I'm going to

Thaes : How nice!

Stephanie : Yeah! I know that Japan is not so big as Brazil but I love it!

Thaes :  By the other hand Japanese people is as friendly as Brazilian.

Stephanie : Have you ever been to Japan, Thaes?

Thaes : No never. But I heard that Japanese food is as good as ours.

Stephanie : Well, I'm sorry to cut this short but I gotta go.

Thaes: Alright. I hope your travel could be as wonderful as you want to.

Stephanie : It will be! See you back!

Thaes : See you!

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Exercises with the comparatives

Q1 - It's better ____ I thought.

as
then
than
like

Q2 - Brazil is _____ England.

biger than
bigger as
bigger than
biger as

Q3 - She is _____ in the class

the best
best
better than
as good as

Q4 - I'm not as successful ___ she is.

as
like
than
then

Q5 - It was ______ expensive restaurant I've ever been to.

more
the more
most
the most

Q6 - I'd like some ____ information.

farther
further
Either could be used here.

Q7 - It's ____ art collection in Europe.

finer
finest
the finer
the finest

Q8 - It was ____ than I was expecting.

cheaper
cheapest
Either could be used here.

Q9 - This is the ______ kitchen I've ever seen.

dirtyest
dirtiest
Either could be used here.

Q10 - Which is ____ of the two?

more difficult
most difficult
Either could be used here.

Q11 - She finished ____ than everyone else.

more quickly
quicker
Either could be used here.

Q12 - The underground is ____ buses.

more expensive
most expensive
the most expensive
more expensive than

Q13 - The plane would be _____ than the coach.

more quickly
quicker
Either could be used here.

Q14 - It was ____ test I have ever done.

the most hard
the hardest
Either could be used here.

Q15 - There were ____ people at the game than expected.

most
more
many

Q16 - The _____ difficult thing was communication.

more
most
It depends on how many things there were.

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Comparatives and Superlatives

Exercise 1: Read the sentences below and then give the comparative form for each of the adjectives listed.

• Tennis is a more difficult sport than Rugby.
• I think Leo is happier now than a year ago.
• Could you open the window, please? It's getting hotter in this room by the minute.

• interesting ___________
• weak ___________
• funny ___________
• important ___________
• careful ___________
• big ___________
• small ___________
• polluted ___________
• boring ___________
• angry ___________

Exercise 2: Read the sentences below and then give the superlative form for each of the adjectives listed.

•   São Paulo has got to be the most exciting city in the world.
• His biggest desire is to return home.
• She is probably the angriest person I know.

• interesting ___________
• weak ___________
• funny ___________
• important ___________
• careful ___________
• big ___________
• small ___________
• polluted ___________
• boring ___________
• angry ___________

Exercise three: Choose one of the topics below and think of three examples from that topic - for example: Sports - football, basketball and surfing. Compare the three objects.

• Cities
• Sports
• Writers
• Films
• Inventions
• Cars

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