Comparative/ Superlative
America is a large country. America is ____ than Japan. But, Russia is the _____ country in the world.
larger, largest
She ____ ____ studying for the test since last week.
has been
One of my favorite hobbies is reading books. I like ___ ____ books when I have free time.
to read
In America I have 3 cats ____ 2 dogs, _____ I no longer have a hamster.
Did you go skiing yesterday? Yes, I ____ ____ yesterday.
was skiing
Mt. Denali in America is a high mountain. It is _____ than Mt. Fuji. Although it is a high mountain, Mt. Everest is the ____ mountain in the world.
higher, highest
My parents ____ ____ married for 30 years.
have been
Yesterday, I went to Niigata city. This weekend I also have ___ ____ to Niigata city.
At this restaurant you can either get hamburgers ___ french fries, ____ pizza but not both.
Were you driving your car yesterday? No, I ____ ____ my car yesterday, I rode the bus.
wasn’t driving
Elephants are very heavy animals. Despite elephants being _____ than all other land animals, the blue whale is actually the _____ animal on earth.
heavier, heaviest
I ___ ____ tennis since I was in junior high school.
Yesterday, I taught at an elementary school. Today I have ___ ____ at a junior high school.
_____ I woke up late this morning I had to come to work without eating breakfast ____ drinking coffee.
Because, or
Were they playing soccer yesterday? No, it rained yesterday so they ____ _____ soccer.
weren’t playing
Mickey Mouse is a very famous character. In fact, he is the ____ _____ character in the world. He is ____ ____ than many other popular characters like Mario and Pikachu.
most famous, more famous
My favorite author _____ _____ over 30 books, and he still writes a new book every year.
has written
Last year I flew back to America for Christmas. This year I am also going ___ ____ back to America for Christmas.
to fly
____ I was a child I wanted to be an astronaut. Now I’m not sure ___ that is still something that I want to do.
When, if
Were you writing a letter to your family? Yes, I ____ ____ a letter to my family. I was also writing a Christmas card as well.
was writing
I have many animals in America but not as many as my sister. She has ____ animals than I do, but my parents have the ____ animals in my family.
more, most
Have you ever met Tom Cruise? No, I _____ _____ him before, though I ____ ____ his wife.
haven't met, have met
Before I moved to Japan I thought that I understood Japanese fairly well. Now that i have been living in Japan for a while I have realized that Japanese is much more difficult ___ ______ than I originally thought.
to understand
_____ I am in America I spend a lot of time with my parents _____ my sisters. _____ I only get to see my family once a year it is important to me that we enjoy our time together.
When, and, Because
They had a meeting between the teachers yesterday right? Yes, the teachers ____ _____ about the new school year.
were meeting