Complete with the comparative or superlative form of the
Complete with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectiveadjective in brackets:
in brackets:
This computer is (new)... than your computer.
Lisa is (old)... than George.
George is (young)...than Lisa.
Lucy is (young)... in the class.
That car is (expensive)... than this car.
That car is (expensive)... in the market.
Your car is (fast)... than this car.
Your car is (fast)... in the race.
This house is (big)... than my house!
This house is (big)... in the neighbourhood.
Put these words in the correct order to form sentences with the Put these words in the correct order to form sentences with the comparative:
comparative:
THAN THE IS SMALLER THE HILL VALLEY
MY IS MY OLDER GRANDMOTHER THAN FATHER
A IS BUS BIGGER A THAN SKATEBOARD
SHE IS THAN TALLER ME
Put these words in the correct order to form sentences with the Put these words in the correct order to form sentences with the superlative:
superlative:
VALLEY IT IS THE IN DEEPEST THE WORLD
HE THE WORLD MAN IS IN THE RICHEST
MY I AM SHORTEST IN THE FAMILY
CLASS IS HE THE IN TALLEST MY
CONTINENT THE ASIA IS THE WORLD BIGGEST IN
Write the following comparative sentences again correcting the Write the following comparative sentences again correcting the mistakes you can see:
mistakes you can see:
Rebecca is old-fashioneder than her sister.
I am thiner than my father.
My aunt Lisa is prettyer than your cousin Laura.
Skiing is more dangerous tennis.
Translate these sentences using
Translate these sentences using comparaticomparatives and ves and superlativesuperlatives:s:
a) John está menos gordo que Frank.
b) Un avión es más rápido que un tren.
c) Tina ha comido el pastel más caro que yo haya visto jamás.
d) John no es tan inteligente como su hermana.
e) Este ejercicio es más fácil que el último.
f) Sí; yo pienso que éste es menos difícil.
g) Ciudad de México es la ciudad más grande del mundo. (Mexico City)
Use the following words to form complete sentences using Use the following words to form complete sentences using comparatives and superlatives. There can be more than one comparatives and superlatives. There can be more than one possible answer.
possible answer.
b) “Titanic”/“Jurassic Park”/bad.
c) Los Angeles/Soria/less.
d) Mount Everest/mountain/world.
e) This book/the film.
f) This car/cheap/ever see.
g) Football/boring/as.
h) Geography/Maths/as.
i) Trains in Tokyo/trains in London/crowded.
j) Bill Gates/me.
Look at the example and construct similar sentences: Look at the example and construct similar sentences:
Jaen is less big than Seville = Jaen is less big than Seville =
Jaen is not as big as
Jaen is not as big as Seville.Seville.
1. Galicia is less hot than Extremadura.
2. Spain is richer than Egypt.
Egypt...
3. David Bisbal is not as famous as Julio Iglesias.
David Bisbal...
4. Real Madrid is better than Granada.
Granada...
5. The fields in Castilla y León are less green than the fields in Asturias.
The fields in Castilla y León...
6. Madrid is more populated than Oviedo.
Oviedo...
7. Madonna isn’t as pretty as Nicole Kidman.
Madonna...
8. My uncle is richer than your father.
9. Fernando Alonso is shorter than Pau Gasol.
Fernando Alonso...
TOO
TOO– TOO MUCH TOO MUCH– TOO MANY TOO MANY– ENOUGH ENOUGH
Translat
Translate the e the following sentences using: TOO, following sentences using: TOO, TOO MUCH TOO MUCH and TOOand TOO MANY:
MANY:
¨ Hay demasiadas personas en esta habitación.
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¨ Bebí demasiado vino el año pasado.
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¨ Lo siento. Tu coche es demasiado caro para mí.
¨
Translate the next
Translate the next sentences using: ENOUGH:sentences using: ENOUGH:
A) ¿Tienes bastantes pantalones?
B) Hay bastantes periódicos en este país.
D) James es lo bastante rico para comprar un Rolls Royce.
E) Este vino es bastante barato.
F) ¿Hay bastante vino en el comedor?
G) Jim no es lo bastante bueno para ganar la carrera.
H) ¿Eres lo suficientemente fuerte para resistir?
Correct the mistakes in the following sentences: Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:
ó That bed is not enough long for a man as tall as he is.
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ó There were too books in that bookshop.
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ó I think you bought too much sandwiches for the journey.
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ó This suitcase is too many heavy.
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ó You haven’t done exercises enough.
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ó That TV programme is boring too for me.
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"Too" and "enough". Change these sentences in the same way. Look "Too" and "enough". Change these sentences in the same way. Look at these examples:
at these examples:
This factory is too dangerous for people to work in. This factory is too dangerous for people to work in.
This means the same as: This means the same as:
This factory is not
This factory is not safe enough for people to work in.safe enough for people to work in.
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·This material is not soft enough to bend. (hard)
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·The water was too cold to swim in. (hot)
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·The job was not interesting enough for me. (boring)
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·My wages are too low to live on. (high)
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·The breaks are not long enough to get a good rest.(short)
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·Today is not hot enough to go windsurfing.
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·This novel is too long for Anne to read.
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·I’m afraid he isn’t black enough to be from Madagascar.
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·Lorraine is too stupid to find her Christmas present before Christmas.
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·The computer was not cheap enough for me to buy.
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·The suitcase was too heavy to carry.
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·The boxer wasn’t strong enough to win the fight.
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