Comparative
My sister thinks she is ........... (INTELLIGENT) me but I don't agree.
My sister thinks she is MORE INTELLIGENT THAN me but I don't agree.
I am ........ (TALL) student in my class.
I am THE TALLEST student in my class.
I won't buy those jeans. They are ..... (EXPENSIVE) item in the shop.
I won't buy those jeans. They are THE MOST EXPENSIVE item in the shop.
Which mountain peak is higher, Mount Kilimanjaro or Mount Everest?
Mount Everest (8,848.86 mt) in the Himalayas
Mount Kilimanjaro (5.895 m) in Tanzania
What's this year most difficult subject? Why?
Your answer
Tokyo is ............... (CROWDED) New York City.
Tokyo is MORE CROWDED THAN New York City.
Football is ..... (POPULAR) sport in Argentina.
Football is THE MOST POPULAR sport in Argentina.
Which sentence do you agree the most? Explain the difference in meaning between them.
a) Love is more important than money.
b) Love is as important as money.
Your answer
Which is the longest river in the world?
a) The Mississippi
b) The Amazon
c) The Nile
d) La Plata River
The Nile (6,650 km)
The Amazon (6,400 km)
The Mississippi (6,275 km)
La Plata River (4,880 km)
Who is the strictest teacher? Justify.
Your answer
Is this comparative adjective correct? Justify your answer.
It's weter in the winter than in the summer.
Incorrect
WET + T + ER
Is the superlative adjective correct? Justify
One of my happiest memories is my 15th birthday party.
Correct
Short adjectives ending in "y" - drop "y", and add "iest"
I can't run ..... (FAST) you so you should run by yourself. I'll try to keep up.
I can't run AS FAST AS you so you should run by yourself. I'll try to keep up.
Which is Rome's oldest structure?
The Colosseum. Its construction began sometime between A.D. 70 and 72 under the emperor Vespasian. It opened nearly a decade later and was modified several times in the following years.
The Pantheon was built around 125 A.D. by the Roman emperor Publius Aelius Hadrianus.
Who is the funniest teacher? Justify
Your answer
Is this comparative sentence correct? Justify.
Your mum isn't as stricter as mine.
Incorrect
as STRICT as
Is this superlative adjective correct? Justify
Russia is the largeest country in the world.
Incorrect
Short adjectives ending in "e" just add "st"
Avatar is probably ......... (BAD) movie I've ever seen.
Avatar is probably THE WORST movie I've ever seen.
Which city is older, Florence or Venice?
Florence (founded in 59 BC)
Venice (founded in 421 AD)
Which foreign language is more difficult to learn, English or Italian? Justify
Your answer
What's the comparative form for:
GOOD?
BAD?
FAR?
GOOD - BETTER
BAD - WORSE
FAR - FURTHER or FARTHER
What's the superlative form of:
GOOD?
BAD?
FAR?
GOOD - BEST
BAD - WORST
FAR - FURTHEST or FARTHEST
Do you think Harry Potter films are .......... (GOOD) the books?
Do you think Harry Potter films are BETTER THAN the books?
Order the list of planets from the closest to the Sun to the furthest.
Uranus - Neptune - Earth - Jupiter - Saturn - Mercury - Venus - Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Which is the best activity you've ever done at school? Talk about it.
Your answer