Comparatives: Stronger and Weaker
The weather is _____ colder in winter than it is in summer.
a. a little
b. far
c. kind of
b. far
This problem is _____ than the one we solved yesterday.
Use the correct form of two adjectives to complete the sentence.
more difficult/complicated/easier/simpler etc.
She is not as healthy as she used to be.
Change the sentence using the comparative form of 'healthy'.
She used to be healthier.
Think of three pairs of adjectives that are opposites.
best/worse
happy/sad
cheap/expensive
She needs to think _____ before she makes a decision.
a. easily
b. carefully
c. nicely
d. mostly
b. carefully
Which option has a different meaning than the others?
The drive to Bitola took a lot/far/a bit/much longer than I thought it would.
a bit
Of all the students in the class, Mark is the _____ speaker.
Use the correct form of two adjectives to complete the sentence.
most confident/worst etc.
He is not as busy as he was last year.
He is busier this year than he was last year.
Create a sentence that uses both a comparative and a superlative adjective.
Ex: This house is bigger than the one next to it, but the house across the street is the prettiest.
Form the adverbs:
Quick
Good
Easy
Fast
Quickly
Well
Easily
Fast
English is a _____ language than Macedonian, but Macedonian is _____ than English.
Fill in the blanks with comparative adjectives, make one comparison more extreme and one less extreme.
English is a much more useful language than Macedonian, but Macedonian is a little less complicated than English.
Between Jim and Sara, Sara is the _____ runner.
Use the correct form of two adjectives to complete the sentence.
faster/slower etc.
Change this sentence by using the superlative form of an adjective.
She is a lot shorter than the rest of her teammates.
She is the shortest player on her team.
Find and correct the error(s) in this sentence:
My English is more better now, but my friend speaks the most perfect English.
My English is better now, but my friend speaks perfect English.
How do we form the comparative of regular one-syllable adverbs? What about adverbs with two or more syllables?
Add -er (sooner, faster, etc.)
Add more before the adverb (more carefully, more clearly, etc.)
Using a camera is _____ than painting a picture, and it’s _____ as well.
Fill in the blanks with comparative adjectives, make one less extreme and one more extreme.
Using a camera is far quicker than painting a picture, and it’s less difficult as well.
This novel is not as _____ as the one I read last month, though it is the _____ one that I've ever read.
Use the correct form of two adjectives for each space to complete the sentence.
interesting/long/fun, most interesting/funniest etc.
Change the sentence by making it comparative:
She is the most popular student in the school.
She is more popular than the other students at the school.
Use five adjectives in one sentence to describe Berovo.
ex: Berovo is a small and quiet town where nice people live surrounded by green trees and tall mountains.
I only got 79% on the test last week, but she did even _____ than me. She might even have to retake the test!
Fill in the blank with a comparative adverb.
She did even worse than me.
Come up with a sentence using two comparatives, with one modified to be more extreme and one to be less extreme.
I liked the book I just read a lot more than the one I read last month, but the next one I have to read for school seems much less interesting.
We climbed the _____ mountain in the country, but it was _____ than the one in Alaska.
Use the correct form of two adjectives for each space to complete the sentence.
highest/tallest, less difficult/easier
Change the sentence using the comparative form of an adjective.
I drive a car now that isn't as fast as the one I used to have.
The car I am driving is slower than the one I used to have.
Explain the differences between:
arrogant vs confident
nosy vs curious
shy vs reserved
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Come up with a sentence using two comparative adverbs correctly.
This software runs faster and operates more smoothly on my new computer.